Philip

Philip

Phillip II of Macedon
Pronunciation	/ˈfɪlɪp/ /ˈfɪləp/
Gender	Male
Name day	14 November
Origin
Word/name	Greek: Φίλιππος
Meaning	"fond of horses"
Other names
Cognate(s)	Filip Felipe Filipe Filippo Filippos Fülöp Philipp Philippe Philippos

Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek Φίλιππος (Philippos, lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"^[1][2]), from a compound of φίλος (philos, "dear", "loved", "loving") and ἵππος (hippos, "horse").^[3] Prominent Philips who popularized the name include kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early Christianity.

Philip has many alternative spellings. One derivation often used as a surname is Phillips. It was also found during ancient Greek times with two Ps as Philippides and Philippos. It has many diminutive (or even hypocoristic) forms including Phil, Philly, Lip, Pip, Pep or Peps. There are also feminine forms such as Philippine and Philippa.

Antiquity[]

Kings of Macedon[]

• Philip I of Macedon
• Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great
• Philip III of Macedon, half-brother of Alexander the Great
• Philip IV of Macedon
• Philip V of Macedon

New Testament[]

• Philip the Apostle
• Philip the Evangelist

Others[]

• Philippus of Croton (c. 6th century BC) Olympic victor and legendary hero
• Philip of Opus, one of Plato's students
• Philip of Acarnania, physician
• Philip (son of Antipater), general of Alexander the Great
• Philip (son of Machatas) builder of Alexandria on the Indus
• Philip (first husband of Berenice I of Egypt), son of Amyntas and first husband of Berenice I
• Philip, brother of Lysimachus and youngest son of Agathocles of Pella
• Philip, one of the sons of Lysimachus from his wife Arsinoe II
• Philip (satrap), Greek satrap of Sogdiana and governor of Parthia
• Philip I Philadelphus, ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid kingdom
• Philip II Philoromaeus, last ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid kingdom
• Lucius Marcius Philippus (disambiguation), multiple Roman statesmen
• Philippides of Paiania, Greek son of Philomelos, archon of nobility, basileus 293/2 B.C.
• Herod Philip I, son of Herod the Great and husband of Herodias
• Herod Philip II, "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

Rulers and royalty[]

Papacy[]

• Antipope Philip (c. 701 – c. 800)

Byzantine Empire[]

• Philippikos Bardanes (r. 711–713), Byzantine emperor
• Philip of Courtenay, titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople (1273–1283)

King of Belgium[]

• Philip of Belgium

Kings of France[]

• Philip I of France
• Philip II of France
• Philip III of France, "the Bold"
• Philip IV of France, "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"

Kings of Navarre[]

• Philip I of Navarre, also known as Philip IV of France
• Philip II of Navarre, also known as Philip V of France
• Philip III of Navarre

King of Germany[]

• Philip of Swabia, King of Germany (r. 1198–1208) and Duke of Swabia

Counts and Dukes of Savoy[]

• Philip I, Count of Savoy (1207–1285)
• Philip II, Duke of Savoy (1438–1497)

Dukes of Burgundy[]

• Philip I, Duke of Burgundy
• Philip the Bold, also known as Philip II, Duke of Burgundy
• Philip the Good, also known as Philip III, Duke of Burgundy

Kings of Castile and Spain[]

• Philip I of Castile, "the Handsome"; also known as Philip IV, Duke of Burgundy
• Philip II of Spain, 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
• Philip IV of Spain, also known as Philip III of Portugal and Philip VII of Burgundy
• Philip V of Spain
• Philip VI of Spain

Kings of Portugal[]

• 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

Others[]

• Philip of Milly, seventh Grand Master of the Knights Templar
• Philip, Count of Flanders
• Philip of Artois (1269–1298), heir to the countship
• Philip of Artois, Count of Eu
• Philip I, Prince of Taranto
• Philip II, Prince of Taranto
• Philip of Burgundy, Count of Auvergne
• Philip of Poitou, Prince-Bishop of Durham
• Philip Simonsson, claimant to the throne of Norway
• Philip of Saint-Pol, Duke of Brabant
• Philip, Duke of Parma
• Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
• Philip II, Duke of Pomerania (1573–1618)
• Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921–2021), prince consort of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
• Philip, Prince of Eulenburg, Prussian diplomat
• Prince Carl Philip, prince of Sweden and duke of Värmland

First name[]

• Philip Wilson (bishop) (1950-2021), British-Australian Bishop and prisoner
• Metacomet, nicknamed "King Philip", war leader of the Wampanoag in "King Philip's War"
• Phiiliip, American musician, born Philip Guichard
• Phil Anselmo, American heavy metal vocalist and musician
• Phil Barker, wargames designer
• Phil Coleman (athlete) (born 1931), American runner
• Phil Coleman (footballer) (born 1960), English footballer
• Phil Collins (born 1951), British musician and singer
• Phil Cunningham (born 1960), Scottish accordionist
• Phil Farbman (1924–1996), American basketball player
• Phil Foden (born 2000), English footballer
• Phil Foglio (born 1956), print and online comic artist, creator of Girl Genius and XXXenophile
• Phil Goff (born 1953), New Zealand politician
• Phil Handler, American football player
• Phil Hartman (1948–1998), American actor and comedian
• Phil Haynes (American football) (born 1995), American football player
• Phil Hellmuth, American poker player
• Phil Hill, American automobile racer
• Phil Ivey, American poker player
• Phil Jackson, American basketball coach
• Phil Jurkovec (born 1999), American football player
• Phil Keoghan, New Zealand-born television personality, known for hosting "The Amazing Race"
• Phil LaMarr, American voice actor
• Phil Lester, British YouTuber and BBC Radio 1 presenter
• Phil Lynott, Irish vocalist and bassist, Thin Lizzy
• Phil Mahre (born 1957), American alpine skier
• Phil Marsh, English footballer
• Phil McGraw (born 1950), American talk show host; aka Dr. Phil
• Phil Mickelson, American golfer
• Phil Murphy, American politician
• Phil Neville, English footballer
• Phil Oestricher (died 2015), American test pilot
• Phil Palmer, jazz and rock guitarist
• Phil Plait, American astronomer
• Phil Radford, Greenpeace executive director
• Phil Read (born 1939), English retired motorcycle racer, former world champion
• Phil Rudd, Australian drummer for AC/DC
• Phil Taylor, darts player
• Phil Vickery (rugby union), English rugby player
• Phil Weintraub (1907–1987), American baseball player
• Philip Baldi, American linguist and classical scholar
• Philip Carey (1925–2009), American actor
• Philip Coppens (disambiguation), several people
• Philip Craven (born 1950), British sports administrator, president of the International Paralympic Committee
• Philip Dulebohn, American figure skater
• Philip Erenberg (1909–1992), American gymnast and Olympic silver medalist
• Philip Farkas, American horn player
• Philip Glass, American composer
• Philip Gunawardena (1901-1972), Sri Lankan Sinhala Trotskyist
• Philip Guston, American painter
• Philip Hamilton, poet and son of Alexander Hamilton (d.1801)
• Philip Hearnshaw, (1952–2012), Australian filmmaker
• Philip J. Ivanhoe (born 1954), American sinologist
• Philip Jalalpoor, (born 1993), German basketball player
• Philip K. Dick (1928–1982), American science fiction writer
• Philip Khuri Hitti (1886–1978), Lebanese academic and scholar of Islam
• Philip Langridge (1939–2010), British tenor
• Sir Philip Miles, 2nd Baronet, English politician and landowner
• Philip Napier Miles, English composer, philanthropist and landowner
• Philip of Montfort, Lord of Castres
• Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre
• Philip George Owston (1921–2001), British chemist and crystallographer for whom the Owston Islands in Antarctica are named
• Philip Perry, acting Associate Attorney General of the United States
• Philip Pullman, (born 1946), English writer
• Philip Rivers, American football player
• Philip Roller (born 1994), Thai footballer
• Philip Roth (1933–2018), American novelist
• Philip Glenister, British actor
• Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967–2014), American actor
• Philip van Ness Myers (1846–1937), American historian
• Philip Webster, British journalist
• Philip Zimbardo (born 1933), American psychologist and a professor emeritus at Stanford University
• Phill Jupitus, British comedian
• Phillip Buchanon (born 1980), American football player
• Phillip Garrido (born 1951), American kidnapper
• Phillip Gonyea, percussionist of Before the Mourning and Against All Will
• Phillip Hagar Smith (1905–1987), American electrical engineer, inventor of the Smith chart
• Phillip Hughes (1988–2014), Australian cricketer
• Phillip Carl Jablonski (1946–2019), American serial killer and rapist
• Phillip Jack Brooks, wrestler, ring name CM Punk
• Phillip James Dodd (born 1971), English-American architect
• Phillip Johnson (disambiguation)
• Phillip Lindsay (born 1994), American football player
• Phillip Noyce (born 1950), Australian film director
• Phillip Phillips, American Idol season 11 winner
• Phillip Schofield, TV presenter
• Phillip Vellacott (1907–1997), British academic and classical scholar, known for his translations of Greek tragedy
• Phillip Walsh (disambiguation)
• Phillip Whitehead (1937–2005), British politician, member of the European Parliament
• Phillip Wilcher, Australian classical music composer
• Punxsutawney Phil, Groundhog Day groundhog
• Pylyp Orlyk, writer of Ukraine's first constitution

Surname[]

• Arthur Phillip (1738–1814), Australian admiral and governor of New South Wales, Australia
• Emanuel L. Philipp (1861–1925), American politician and governor of the US state of Wisconsin
• Grethe Philip (1916–2016), Danish politician^[4]
• John Philip (missionary) (1775–1851), Scottish missionary in South Africa
• Mary Phillip (born 1977), English footballer
• Tarik Phillip (born 1993), British-American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League

Country[]

The Philippines is a country that was part of the Spanish Empire and named after King Philip II of Spain.

Fictional characters[]

• Dr. Phillip Sherman, a dentist in the 2003 Disney/Pixar animated film Finding Nemo
• Phil, a character in the 1991 American comedy movie What About Bob?
• Phil, a character in the movie 2009 American comedy film The Hangover
• Phil Dunphy, Modern Family character
• Phil Eggtree, a character from the Newgrounds game Riddle School
• Phillip Niles Argyle, Canadian comedian and stage actor from Montreal in the American animated sitcom, South Park
• Philip Banks, character from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
• Phil Blumburtt, a character in the 1986 American science fiction film Howard the Duck
• Phil DeVille, from the Nickelodeon TV series, Rugrats and All Grown Up!
• Phil Diffy, from the Disney Channel sitcom, Phil of the Future
• Phillip Drummond, a character in the American television sitcom Diff'rent Strokes
• Philip J. Fry, Futurama character
• Phillip Enright, the main character from The Cay
• Philip Lenox, a character in a 2001 American independent comedy-drama movie Little Secrets
• Phil Leotardo, from the HBO series, The Sopranos
• Philip Bauer, the father of Jack Bauer in the series 24
• Philip Marlowe, detective and a Raymond Chandler character
• Phil Mitchell, EastEnders character
• Phil, the Prince of Insufficient Light, Dilbert character
• Prince Phillip, a character from Disney's Sleeping Beauty
• Philip, one of the two main leads in Kamen Rider W
• Phillip Chancellor II, former character on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless
• Phillip Chancellor III, character on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless
• Chance Chancellor or Phillip Chancellor IV, a character on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless
• Philip Kiriakis, character on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives
• Phil Coulson, character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe
• Prince Phillip III, a character from Power Rangers Dino Charge
• Philip Mannering, one of the four children in Enid Blyton's The Adventure Series
• Phillip Schrute, Dwight and Angela Schrute's son in the American adaptation of The Office
• Phil Sultenfuss, a character 1991 and 1994 American coming-of-age comedy-drama movies My Girl and My Girl 2
• Philip Traum, Satan's adopted name in The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain
• Philip the Diesel Boxcab, a character from Thomas and Friends
• Phil Winkelstein, Frankencelery's real name, also in VeggieTales

Philip in other languages[]

See also[]

• Philippa, feminine given name
• Saint Philip (disambiguation)
• Emperor Philip (disambiguation)
• King Philip (disambiguation)
• Prince Philip (disambiguation)

References[]

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