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Philip¹

  • /ˈfɪlɪp/ US, UK
  • /ˈfɪləp/ Australia

Sounds like fillip

Where it comes from

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, “to love”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).

proper noun Philips · Phillip · Filipp

  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. 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.
  3. countable A surname originating as a patronymic.
  4. countable, uncountable A small city, the county seat of Haakon County, South Dakota, United States.

philip²

noun philips

  1. English sparrow, house sparrow (Passer domesticus)

    Similar: Indian sparrow, Indian house sparrow, sparr, sparrer, spadger, spadgick, spuggy, spur, sprig, spatzie, spotsie

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: landgrave, marilyn, phil, phillip, andré, luca, phillips, phillippe, fei, felipe, filip, filipe, philipp, philippe, phillipe, flip

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name male given name

EspañolFelipe
한국어필립 Pillip
日本語フィリップ Firippu
中文菲利普 Fēilìpǔ
हिन्दीफ़िलिप filip
PortuguêsFelipe, Filipe
FrançaisPhilippe
DeutschPhilipp
ItalianoFilippo
ΕλληνικάΦίλιππος Fílippos, Φίλιπ Fílip
RomânăFilip
РусскийФили́пп Filípp, Фи́ли́п Fílíp
العربيةفِيلِيب fīlīb, فِيلِبُس fīlibus, فِيلِيبُوس fīlībūs

name biblical persons

EspañolFelipe
中文腓力 Féilì
हिन्दीफ़िलिप्पुस filippus
PortuguêsFilipe
FrançaisPhilippe
DeutschPhilippus
ItalianoFilippo
РусскийФили́пп Filípp
Tiếng ViệtPhilípphê
العربيةفِيلِيب fīlīb
עבריתפיליפוס

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@misc{philip_2026,
  title = {philip},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/philip},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}