Philip
Origin of the name Philip:
Derived from the Latin Philippus, which is from the Greek Philippos (lover of horses). The name is composed of the elements philos (loving) and hippos (horse). Var: Philipp, Phillip, Phillipp.
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Phil, Pip, Flip, Plip, Fip, Fips, Philo, Filbert
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King Philip of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great
Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh
Phil Donohue, talk show host
Philip Glass, American composer
Phil Keoghan, host of The Amazing Race
Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead bassist
Phil Lynott, classic rock musician (Thin Lizzy)
Phillip "Dr. Phil" McGraw, talk show host
Philip McKeon, actor ("Alice")
Philip Roth, American author
Phil Rudd, AC-DC drummer
Phil Collins, singer
Philip Glenister, British actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman, actor
Phillip Schofield, British TV Presenter
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Philip J. Fry, Futurama character
Philip Banks, a character from TV series The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Philip Marlowe, a detective and a Raymond Chandler character
Philip Pirrip, known as Pip, the protagonist from Great Expectations
Philip Carey, the protagonist from Of Human Bondage
Phil, the Prince of Insufficient Light, Dilbert character
Phil and Lil DeVille, from the Nickelodeon TV series Rugrats and All Grown Up!
Phil Diffy, the main character from Disney's Phil of the Future
Phil Mitchell, EastEnders character
Phillip Chen, a character in the novel and television miniseries Noble House
Prince Phillip, a character from Disney's Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)
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Global Popularity of the Name Philip
- #19 in Germany
- #35 in Denmark
- #85 in Norway
- #196 in Canada (Quebec)
- #306 in Scotland
- #378 in United States
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