Meanings
philip1
plural philips
- English sparrow, house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Synonyms: Indian sparrow, Indian house sparrow, sparr, sparrer, spadger, spadgick, spuggy, spur
Philip2
plural Philips · alternative Phillip · alternative Filipp
- uncountableOne of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons.
- countableA male given name from Ancient Greek.
District judge Philip Holden suspended a 12-month prison sentence for a year and ordered McGurty to complete 150 hours of unpaid work and a 30-day rehabilitation activity requirement.
2026 August 27, “Man who threatened ex-partner spared jail”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2026, retrieved 03 Sep 20263 more examples
Philip Berold, conceiting this his name, very Clerkly proves that Philip is an Apostolical name by Saint Philip the Apostle, a Royal name by King Philip King of Macedonia, and an Imperial name by Philip the first Christian Emperour.
1605, William Camden, Remains Concerning Britain, John Russell Smith, published 1870, page 93I used to envy my brother his name, and recall once accusing my mother of having favored him, else why did she name me Nathan and him Philip, tell me that, ma, tell me that. He had king Philip and if day-dreaming that association wasn't pleasure enough, there was the then movie star, Phillips Holmes. All I had was Nathan Hale.
1972, Nate Perlmutter, A Bias of Reflections: Confessions of an Incipient Old Jew, Arlington House, →ISBN, page 27"Philip," Luke repeated slowly, and a brightness came into his eyes. "She decided to name him Philip, after all." "A family name?" Cody asked him. Luke shrugged. "Actually, it's mine. I never much cared for it as a kid and dropped it when I started school. I insisted everyone call me by my middle name." "Ellie says your son looks like a Philip," Sherry put in. A wide grin split Luke's face. ""I think she's right―he does."
2010, Debbie Macomber, Orchard Valley Brides, MIRA, published 2010, →ISBN - countablerare compared to given nameA surname originating as a patronymic.
- countableuncountableA small city, the county seat of Haakon County, South Dakota, United States.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEnglish sparrow, house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Origin
- Ancient GreekΦίλιππος
- Middle EnglishPhilip
- EnglishPhilip
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”).
More words from Middle English, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Φίλιππος, Φίλιππος
- Φίλιππος (Phílippos)male given name
- Φίλιππος (Phílippos)biblical persons
Arabic فِيلِيب, فِيلِبُس
- فِيلِيب (fīlīb)male given name
- فِيلِبُس (fīlibus)male given name
- فِيلِيبُوس (fīlībūs)male given name
- فِيلِيب (fīlīb)biblical persons
Bulgarian Фи́лип, Фи́лип
- Фи́лип (Fílip)male given name
- Фи́лип (Fílip)biblical persons
Catalan Felip, Felip
- Felipmale given name
- Felipbiblical persons
Chinese Cantonese 菲臘 /菲腊
- 菲臘 /菲腊 (fei¹ lip⁶)male given name
Chinese Mandarin 菲利普, 腓力
- 菲利普 (Fēilìpǔ)male given name
- 腓力 (Féilì)biblical persons
- 斐理伯 (Fěilǐbó)biblical persons
Czech Filip
- Filipmale given name
Danish Filip, Filip
- Filipmale given name
- Filipbiblical persons
Dutch Filip, Philip
- Filipmale given name
- Philipmale given name
- Filippusbiblical persons
Esperanto Filipo
- Filipomale given name
Estonian Filippus
- Filippusbiblical persons
Finnish Vilppu, Filippus
- Vilppumale given name
- Filippusbiblical persons
- Filipposbiblical persons
French Philippe, Philippe
- Philippemale given name
- Philippebiblical persons
German Philipp, Philippus
- Philippmale given name
- Philippusbiblical persons
Greek Φίλιππος, Φίλιπ
- Φίλιππος (Fílippos)male given name
- Φίλιπ (Fílip)male given name
Hawaiian Pilipo, Pilipo
- Pilipomale given name
- Pilipobiblical persons
Hebrew פיליפוס
- פיליפוסbiblical persons
Hindi फ़िलिप, फ़िलिप्पुस
- फ़िलिप (filip)male given name
- फ़िलिप्पुस (filippus)biblical persons
Hungarian Fülöp
- Fülöpmale given name
Icelandic Filip
- Filipmale given name
Indonesian Filipus, Filipus
- Filipusmale given name
- Filipusbiblical persons
Irish Pilib, Pilib
- Pilibmale given name
- Pilibbiblical persons
Italian Filippo, Filippo
- Filippomale given name
- Filippobiblical persons
Japanese フィリップ
- フィリップ (Firippu)male given name
Korean 필립
- 필립 (Pillip)male given name
Latin Philippus
- Philippusmale given name
Latvian Filips, Filips
- Filipsmale given name
- Filipsbiblical persons
Lithuanian Pilỹpas, Pilỹpas
- Pilỹpasmale given name
- Pilỹpasbiblical persons
Māori Piripi, Piripi
- Piripimale given name
- Piripibiblical persons
Norwegian Filip, Filip
- Filipmale given name
- Filipbiblical persons
Persian فیلیپ
- فیلیپ (filip)male given name
Polish Filip, Filip
- Filipmale given name
- Filipbiblical persons
Portuguese Felipe, Filipe
- Felipemale given name
- Filipemale given name
- Filipebiblical persons
Romanian Filip
- Filipmale given name
Russian Фили́пп, Фи́ли́п
- Фили́пп (Filípp)male given name
- Фи́ли́п (Fílíp)male given name
- Фили́пп (Filípp)biblical persons
Scottish Gaelic Filib, Filip
- Filibmale given name
- Filipmale given name
- Philipbiblical persons
Slovak Filip
- Filipmale given name
Spanish Felipe, Felipe
- Felipemale given name
- Felipebiblical persons
Swedish Filip, Filippos
- Filipmale given name
- Filipposbiblical persons
Thai ฟีลิป
- ฟีลิปmale given name
Ukrainian Пили́п, Пили́п
- Пили́п (Pylýp)male given name
- Пили́п (Pylýp)biblical persons
Vietnamese Philípphê
- Philípphêbiblical persons
Welsh Philip, Phylip
- Philipmale given name
- Phylipmale given name
- Ffilipmale given name
- Ffylipmale given name
- Philipbiblical persons
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
philip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philip
“philip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philip. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “philip,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philip.
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