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- Ancient Greek · derived fromΦίλιππος
- Middle English · inherited fromPhilip
- English todayPhilip
From Middle English Philip, ultimately from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos), name of ancient kings of Macedonia, from φίλιππος (phílippos, “fond of horses”), from φιλέω (philéō, “to love”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient GreekΦίλιππος all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.