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


Where is it used?
The name Phillip is mainly used in English.

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)
Fülöp (In Hungarian)
Filep (In Hungarian)
Philipp (In German)
Philippe (In French)
Vilppu (In Finnish)
Philippa (In English, German and in Greek)
Philip (In English and in the bible)


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


See also
In English: Pip (M)
In English: Flip (M)


What Phillip`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Phillip:
   it's not too common
   The worst thing about the name:
   My last name is Collins- insert your own joke here!
   If my name wasn`t Phillip....:
   I would go by something else
   Extra information:
   no
2. The best thing about the name Phillip:
   I love horses!
   The worst thing about the name:
   Everybody thinks I was named for the Duke of Edinburgh
   If my name wasn`t Phillip....:
   I like 'Will', or 'Thomas'
   Extra information:
   The double L is a talking point, you have to tell everyone to put it in on forms.
3. The best thing about the name Phillip:
   its different
   The worst thing about the name:
   to slick
   If my name wasn`t Phillip....:
   then i wouldn't be born
   Extra information:
   its different i love my name I'm sure your child will love it to

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