Name: Philip
Gender: Male
Usage: Philip, of anglo-saxon origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Philip are in general originating from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Malta, Netherlands, South Africa, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Philip across the world, see Filippo.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Philip is: Lover of horses, Loves horses.
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Numerology of the first name Philip: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 7. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: spiritual, intelligent, analytical, reserved, knowledgeable, mysterious, intuitive.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Philosophical, Spiritual
Ruling planet: Neptune
Colors: Green
Gemstones: Moonstone
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The name Philip is ranked on the 357th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 1849200 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.026% of the population. The name Philip has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Philip is a given name, derived from the Greek Φίλιππος (Philippos, lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of φίλος (phílos, "dear", "loved", "loving") and ἵππος (hippos, "horse"). In Ancient Greece, the ownership of horses was available only to those rich enough to afford them. Thus, "lover of horses" can also be understood as "noble". Prominent Philips who popularized the name include kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early Christianity.
Philip has many alternative spellings, many of them with two Ls (such as Phillips, mostly found as a surname), and also has many diminutive (or hypocoristic forms) including Phil, Flip, Feli, Philly, Lip, Pep or Peps, and Pippo. There are also feminine forms such as Philippine, Philippa, and Philippe (from the French name, e.g. Philippe de Gueldres (Philippa of Guelders)).
English: from the Greek name Philippos, composed of the elements philein to love + hippos horse, which was popular in the classical period and after. It was the name of the father of Alexander the Great. It was also the name of one of Christ's apostles, of a deacon ordained by the apostles after the death of Christ, and of several other early saints. The spelling Phillip is sometimes used, although not etymologically justified; it is in part a result of the influence of the English surname Phillips, which is generally spelt with -ll-.
Cognates: Irish Gaelic: Pilib. Scottish Gaelic: Filib. French: Philippe. Italian: Filippo. Spanish: Felipe. Catalan: Felip. German: Philipp. Polish, Czech, Scandinavian: Filip. Hungarian: Fülöp. Finnish: Vilppu.
Short forms: English: Phil, Pip.
Feminine form: Philippa.
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