Philly is a common informal name for
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Since ...
, a major city in Pennsylvania, United States.
Philly may also refer to:
People
*Phillip
Philly Brown (born 1991), American football player
*Philly Bryne, a member of the Northern Ireland thrash metal band
Gama Bomb
Gama Bomb are a thrash metal band based in Northern Ireland. The band's 2009 album ''Tales from the Grave in Space'' was one of the first albums released as a free download by a band signed to a record label.
History
Beginnings (2002–200 ...
*Philomena
Philly Fogarty, Irish camogie player in the 1990s and 2000s
*Philip
Philly Larkin (born 1974), Irish hurler
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Philly Lutaaya
Philly Bongoley Lutaaya (19 October 1951 – 15 December 1989) was a Ugandan musician who was the first prominent Ugandan to give a human face to HIV/AIDS. He became a national hero because he was the first Ugandan to declare that he was HIV – ...
(1951–1989), Ugandan musician
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Philly Joe Jones
Joseph Rudolph "Philly Joe" Jones (July 15, 1923 – August 30, 1985) was an American jazz drummer.
Biography Early career
As a child, Jones appeared as a featured tap dancer on ''The Kiddie Show'' on the Philadelphia radio station WIP. He wa ...
(1923–1985), American jazz drummer nicknamed "Philly Joe"
Arts and entertainment
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"Philly" (song), a song by the English electronic music band Fluke
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Pete Philly and Perquisite Dutch hip hop duo
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''Philly'' (TV series), an American television series that aired from 2001 to 2002
*Philly Cullen, a character in the play ''
The Playboy of the Western World
''The Playboy of the Western World'' is a three-act play written by Irish playwright John Millington Synge and first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on 26 January 1907. It is set in Michael James Flaherty's public house in County Mayo (o ...
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Other uses
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Philly (dog), a dog that served in World War I
See also
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Filly
A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare. There are two specific definitions in use:
*In most cases, a ''filly'' is a female horse under four years old.
*In some nations, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, t ...
, a young female horse
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Phillie Phanatic
The Phillie Phanatic is the official mascot for the Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball team. He is a large, furry, green flightless bird with an extendable tongue. He performs various routines to entertain fans during baseball games at C ...
, the mascot of the Philadelphia Phillies
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Philly Cheese Steak, a type of sandwich originating from Philadelphia
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Phillies (disambiguation)
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team.
Phillies may also refer to:
Sports
* Reading Fightin Phils, formerly the Reading Phillies, an Eastern League baseball team and AA-level farm team of the Major League club
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Philadelphia (disambiguation)
Philadelphia is the largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia may also refer to:
Places United States
*Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, a county coterminous with the city of the same name
**Center City, Philadelphia, the old ...
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Philadelphian (disambiguation)
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