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Philip

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Meaning and origin
Philip is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `lover of horses`.


Where is it used?
The name Philip is mainly used in English and in the bible.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Felipe (In Spanish and in Portuguese)
Filip (In Scandinavian, Dutch, Czech, Bulgarian and in Polish)
Filipe (In Portuguese)
Filippo (In Italian)
Filep (In Hungarian)
Fülöp (In Hungarian)
Philipp (In German)
Philippe (In French)
Vilppu (In Finnish)
Phillip (In English)


For the opposite sex use:
In Spanish and in Portuguese: Felipa (F)
In Russian, Polish, Czech and in Romanian: Filipa (F)
In English, German and in Greek: Philippa (F)
In English and in German: Phillipa (F)
In English and in German: Philipa (F)


See also
In French: Philippine
In English and in German: Philippina
In English: Pippa
In English: Flip (M)
In English: Pip (M)


More `Philip` links
Philip as abbreviation
Actors named Philip
Philip in the encyclopedia





Statistics for Philip

Philip appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 364. In the last 128 years Philip has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. The name reached the top-100 11 times. 1950 was a `top year` for the name Philip. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #53. Our records go back to 1880

YearRankRank
2007364
2006341
2005325
2004307
2003289
2002263
2001268
2000255
1999240
1998214
1997195
1996185
1995180
1994168
1993147
1992138
1991120
1990111
198082
197092
196076
195053
194060
193075
192071
191083
190094
189088
188081


See also the US top 1000 names 2007

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