Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Philip

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Meaning & History

From the Greek name Φίλιππος (Philippos) meaning "friend of horses", composed of the elements φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover" and ἵππος (hippos) meaning "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. Famous bearers include the Elizabethan courtier and poet Philip Sidney (1554-1586) and the American science fiction novelist Philip K. Dick (1928-1982).

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Family Tree·Details Rootsphilos + hipposVariantsPhillip(English) Filip(Swedish) Filip(Norwegian) Filip(Danish) Filip, Filippus(Dutch) DiminutivesPhil, Pip(English) Flip(Dutch) Feminine FormsPhilipa, Phillipa, Pip, Pippa(English) Philippa(English (British)) Filippa(Swedish) Filippa(Norwegian) Filippa(Danish) Other Languages & CulturesPhilippos, Philippus(Ancient Greek) Philippos(Biblical Greek) Philippus(Biblical Latin) Filip(Bulgarian) Felip(Catalan) Filippu(Corsican) Filip(Croatian) Filip(Czech) Filip, Vilppu(Finnish) Philippe(French) Philipp(German) Filippos(Greek) Fülöp(Hungarian) Pilib(Irish) Filippo, Pippo(Italian) Filips(Latvian) Pilypas(Lithuanian) Filip(Macedonian) Piripi(Maori) Filip(Polish) Filipe(Portuguese) Felipe, Felipinho(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Filip(Romanian) Filipp(Russian) Filib(Scottish Gaelic) Filip(Serbian) Filip(Slovak) Filip(Slovene) Felipe(Spanish) Pylyp(Ukrainian) Surname DescendantsPhilips(Dutch) Phelps, Philips, Phillips(English)

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Details Last ranked #98 in 1988 Australia (NSW) Last ranked #59 in 2011 Austria Last ranked #90 in 1994 Canada Last ranked #193 in 2007 Czechia Last ranked #49 in 2018 Denmark Last ranked #461 in 2024 England and Wales Last ranked #487 in 1967 France Last ranked #97 in 2001 Ireland Last ranked #139 in 2024 Netherlands Last ranked #94 in 1992 New Zealand Last ranked #96 in 2002 Northern Ireland Last ranked #87 in 2023 Norway Last ranked #199 in 2017 Poland Last ranked #91 in 1998 Quebec, Canada Last ranked #95 in 1993 Scotland Last ranked #91 in 2023 Sweden Last ranked #521 in 2024 United States

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