Philip name - Meaning of Philip
- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 7
- Usage
- English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Biblical, Greek
- Pronounced
- FIL-ip (English) , FEE-lip (Dutch)
- Philip Meaning
- From the Greek name Φιλιππος (Philippos) which means "friend of horses", composed of the elements φιλος (philos) "friend, lover" and ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse". This was the name of five kings of Macedon, including Philip Ii the father of Alexander the Great. The name appears in the New Testament belonging to two people who are regarded as saints. First, one of the twelve apostles, and second, an early figure in the Christian church known as Philip the Deacon. This name was initially more common among Eastern Christians, though it came to the West by the Middle Ages. It was borne by six kings of France and five kings of Spain. It was regularly used in England during the Middle Ages, although the Spanish king Philip Ii, who attempted an invasion of England, helped make it less common by the 17th-century. It was revived in the English-speaking world in the 19th century. A famous bearer was the Elizabethan courtier and poet Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586). Philip originates in Greek language and means "friend of horses". It has been one of the most popular masculine given names over centuries, and in different spellings all over the world. In the United States, its popularity has declined recently. A famous bearer was Alexander the Great"s father and a big lover of horses.
Philip Related Names
Variants: Phillip (English), Filip (Swedish), Filip (Norwegian), Filip (Danish), Filip, Filippus (Dutch)
Diminutives: Phil, Pip (English), Flip (Dutch)
Feminine Forms: Pippa, Philipa, Phillipa (English), Philippa (English (British) ), Filippa (Swedish)
Other Languages: Philippos (Ancient Greek), Philippos (Biblical Greek), Philippus (Biblical Latin), Filip (Bulgarian), Felip (Catalan), Filip (Croatian), Filip (Czech), Filip, Vilppu (Finnish), Philippe (French), Philipp (German), Filippos (Greek), Filip, Fülöp (Hungarian), Pilib (Irish), Filippo (Italian), Filips (Latvian), Pilypas (Lithuanian), Filip (Macedonian), Piripi (Maori), Filip (Polish), Filipe, Felipinho (Portuguese), Felipe (Portuguese (Brazilian) ), Filip (Romanian), Filipp (Russian), Filib (Scottish), Filip (Serbian), Filip (Slovak), Filip (Slovene), Felipe (Spanish), Pylyp (Ukrainian)
Philip Celebrities
Philip Ross - hockey player, Philip Bailey - musician, Philip Crosby - actor, Philip Evergood - artist, Philip Glass - composer, Philip Hoffman - actor, Philip Kaufman - film director,
