Philip

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle English Philip, ultimately from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos), name of ancient kings of Macedonia, from φίλιππος (phílippos, “fond of horses”), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”) +‎ ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).

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Philip (countable and uncountable, plural Philips)

  1. (uncountable) One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons.
  2. (countable) A male given name from Ancient Greek.
    • 1605, William Camden, Remains Concerning Britain, John Russell Smith, published 1870, page 93:
      Philip Berold, conceiting this his name, very Clerkly proves that Philip is an Apostolical name by Saint Philip the Apostle, a Royal name by King Philip King of Macedonia, and an Imperial name by Philip the first Christian Emperour.
    • 1972, Nate Perlmutter, A Bias of Reflections: Confessions of an Incipient Old Jew, Arlington House, →ISBN, page 27:
      I used to envy my brother his name, and recall once accusing my mother of having favored him, else why did she name me Nathan and him Philip, tell me that, ma, tell me that. He had king Philip and if day-dreaming that association wasn't pleasure enough, there was the then movie star, Phillips Holmes. All I had was Nathan Hale.
    • 2010, Debbie Macomber, Orchard Valley Brides, MIRA, published 2010, →ISBN:
      "Philip," Luke repeated slowly, and a brightness came into his eyes. "She decided to name him Philip, after all." "A family name?" Cody asked him. Luke shrugged. "Actually, it's mine. I never much cared for it as a kid and dropped it when I started school. I insisted everyone call me by my middle name." "Ellie says your son looks like a Philip," Sherry put in. A wide grin split Luke's face. ""I think she's right―he does."
  3. (countable, rare compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic.
  4. A small city, the county seat of Haakon County, South Dakota, United States.

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Danish[edit]

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Philip

  1. a male given name of popular usage, variant of Filip

German[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Philip m (proper noun, strong, genitive Philips or (with an article) Philip, plural Philips or Philipe)

  1. a male given name, a less common variant of Philipp

Middle English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos), name of ancient kings of Macedonia, from φίλιππος (phílippos, “fond of horses”), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”) +‎ ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).

Proper noun[edit]

Philip

  1. a male given name
  2. (rare) a surname

Descendants[edit]

  • English: Philip
  • Yola: Phielim

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Norwegian[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Philip

  1. a male given name, variant of Filip

Swedish[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Philip c (genitive Philips)

  1. a male given name, variant of Filip
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