Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularized the name include kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early
Christianity
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''Philip'' has many alternative spellings. One derivation often used as a surname is Phillips. The original Greek spelling includes two Ps as seen in Philippides and Philippos, which is possible due to the Greek endings following the two Ps. To end a word with such a double consonant—in Greek or in English—would, however, be incorrect. It has many
diminutive
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Philippa
Philippa is a feminine given name meaning "lover of horses" or "horses' friend", from the Greek Philippos, which is derived from ''philein'', meaning to love and ''hippos'', meaning ''horse''. The English masculine form is Philip, which was form ...
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Philip in other languages
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Afrikaans
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Arabic
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Armenian
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Hebrew
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: פיליפ (Filip)
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Hindi
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Latin
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Malayalam
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Scottish Gaelic
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Philip II of Macedon
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Philip V of Macedon
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Philip the Evangelist
Philip the Evangelist (, ''Philippos'') appears several times in the Acts of the Apostles. According to the work, he was one of the Seven chosen to care for the poor of the Christian community in Jerusalem (). He preached and performed miracl ...
Philip
Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Macedonian Old Koine language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominen ...
Philip
Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Macedonian Old Koine language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominen ...
Philip
Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Macedonian Old Koine language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominen ...
, "the Tetrarch", son of Herod the Great and ruler of Ituraea and Trachonitis
* Philippus of Thessalonica, epigrammatic Greek poet and compiler of an Anthology
* Philip the Arab, Roman emperor from 244 to 250
* Philip of Side, Byzantine historian of the early Christian church
Philip IV of France
Philip IV (April–June 1268 – 29 November 1314), called Philip the Fair (), was King of France from 1285 to 1314. Jure uxoris, By virtue of his marriage with Joan I of Navarre, he was also King of Navarre and Count of Champagne as Philip&n ...
, "the Fair"; also known as Philip I of Navarre
* Philip V of France, "the Tall"; also known as Philip II of Navarre
* Philip VI of France, "the Fortunate"
* Philip I of Castile, "the Handsome"; also known as Philip IV, Duke of Burgundy
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Philip II of Spain
Philip II (21 May 152713 September 1598), sometimes known in Spain as Philip the Prudent (), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and List of Sicilian monarchs, Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598. He ...
, also known as Philip I of Portugal and Philip V of Burgundy
* Philip III of Spain, also known as Philip II of Portugal and Philip VI of Burgundy
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Philip IV of Spain
Philip IV (, ; 8 April 160517 September 1665), also called the Planet King (Spanish: ''Rey Planeta''), was King of Spain from 1621 to his death and (as Philip III) King of Portugal from 1621 to 1640. Philip is remembered for his patronage of the ...
* Philip I of Portugal, also known as Philip II of Spain and Philip V of Burgundy
* Philip II of Portugal, also known as Philip III of Spain and Philip VI of Burgundy
* Philip III of Portugal, also known as Philip IV of Spain and Philip VII of Burgundy
Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
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* Metacomet (1638–1676), nicknamed "King Philip", war leader of the Wampanoag in "King Philip's War"
* Phiiliip (born 1980), American musician, born Philip Guichard
* Phil Anselmo (born 1968), American heavy metal vocalist and musician
* Phil Apollo, American retired professional wrestler
* Phil Barker (born 1932), American wargames designer
* Philip Cheng (1980–2000), apprentice jockey from Hong Kong
* Phil Coleman (athlete) (1931–2021), American runner
* Phil Coleman (footballer) (born 1960), English footballer
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Phil Collins
Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis (band), Genesis and had a successful solo career, ac ...
(born 1951), English drummer and singer-songwriter
* Phil Cunningham (born 1960), Scottish accordionist
* Phil Farbman (1924–1996), American basketball player
* Phil Foden (born 2000), English footballer
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Phil Foglio
Philip Peter Foglio (born May 1, 1956) is an American cartoonist and comic book artist known for his humorous science fiction and fantasy art.
Early life and career
Foglio was born on May 1, 1956, in Mount Vernon, New York, and moved with his fa ...
(born 1956), print and online comic artist, creator of ''Girl Genius'' and ''XXXenophile''
* Phil Goff (born 1953), New Zealand politician
* Phil Handler (1908–1968), American football player
* Phil Hartman (1948–1998), American actor and comedian
* Phil Haynes (born 1995), American football player
* Phil Hellmuth (born 1964), American poker player
* Phil Hill (1927–2008), American automobile racer
* Phil Ivey (born 1977), American poker player
* Phil Jackson (born 1945), American basketball coach
* Phil Jurkovec (born 1999), American football player
* Phil Keoghan (born 1967), New Zealand-born television personality, known for hosting ''The Amazing Race''
* Phil Kessel (born 1987), American ice hockey player
* Phil LaMarr (born 1967), American actor
* Phil Lester (born 1987), English YouTuber and BBC Radio 1 presenter
* Phil Lynott (1949–1986), Irish vocalist, bassist, and member of Thin Lizzy
* Phil Mauger, current mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand
* Phil Mahre (born 1957), American alpine skier
* Phil Mallow (born 1957), American politician
* Phil Marsh (born 1986), English footballer
* Phil McGraw (born 1950), American talk show host, also known as Dr. Phil
* Phil Mickelson (born 1970), American golfer
* Phil Murphy (born 1957), American politician
* Phil Neville (born 1977), English footballer
* Phil Ochs (1940–1976), American songwriter and protest singer
* Phil Oestricher (1931–2015), American test pilot
* Phil Palmer (born 1952), English jazz and rock guitarist
* Phil Plait (born 1964), American astronomer
* Phil Radford (born 1976),
Greenpeace
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executive director
* Phil Read (1939–2022), English retired motorcycle racer, former world champion
* Phil Rudd (born 1954), Australian drummer for AC/DC
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Phil Spector
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(1939–2021), American record producer and songwriter
* Phil Swift (born 1961), American businessman and CEO of Flex Seal
* Phil Taylor (born 1960), English darts player
* Phil Vickery (born 1976), English rugby player
* Phil Weintraub (1907–1987), American baseball player
* Philip Baldi (born 1946), American linguist and classical scholar
* Philip J. Berg (born 1944), American conspiracy theorist
* Philip Carey (1925–2009), American actor
* Philip Chen Nan-lok (born 1955), Hong Kong businessman
* Philip P. Cohen (1908–1993), American chemist and researcher
* Philip Coppens (disambiguation), several people
* Philip Craven (born 1950), English sports administrator, president of the International Paralympic Committee
* Philip Dulebohn (born 1973), American figure skater
* Philip Erenberg (1909–1992), American gymnast and Olympic silver medalist
* Philip Farkas (1914–1992), American horn player
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Philip Glass
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Alexander Hamilton
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Philip Sclater
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(1829–1913), English lawyer and zoologist
* Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967–2014), American actor
* Philip Tideman (1657-1705), Dutch Golden Age painter
* Philip van Ness Myers (1846–1937), American historian
* Philip Vellacott (1907–1997), English academic and classical scholar, known for his translations of Greek tragedy
* Philip Webster (born 1949), English journalist
* Philip Wilson (bishop) (1950–2021), English-Australian bishop and prisoner
* Philip Wong (1938–2021), politician in Hong Kong
* Philip Zimbardo (1933–2024), American psychologist and professor emeritus at
Stanford University
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Phill Jupitus
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* Arthur Phillip (1738–1814), Australian admiral and governor of New South Wales, Australia
* Cornelius Becker Philip (1900–1987), American entomologist
* Emanuel L. Philipp (1861–1925), American politician and governor of the US state of Wisconsin
* Grethe Philip (1916–2016), Danish politician
* John Philip (1775–1851), Scottish missionary in South Africa
* John W. Philip (1840-1900), American Naval Officer
Country
The
Philippines
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is a country that was part of the
Spanish Empire
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Spain
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Fictional characters
* Phil, a character in the 1991 American comedy film '' What About Bob?''
* Phil, a character in the 2000 American fantasy-comedy TV movie '' Life-Size''
* Philip, one of the two main leads in ''
Kamen Rider W
is a 2009–2010 Japanese tokusatsu drama, the eleventh series in the Heisei period run of the Kamen Rider Series and the twentieth overall. It premiered following the finale of ''Kamen Rider Decade'' on September 6, 2009, and aired alongside ''S ...
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* Prince Phillip, a character from the Disney film ''
Sleeping Beauty
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''
* Prince Phillip III, a character from '' Power Rangers Dino Charge''
* Phil, the Prince of Insufficient Light, a character from '' Dilbert''
* Philip the Diesel Boxcab, a character from '' Thomas and Friends''
* Philoctetes, a character from the Disney film '' Hercules''
* Phillip Argyle, a character from ''
South Park
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,'' and part of the comedic duo Terrence and Phillip
* Philip Banks, a character from '' The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air''
* Philip Bauer, the father of Jack Bauer in the series '' 24''
* Phil Blumburtt, a character in the 1986 American science fiction film '' Howard the Duck''
* Phillip Chancellor II, a character in the American soap opera ''
The Young and the Restless
''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...
''
* Phillip Chancellor III, a character in ''
The Young and the Restless
''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...
''
* Chance Chancellor, aka Phillip Chancellor IV, a character in ''
The Young and the Restless
''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...
''
* Phil Conners, the main character in the 1993 American fantasy romantic comedy movie ''
Groundhog Day
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Marvel Cinematic Universe
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* Phil DeVille, a character from the Nickelodeon series '' Rugrats''
* Phil Diffy, from the
Disney Channel
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sitcom ''
Phil of the Future
''Phil of the Future'' is an American science fiction comedy television series that originally aired on Disney Channel for two seasons from June 18, 2004, to August 19, 2006. It was created by Douglas Tuber and Tim Maile and produced by 2121 Pr ...
''
* Phillip Drummond, a character in the American television sitcom ''
Diff'rent Strokes
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''
* Phil Dunphy, a character in '' Modern Family''
* Phil Eggtree, a character from the Newgrounds game Riddle School
* Phillip Enright, the main character from '' The Cay''
* Philip J. Fry, the protagonist of '' Futurama''
* Philip 'Lip' Gallagher, in Shameless U.K & U.S
* Coroner Phillip 'Phil' Hant, a character in Jason Goes to Hell
* Philip Kiriakis, a character in the American soap opera '' Days of Our Lives''
* Philip Lenox, a character in the 2001 American independent comedy-drama film '' Little Secrets''
* Phil Leotardo, a character from the HBO series ''
The Sopranos
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EastEnders
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''
* Philip Reardon, aka the Ten-Eyed Man, a supervillain in
DC Comics
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* Phillip Schrute, Dwight Schrute's son in the American adaptation of '' The Office''
* Dr. Phillip Sherman, a dentist in the 2003 Pixar film '' Finding Nemo''
* Phil Sultenfuss, a character in the American coming-of-age comedy-drama films '' My Girl'' and '' My Girl 2''
* Philip Traum, Satan's adopted name in the Mark Twain novel '' The Mysterious Stranger''
* Phil Wenneck, a character in the 2009 American comedy film ''
The Hangover
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''
* Phil Winkelstein, aka Frankencelery, from '' VeggieTales''
* Philip Wittebane, aka Emperor Belos, the main
antagonist
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See also
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Philippa
Philippa is a feminine given name meaning "lover of horses" or "horses' friend", from the Greek Philippos, which is derived from ''philein'', meaning to love and ''hippos'', meaning ''horse''. The English masculine form is Philip, which was form ...