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Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the
Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
(''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
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. ''Philip'' has many alternative spellings. One derivation often used as a surname is
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. It was also found during ancient Greek times with two Ps as Philippides and Philippos. It has many
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(or even
hypocoristic A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as '' Izzy'' for ...
) forms including Phil,
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, Lip, Pip, Pep or Peps. There are also feminine forms such as
Philippine The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...
and
Philippa Philippa is a feminine given name meaning "lover of horses" or " horses' friend". Common alternative spellings include '' Filippa'' and ''Phillipa''. Less common is '' Filipa'' and even ''Philippe'' (cf. the French spelling of '' Philippa of Guel ...
.


Antiquity


Kings of Macedon

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Philip I of Macedon Philip I of Macedon ( gr, Φίλιππος Α΄ ὁ Μακεδών; from φίλος "friend" and ἵππος "horse") was one of the early kings of Macedonia. He was a member of the Argead dynasty and son of Argaeus I, becoming king upon his fat ...
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Philip II of Macedon Philip II of Macedon ( grc-gre, Φίλιππος ; 382 – 21 October 336 BC) was the king ('' basileus'') of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia from 359 BC until his death in 336 BC. He was a member of the Argead dynasty, founders of the a ...
, father of Alexander the Great *
Philip III of Macedon Philip III Arrhidaeus ( grc-gre, Φίλιππος Ἀρριδαῖος ; c. 359 BC – 25 December 317 BC) reigned as king of Macedonia an Ancient Greek Kingdom in northern Greece from after 11 June 323 BC until his death. He was a son of King Ph ...
, half-brother of Alexander the Great *
Philip IV of Macedon Philip IV of Macedon ( Greek: Φίλιππος Δʹ ὁ Μακεδών; died 297 BCE) was the son of Cassander. He briefly succeeded his father on the throne of Macedon prior to his death. Philip IV died of wasting disease at Elatea, leaving ...
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Philip V of Macedon Philip V ( grc-gre, Φίλιππος ; 238–179 BC) was king ( Basileus) of Macedonia from 221 to 179 BC. Philip's reign was principally marked by an unsuccessful struggle with the emerging power of the Roman Republic. He would lead Macedon aga ...


New Testament

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Philip the Apostle Philip the Apostle ( el, Φίλιππος; Aramaic: ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ; cop, ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ, ''Philippos'') was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Later Christian traditions describe Philip as the apostl ...
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Philip the Evangelist Philip the Evangelist ( el, Φίλιππος, ''Philippos'') appears several times in the Acts of the Apostles. He was one of the Seven chosen to care for the poor of the Christian community in Jerusalem (). He preached and reportedly perfo ...


Others

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Philippus of Croton Philippus, son of Butacides (fl. 6th century BC) was a citizen of Croton. Having married the daughter of Telys, king of the rival state of Sybaris, and being obliged in consequence to leave his country, he sailed away to Cyrene; and, when Dorieu ...
(c. 6th century BC) Olympic victor and legendary hero *
Philip of Opus Philip (or Philippus) of Opus ( el, Φίλιππος Ὀπούντιος), was a philosopher and a member of the Academy during Plato's lifetime. Philip was the editor of Plato's ''Laws''. Philip of Opus is probably identical with the Philip of Medm ...
, 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) Philip, also Phillip, is a male given 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 popularize ...
, son of Amyntas and first husband of Berenice I * Philip, brother of
Lysimachus Lysimachus (; Greek: Λυσίμαχος, ''Lysimachos''; c. 360 BC – 281 BC) was a Thessalian officer and successor of Alexander the Great, who in 306 BC, became King of Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedon. Early life and career Lysimachus was ...
and youngest son of Agathocles of Pella * Philip, one of the sons of
Lysimachus Lysimachus (; Greek: Λυσίμαχος, ''Lysimachos''; c. 360 BC – 281 BC) was a Thessalian officer and successor of Alexander the Great, who in 306 BC, became King of Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedon. Early life and career Lysimachus was ...
from his wife Arsinoe II *
Philip (satrap) Philip ( grc, Φίλιππος; died 318 BC) was satrap of Sogdiana. He was first appointed to this position by Alexander the Great in 327 BC. He retained his post, as did most of the satraps of the more remote provinces, in the arrangements which ...
, Greek satrap of Sogdiana and governor of Parthia * Philip I Philadelphus, ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid kingdom *
Philip II Philoromaeus Philip II Philoromaeus ( grc, Φίλιππος ὁ Φιλορωμαῖος, "Friend of the Romans") or Barypous (Βαρύπους, "Heavy-foot"), a ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, was the son of the Seleucid king Philip I Philadelphus ...
, 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 IV of France, Philip I of Navarre, also known as Philip IV of France * Philip V 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 II of Spain, Philip I of Portugal, also known as Philip II of Spain and Philip V of Burgundy * Philip III of Spain, Philip II of Portugal, also known as Philip III of Spain and Philip VI of Burgundy * Philip IV of Spain, Philip III of Portugal, also known as Philip IV of Spain and Philip VII of Burgundy


Others

* Philip of Sweden, a medieval king of Sweden * 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 * Philipp, Prince of Eulenburg, Prussian diplomat * Prince Carl Philip, prince of Sweden and Duke of Värmland


First name

* Philip Wilson (bishop) (1950-2021), English-Australian bishop and prisoner * 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 Barker (born 1932), American wargames designer * Phil Coleman (athlete) (born 1931), American runner * Phil Coleman (footballer) (born 1960), English footballer * Phil Collins (born 1951), English drummer and singer-songwriter * Phil Cunningham (folk musician), 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 (1908-1968), American football player * Phil Hartman (1948–1998), American actor and comedian * Phil Haynes (American football), 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 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 Mahre (born 1957), American alpine skier * 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 executive director * Phil Read (born 1939), English retired motorcycle racer, former world champion * Phil Rudd (born 1954), Australian drummer for AC/DC * Phil Taylor (darts player), Phil Taylor (born 1960), English darts player * Phil Vickery (rugby union), Phil Vickery (born 1976), English rugby player * Phil Weintraub (1907–1987), American baseball player * Philip Baldi (born 1946), American linguist and classical scholar * Philip Carey (1925–2009), American actor * 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 * Philip Glass (born 1937), American composer * Philip Gunawardena (1901-1972), Sri Lankan Sinhala Trotskyist * Philip Guston (1913-1980), American painter * Philip Hamilton (1782-1801), American poet and son of Alexander Hamilton * 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), English tenor * Sir Philip Miles, 2nd Baronet (1825-1888), English politician and landowner * Philip Napier Miles (1865-1935), English composer, philanthropist and landowner * Philip of Montfort, Lord of Castres, French nobleman * Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre, French nobleman * P. G. Owston, Philip George Owston (1921–2001), English chemist and crystallographer, and namesake of the Owston Islands in Antarctica * Philip Perry (born 1964), acting Associate Attorney General of the United States * Philip Pullman, (born 1946), English writer * Philip Rivers (born 1981), American football player * Philip Roller (born 1994), Thai footballer * Philip Roth (1933–2018), American novelist * Philip Glenister (born 1963), English actor * Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967–2014), American actor * 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 1949/1950), English journalist * Philip Zimbardo (born 1933), American psychologist and professor emeritus at Stanford University * Phill Jupitus (born 1962), English comedian * Phillip Buchanon (born 1980), American football player * Kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard#Background of kidnappers, Phillip Garrido (born 1951), American kidnapper * 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 * CM Punk, Phillip Jack Brooks (born 1978), American wrestler, ring name CM Punk * Phillip James Dodd (born 1971), English-American architect * Phillip Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people * Phillip Lindsay (born 1994), American football player * Phillip Noyce (born 1950), Australian film director * Phillip Phillips (born 1990), American Idol season 11 winner * Phillip Schofield (born 1962), English broadcaster and television personality * Phillip Walsh (disambiguation), multiple people * Phillip Whitehead (1937–2005), English politician and member of the European Parliament * Phillip Wilcher (born 1958), Australian classical music composer * Punxsutawney Phil, Groundhog Day groundhog * Pylyp Orlyk (1672-1742), writer of Ukraine's first constitution


Surname

* 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 (missionary), John Philip (1775–1851), Scottish missionary in South Africa * Mary Phillip (born 1977), English footballer * Tarik Phillip (born 1993), English-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, Philip II of Spain.


Fictional characters

* Dr. Phillip Sherman, a dentist in the 2003 Pixar film ''Finding Nemo'' * Phil, a character in the 1991 American comedy film ''What About Bob?#Cast, What About Bob?'' * Phil, a character in the 2009 American comedy film ''The Hangover#Cast, The Hangover'' * Phil Dunphy, a character in ''Modern Family'' * Phil Eggtree, a character from the Newgrounds game Riddle School * Phillip Argyle, a character from ''South Park,'' and part of the comedic duo Terrence and Phillip * Philip Banks, a character from ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' * Phil Blumburtt, a character in the 1986 American science fiction film ''Howard the Duck (film)#Cast, Howard the Duck'' * Phil DeVille, a character from the Nickelodeon series ''Rugrats'' * 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, the protagonist of ''Futurama'' * Phillip Enright, the main character from ''The Cay'' * Philip Lenox, a character in the 2001 American independent comedy-drama film ''Little Secrets (2001 film)#Cast and characters, Little Secrets'' * Phil Leotardo, a character from the HBO series ''The Sopranos'' * Philip Bauer, the father of Jack Bauer in the series ''24 (TV series), 24'' * Philip Marlowe, a detective character created by Raymond Chandler * Phil Miller, a character in the American television series ''The Last Man on Earth (TV series), The Last Man on Earth'' * Phil Mitchell, a character from ''EastEnders'' * Phil, the Prince of Insufficient Light, a character from ''Dilbert'' * Prince Phillip, a character from the Disney film ''Sleeping Beauty (1959 film), Sleeping Beauty'' * Philip, one of the two main leads in ''Kamen Rider W'' * Phillip Chancellor II, a character in the American soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' * Phillip Chancellor III, a character in ''The Young and the Restless'' * Chance Chancellor, aka Phillip Chancellor IV, a character in ''The Young and the Restless'' * Philip Kiriakis, a character in the American soap opera Days of Our Lives, ''Days of Our Lives'' * Philoctetes, a character from the Disney film ''Hercules (1997 film), Hercules'' * Phil Coulson, a 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, ''The Adventure Series'' * Phillip Schrute, Dwight Schrute, Dwight Schrute's son in the American adaptation of ''The Office'' * Phil Sultenfuss, a character in the American coming-of-age comedy-drama films ''My Girl (film)#Cast, My Girl'' and ''My Girl 2#Cast, My Girl 2'' * Philip Traum, Satan's adopted name in the Mark Twain novel The Mysterious Stranger, ''The Mysterious Stranger'' * Philip the Diesel Boxcab, a character from ''Thomas and Friends'' * Phil Winkelstein, aka Frankencelery, from ''VeggieTales'' * Philip Wittebane, a character from the animated television series ''The Owl House''


Philip in other languages

* Afrikaans: Filip * Arabic: فيلبس (Fīlibus), فيليبوس (Fīlībūs), فيليب (Fīlīb) * Armenian: Փիլիպպոս (Pʿilippos) * Asturian: Felipe * Belarusian: Філіп (Filip), піліп (Pilip) * Bengali: ফিলিপ (Philipa) * Bosnian: Filip * Bulgarian: Филип (Filip) * Chinese(Cantonese): 腓立 (Fei4 laap6) * Chinese(Mandarin): 腓力 (Féilì), 菲利普 (Fēilìpǔ) * Catalan: Felip * Celtic: Fulup * Croatian: Filip * Czech: Filip * Danish: Filip * Dutch: Philip, Filip, Filips * Esperanto: Filipo * Filipino: Felipe, Pelipe * Finnish: Vilppu * French: Philippe * Galician: Filipe * Ganda: Filipu * Georgian: ფილიპ (P’ilip) * German: Philipp * Greek: Φίλιππος (Phílippos, Philippides) * Gujarati: ફિલિપ (Philipa) * Hawaiian: Pilipo * Hebrew: פיליפ (Filip) * Hindi: फिलिप (Philip) * Hungarian: Fülöp * Irish: Pilib, Feidhlim * Italian: Filippo * Japanese: フィリップ (Firippu) * Korean: 필립 (Pillip) * Latin: Philippus * Latvian: Filips * Lithuanian: Pilypas * Macedonian: Филип (Filip) * Malayalam: ഫിലിപ്പൊസ് (Philippose) * Maltese: Pinu * Maori: Piripi * Norwegian: Filip * Occitan: Felip * Persian: فیلیپ (Filip) * Poitevin: Félipe * Polish: Filip * Portuguese: Filipe * Portuguese (Brazilian): Felipe * Romanian: Filip * Russian: Филипп (Filipp) * Samoan: Filipo * Serbian: Филип (Filip) * Slovak: Filip * Slovenian: Filip * Spanish: Felipe * Swahili: Felipo * Swedish: :sv:Filip, Filip * Ukrainian: Пилип (Pylyp)


See also

*
Philippa Philippa is a feminine given name meaning "lover of horses" or " horses' friend". Common alternative spellings include '' Filippa'' and ''Phillipa''. Less common is '' Filipa'' and even ''Philippe'' (cf. the French spelling of '' Philippa of Guel ...
, feminine given name *Saint Philip (disambiguation) *Emperor Philip (disambiguation) *King Philip (disambiguation) *Prince Philip (disambiguation)


References

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