What Does The Name Philip Mean?

Philip is male name that is most commonly used for a first name since it was first introduced and used in the early Christian times and it is still a very popular choice today. It is pronounced as Fil-lip and consists of seven letters (depending upon how you spell it) and two syllables (again, depending on which variation is used). The initial meaning of Philip is "horse lover" or "lover of horses". Tt was revealed that the name Philip scored as high asnumber 95 out of 1220 popular male first names.  In 2010 it was ranked 355 out of 1000 top boy's names. The name Philip has Greek origins.

The name Philip also has an association with the Christian religion as in the Bible, Philip is also one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. In a Biblical context, Philip can also mean "war like".

There is a French variation of the name Philip which is spelt Phillipe and is pronounced Fil-Leep.

The name Philip has at least 20 different forms. Some of these are just variations on the spelling whereas with others the pronunciation can also be different. These variations are as follows: Felipe, Felipo, Filep, Filip, Filippo, Fillip, Fylip, Phil (a common nickname of the name Philip), Philipp, Philippe, Philippos, Philippus, Philips, Phillip, Phillips, Philly, Phyllip, Pilipo, Pip and Pippo.

The name Philip can also be used as a surname, although this is not as popular as a first name. Many people also believe the name can mean "brotherly love" as they think it was derived from the original name Phillippos.

There are many famous people who share the name Philip. First of all there is Britain's Prince Philip. There is also the best selling English born author Philip Pullman who wrote the series of novels called 'His Dark Materials'.

Philip means lover of horses.

Philip is a male name. It is used as a first name for several Christian baby boys all over the world. It is a name credited with Greek origins. It means horse lover. The pronunciation of this name is FIL-ip. It is well known as one of the oldest Christian names. It also has biblical associations. One of the twelve apostles mentioned in the bible was named as Philip.

This name is popular not only as a first name but also as a surname. In the biblical context this word also means warlike. Many also say that this name was derived from Philippos
and means brotherly love. Some of the famous people who have borne this name are Britain's prince Philip, actor Philip Seymour and author Philip Roth.

It means guy who loves everyone?