Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the
Greek
Greek may refer to:
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 of all kno ...
(''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
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion, which states that Jesus in Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God (Christianity), Son of God and Resurrection of Jesus, rose from the dead after his Crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion, whose ...
.
''Philip'' has many alternative spellings. One derivation often used as a surname is Phillips. The original Greek spelling includes two Ps as seen in Philippides and Philippos, which is possible due to the Greek endings following the two Ps. To end a word with such a double consonant—in Greek or in English—would, however, be incorrect. It has many
diminutive
A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to belittle s ...
Lip
The lips are a horizontal pair of soft appendages attached to the jaws and are the most visible part of the mouth of many animals, including humans. Mammal lips are soft, movable and serve to facilitate the ingestion of food (e.g. sucklin ...
, and Pip. There are also feminine forms such as Philippine and
Philippa
Philippa is a feminine given name meaning "lover of horses" or "horses' friend", from the Greek Philippos, which is derived from ''philein'', meaning to love and ''hippos'', meaning ''horse''. The English masculine form is Philip, which was form ...
.
Philip in other languages
*
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and also Argentina where there is a group in Sarmiento, Chubut, Sarmiento that speaks the Pat ...
Amharic
Amharic is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amhara people, and also serves as a lingua franca for all other metropolitan populati ...
: ፊሊጶስ (Filip'os)
*
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
Armenian
Armenian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...
Celtic
Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to:
Language and ethnicity
*pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia
**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
*Celtic music
*Celtic nations
Sports Foot ...
Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus
*Czech (surnam ...
Greek
Greek may refer to:
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 of all kno ...
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...
: פיליפ (Filip)
*
Hindi
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Latin
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Malayalam
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Occitan Occitan may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain.
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France.
* Occitan language, spoken in parts o ...
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...
Philip I of Macedon
Philip I (; ) was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He was a member of the Argead dynasty and son of Argaeus I. By allowing thirty years for the span of an average generation from the beginning of Archelaus' reign in 413 BC, British ...
*
Philip II of Macedon
Philip II of Macedon (; 382 BC – October 336 BC) was the king (''basileus'') of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedonia from 359 BC until his death in 336 BC. He was a member of the Argead dynasty, founders of the ...
Philip V of Macedon
Philip V (; 238–179 BC) was king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedon from 221 to 179 BC. Philip's reign was principally marked by the Social War (220–217 BC), Social War in Greece (220-217 BC) ...
Philip the Evangelist
Philip the Evangelist (, ''Philippos'') appears several times in the Acts of the Apostles. According to the work, he was one of the Seven chosen to care for the poor of the Christian community in Jerusalem (). He preached and performed miracl ...
Philip
Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Macedonian Old Koine language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominen ...
, brother of
Lysimachus
Lysimachus (; Greek language, Greek: Λυσίμαχος, ''Lysimachos''; c. 360 BC – 281 BC) was a Thessaly, Thessalian officer and Diadochi, successor of Alexander the Great, who in 306 BC, became king of Thrace, Anatolia, Asia Minor and Mace ...
and youngest son of
Agathocles of Pella
Agathocles (, flourished 4th century BC) was a Greek nobleman who was a contemporary to King Philip II of Macedon (reigned 359 BC–336 BC).
Agathocles was a Thessalian serf from Crannon.Heckel, ''Who’s who in the age of Alexander the Great: ...
*
Philip
Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Macedonian Old Koine language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominen ...
, one of the sons of
Lysimachus
Lysimachus (; Greek language, Greek: Λυσίμαχος, ''Lysimachos''; c. 360 BC – 281 BC) was a Thessaly, Thessalian officer and Diadochi, successor of Alexander the Great, who in 306 BC, became king of Thrace, Anatolia, Asia Minor and Mace ...
from his wife Arsinoe II
* Philip (satrap), Greek satrap of Sogdiana and governor of Parthia
*
Philip I Philadelphus
Philip I Epiphanes Philadelphus (; between 124 and 109 BC–83 or 75 BC) was a Hellenistic Seleucid monarch who reigned as the king of Syria from 94 to either 83 or 75 BC. The son of Antiochus VIII and his wife Tryphaena, he spent his early lif ...
, ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid kingdom
*
Philip II Philoromaeus
Philip II Philoromaeus (, "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, and the last Seleucid king.
Biography
Philip II ...
Philip
Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Macedonian Old Koine language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominen ...
, "the Tetrarch", son of Herod the Great and ruler of Ituraea and Trachonitis
*
Philippus of Thessalonica Philippus of Thessalonica ( Greek: Φίλιππος ὁ Θεσσαλονικεύς) (1st century) or Philippus Epigrammaticus was the compiler of an Anthology of Epigrammatists subsequent to Meleager of Gadara and is himself the author of 72 epigr ...
, epigrammatic Greek poet and compiler of an Anthology
*
Philip the Arab
Philip I (; – September 249), commonly known as Philip the Arab, was Roman emperor from 244 to 249. After the death of Gordian III in February 244, Philip, who had been Praetorian prefect, rose to power. He quickly negotiated peace with the S ...
, Roman emperor from 244 to 250
* Philip of Side, Byzantine historian of the early Christian church
Philip II of France
Philip II (21 August 1165 – 14 July 1223), also known as Philip Augustus (), was King of France from 1180 to 1223. His predecessors had been known as kings of the Franks (Latin: ''rex Francorum''), but from 1190 onward, Philip became the firs ...
*
Philip III of France
Philip III (1 May 1245 – 5 October 1285), called the Bold (), was King of France from 1270 until his death in 1285. His father, Louis IX, died in Tunis during the Eighth Crusade. Philip, who was accompanying him, returned to France and wa ...
, "the Bold"
*
Philip IV of France
Philip IV (April–June 1268 – 29 November 1314), called Philip the Fair (), was King of France from 1285 to 1314. Jure uxoris, By virtue of his marriage with Joan I of Navarre, he was also King of Navarre and Count of Champagne as Philip&n ...
, "the Fair"; also known as Philip I of Navarre
*
Philip V of France
Philip V ( 1291 – 3 January 1322), known as the Tall (), was King of France and List of Navarrese monarchs, Navarre (as Philip II) from 1316 to 1322. Philip engaged in a series of domestic reforms intended to improve the management of the kingd ...
, "the Tall"; also known as Philip II of Navarre
*
Philip VI of France
Philip VI (; 1293 – 22 August 1350), called the Fortunate (), the Catholic (''le Catholique'') and of Valois (''de Valois''), was the first king of France from the House of Valois, reigning from 1328 until his death in 1350. Philip's reign w ...
Philip the Bold
Philip II the Bold (; ; 17 January 1342 – 27 April 1404) was Duke of Burgundy and ''jure uxoris'' Count of Flanders, Artois and Burgundy. He was the fourth and youngest son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxembourg.
Philip was th ...
, 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
Philip the Handsome (22 June/July 1478 – 25 September 1506), also called the Fair, was ruler of the Burgundian Netherlands and titular Duke of Burgundy from 1482 to 1506, as well as the first Habsburg King of Castile (as Philip I) for a bri ...
, "the Handsome"; also known as Philip IV, Duke of Burgundy
*
Philip II of Spain
Philip II (21 May 152713 September 1598), sometimes known in Spain as Philip the Prudent (), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and List of Sicilian monarchs, Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598. He ...
, also known as Philip I of Portugal and Philip V of Burgundy
*
Philip III of Spain
Philip III (; 14 April 1578 – 31 March 1621) was King of Spain and King of Portugal, Portugal (where he is known as Philip II of Portugal) during the Iberian Union. His reign lasted from 1598 until his death in 1621. He held dominion over the S ...
, also known as Philip II of Portugal and Philip VI of Burgundy
*
Philip IV of Spain
Philip IV (, ; 8 April 160517 September 1665), also called the Planet King (Spanish: ''Rey Planeta''), was King of Spain from 1621 to his death and (as Philip III) King of Portugal from 1621 to 1640. Philip is remembered for his patronage of the ...
, also known as Philip III of Portugal and Philip VII of Burgundy
*
Philip V of Spain
Philip V (; 19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746) was List of Spanish monarchs, King of Spain from 1 November 1700 to 14 January 1724 and again from 6 September 1724 to his death in 1746. His total reign (45 years and 16 days) is the longest in the ...
* 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
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Philip of Sweden
Philip or Filip () was King of Sweden from c. 1105–1110 until 1118.
Philip was a son of King Halsten Stenkilsson and nephew of King Inge the Elder. Philip and his brother Inge the Younger ruled together from 1105 or 1110 and onwards as succes ...
Philip of Artois, Count of Eu
Philip of Artois (1358 – 16 June 1397), sometimes Philip I, son of John of Artois, Count of Eu, and Isabeau of Melun, was Count of Eu from 1387 until his death, succeeding his brother Robert.
Philip was an ignoble and hotheaded soldier. ...
Philip Simonsson
Philip Simonsson (Old Norse: ''Filippus Símonsson'') (ca. 1185-1217), also known as Philip of the Crozier-men, was a Norwegian aristocrat and from 1207 to 1217 was the Bagler party pretender to the throne of Norway during the civil war era in Norw ...
Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (13 November 1504 – 31 March 1567), nicknamed (), was a German nobleman and champion of the Protestant Reformation, notable for being one of the most important of the early Protestant rulers in Germany. He was ...
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 19219 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he was the consort of the British monarch from h ...
(1921–2021), consort of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms
* Philipp, Prince of Eulenburg, Prussian diplomat
* Prince Carl Philip, prince of Sweden and Duke of Värmland
First name
*
Metacomet
Metacomet (c. 1638 in Massachusetts – August 12, 1676), also known as Pometacom, Metacom, and by his adopted English name King Philip,Phiiliip (born 1980), American musician, born Philip Guichard
* Phil Anselmo (born 1968), American heavy metal vocalist and musician
* Phil Apollo, American retired professional wrestler
* Phil Barker (born 1932), American wargames designer
* Philip Cheng (1980–2000), apprentice jockey from Hong Kong
* Phil Coleman (athlete) (1931–2021), American runner
* Phil Coleman (footballer) (born 1960), English footballer
*
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis (band), Genesis and had a successful solo career, ac ...
(born 1951), English drummer and singer-songwriter
* Phil Cunningham (born 1960), Scottish accordionist
* Phil Farbman (1924–1996), American basketball player
* Phil Foden (born 2000), English footballer
*
Phil Foglio
Philip Peter Foglio (born May 1, 1956) is an American cartoonist and comic book artist known for his humorous science fiction and fantasy art.
Early life and career
Foglio was born on May 1, 1956, in Mount Vernon, New York, and moved with his fa ...
(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 (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
Philip John Keoghan ( ; born 31 May 1967) is a New Zealand television personality, best known for hosting the The Amazing Race (American TV series), American version of ''The Amazing Race'' on CBS, since its 2001 debut. He is the creator and h ...
(born 1967), New Zealand-born television personality, known for hosting ''The Amazing Race''
* Phil Kessel (born 1987), American ice hockey player
*
Phil LaMarr
Phil LaMarr is an American actor and comedian. He was one of the original featured cast members on the sketch comedy television series '' Mad TV'', where he stayed for five seasons. His voice acting roles in animated series include the Sam B of ' ...
(born 1967), American actor
* Phil Lester (born 1987), English YouTuber and BBC Radio 1 presenter
*
Phil Lynott
Philip Parris Lynott (, ; 20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the co-founder, lead vocalist, bassist, and primary songwriter for the hard rock band Thin Lizzy. He was known for his distinctive ...
(1949–1986), Irish vocalist, bassist, and member of Thin Lizzy
* Phil Mauger, current mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand
* Phil Mahre (born 1957), American alpine skier
* Phil Mallow (born 1957), American politician
* Phil Marsh (born 1986), English footballer
* Phil McGraw (born 1950), American talk show host, also known as Dr. Phil
*
Phil Mickelson
Philip Alfred Mickelson (born June 16, 1970) is an American professional golfer who currently plays in the LIV Golf League. He has won 45 events on the PGA Tour, including six Men's major golf championships, major championships: three Masters ...
(born 1970), American golfer
*
Phil Murphy
Philip Dunton Murphy (born August 16, 1957) is an American politician, diplomat, and financier serving as the 56th governor of New Jersey since 2018. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he was elected governor i ...
(born 1957), American politician
*
Phil Neville
Philip John Neville (born 21 January 1977) is an English association football, football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers. He is also the co-owner of Salford City F.C., Salford ...
(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
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executive director
* Phil Read (1939–2022), English retired motorcycle racer, former world champion
* Phil Rudd (born 1954), Australian drummer for AC/DC
*
Phil Spector
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(1939–2021), American record producer and songwriter
* Phil Swift (born 1961), American businessman and CEO of Flex Seal
* Phil Taylor (born 1960), English darts player
* Phil Vickery (born 1976), English rugby player
* Phil Weintraub (1907–1987), American baseball player
* Philip Baldi (born 1946), American linguist and classical scholar
* Philip J. Berg (born 1944), American conspiracy theorist
* Philip Carey (1925–2009), American actor
* Philip Chen Nan-lok (born 1955), Hong Kong businessman
* Philip P. Cohen (1908–1993), American chemist and researcher
* Philip Coppens (disambiguation), several people
*
Philip Craven
Sir Philip Lee Craven (born 4 July 1950) is an English sports administrator, former Paralympic wheelchair basketball player, swimmer and track and field athlete. Between 2001 and 2017 he was the second president of the International Para ...
(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
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Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the first U.S. secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 dur ...
Philip Khuri Hitti
Philip Khuri Hitti (; 22 June 1886 – 24 December 1978) was a Lebanese-American professor and scholar at Princeton and Harvard University, and authority on Arab and Middle Eastern history, Islam, and Semitic languages. He almost single-handedly ...
Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre
Philip Ι of Montfort (died 17 March 1270, Tyre) was Lord of La Ferté-Alais and Castres-en-Albigeois 1228–1270, Lord of Tyre 1246–1270, and Lord of Toron aft. 1240–1270. He was the son of Guy de Montfort and Helvis of Ibelin (daughter o ...
, French nobleman
* 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
Sir Philip Nicholas Outram Pullman (born 19 October 1946) is an English writer. He is best known for the fantasy trilogy ''His Dark Materials''. The first volume, ''Northern Lights'' (1995), won the Carnegie Medal
, (born 1946), English writer
*
Philip Rivers
Philip Michael Rivers (born December 8, 1981) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons, primarily with the Chargers franchise. He played college football for the ...
(born 1981), American football player
* Philip Roller (born 1994), Thai footballer
* Philip Roth (1933–2018), American novelist
*
Philip Sclater
Philip Lutley Sclater (4 November 1829 – 27 June 1913) was an England, English lawyer and zoologist. In zoology, he was an expert ornithologist, and identified the main zoogeographic regions of the world. He was Secretary of the Zoological ...
(1829–1913), English lawyer and zoologist
* Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967–2014), American actor
* Philip Tideman (1657-1705), Dutch Golden Age painter
* 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), English journalist
* Philip Wilson (bishop) (1950–2021), English-Australian bishop and prisoner
* Philip Wong (1938–2021), politician in Hong Kong
*
Philip Zimbardo
Philip George Zimbardo (; March 23, 1933 – October 14, 2024) was an American psychologist and a professor at Stanford University. He was an internationally known educator, researcher, author and media personality in psychology who authored mo ...
(1933–2024), American psychologist and professor emeritus at
Stanford University
Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...
*
Phill Jupitus
Phillip Christopher Jupitus (, ''Given name#Name at birth, né'' Swan; born 25 June 1962) is a retired English stand-up comedy, stand-up and Improv comedy teacher, improv comedian, actor, performance poetry, performance poet, cartoonist and podc ...
Phillip Walsh (disambiguation) Phillip Walsh or Phil Walsh may refer to:
* Phil Walsh (Australian footballer) (1960–2015), former coach of Adelaide in the Australian Football League and player
* Phil Walsh (English footballer) (born 1984), current professional association foot ...
, multiple people
*
Phillip Whitehead
Phillip Whitehead (30 May 1937 – 31 December 2005) was a British Labour politician, television producer and writer.
Early life
Born in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, he was adopted by a local family in Rowsley, and attended Lady Manners School ...
(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
Pylyp Stepanovych Orlyk (; ; – May 26, 1742) was a Zaporozhian Cossacks, Zaporozhian Cossack statesman, diplomat and member of Cossack starshyna who served as the Hetman of Zaporizhian Cossacks, hetman in exile from 1710 to 1742. He was a cl ...
(1672–1742), writer of Ukraine's first constitution
Surname
*
Arthur Phillip
Arthur Phillip (11 October 1738 – 31 August 1814) was a British Royal Navy officer who served as the first Governor of New South Wales, governor of the Colony of New South Wales.
Phillip was educated at Royal Hospital School, Gree ...
(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 (1775–1851), Scottish missionary in South Africa
* John W. Philip (1840-1900), American Naval Officer
Country
The
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
is a country that was part of the
Spanish Empire
The Spanish Empire, sometimes referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy (political entity), Hispanic Monarchy or the Catholic Monarchy, was a colonial empire that existed between 1492 and 1976. In conjunction with the Portuguese Empire, it ushered ...
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
.
Fictional characters
* Phil, a character in the 1991 American comedy film '' What About Bob?''
* Phil, a character in the 2000 American fantasy-comedy TV movie '' Life-Size''
* Philip, one of the two main leads in ''
Kamen Rider W
is a 2009–2010 Japanese tokusatsu drama, the eleventh series in the Heisei period run of the Kamen Rider Series and the twentieth overall. It premiered following the finale of ''Kamen Rider Decade'' on September 6, 2009, and aired alongside ''S ...
''
* Prince Phillip, a character from the Disney film ''
Sleeping Beauty
"Sleeping Beauty" (, or ''The Beauty Sleeping in the Wood''; , or ''Little Briar Rose''), also titled in English as ''The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods'', is a fairy tale about a princess curse, cursed by an evil fairy to suspended animation in fi ...
''
* Prince Phillip III, a character from '' Power Rangers Dino Charge''
* Phil, the Prince of Insufficient Light, a character from ''
Dilbert
''Dilbert'' is an American comic strip written and illustrated by Scott Adams, first published on April 16, 1989. It is known for its satire, satirical office humor about a White-collar worker, white-collar, micromanagement, micromanaged offic ...
''
* Philip the Diesel Boxcab, a character from '' Thomas and Friends''
* Philoctetes, a character from the Disney film ''
Hercules
Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures.
The Romans adapted the Gr ...
''
* Phillip Argyle, a character from ''
South Park
''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boysStan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand the ...
,'' and part of the comedic duo Terrence and Phillip
* Philip Banks, a character from '' The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air''
* Philip Bauer, the father of Jack Bauer in the series '' 24''
* Phil Blumburtt, a character in the 1986 American science fiction film ''
Howard the Duck
Howard the Duck is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Steve Gerber, based very loosely on his college friend Howard Tockman, and artist Val Mayerik. Howard the Duck firs ...
''
* Phillip Chancellor II, a character in the American soap opera ''
The Young and the Restless
''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...
''
* Phillip Chancellor III, a character in ''
The Young and the Restless
''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...
''
* Chance Chancellor, aka Phillip Chancellor IV, a character in ''
The Young and the Restless
''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in the fictional Genoa City (named after the real-life Genoa City, Wiscon ...
''
* Phil Conners, the main character in the 1993 American fantasy romantic comedy movie ''
Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day (, , , ; Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia: Daks Day) is a tradition observed regionally in the United States and Canada on February 2 of every year. It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if ...
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Phil Coulson
Agent Phillip J. "Phil" Coulson ( ) is a fictional character portrayed and voiced by Clark Gregg in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise. Coulson is depicted as a high-ranking member of the espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D. and longt ...
, a character from the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films, a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appe ...
* Phil DeVille, a character from the Nickelodeon series '' Rugrats''
* Phil Diffy, from the
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American pay television television channel, channel that serves as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company ...
sitcom ''
Phil of the Future
''Phil of the Future'' is an American science fiction comedy television series that originally aired on Disney Channel for two seasons from June 18, 2004, to August 19, 2006. It was created by Douglas Tuber and Tim Maile and produced by 2121 Pr ...
''
* Phillip Drummond, a character in the American television sitcom ''
Diff'rent Strokes
''Diff'rent Strokes'' is an American television sitcom, which originally aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and ...
''
* Phil Dunphy, a character in '' Modern Family''
* Phil Eggtree, a character from the Newgrounds game Riddle School
* Phillip Enright, the main character from '' The Cay''
* Philip J. Fry, the protagonist of ''
Futurama
''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company and later revived by Comedy Central, and then Hulu. The series follows Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1 ...
''
* Philip 'Lip' Gallagher, in Shameless U.K & U.S
* Coroner Phillip 'Phil' Hant, a character in Jason Goes to Hell
* Philip Kiriakis, a character in the American soap opera ''
Days of Our Lives
''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that aired on the network NBC from November 8, 1965, to September 9, 2022; the soap has streamed n ...
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* Philip Lenox, a character in the 2001 American independent comedy-drama film '' Little Secrets''
* Phil Leotardo, a character from the HBO series ''
The Sopranos
''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The series follows Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey American Mafia, Mafia boss who suffers from panic attacks. He reluct ...
''
* Philip Mannering, one of the four children in
Enid Blyton
Enid Mary Blyton (11 August 1897 – 28 November 1968) was an English children's writer, whose books have been worldwide bestsellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. Her books are still enormously popular and have been tra ...
Philip Marlowe
Philip Marlowe ( ) is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler who was characteristic of the hardboiled crime fiction genre. The genre originated in the 1920s, notably in '' Black Mask'' magazine, in which Dashiell Hammett's The Cont ...
, a detective character created by
Raymond Chandler
Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was an American-British novelist and screenwriter. In 1932, at the age of forty-four, Chandler became a detective fiction writer after losing his job as an oil company executive durin ...
EastEnders
''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...
''
* Philip Reardon, aka the Ten-Eyed Man, a supervillain in
DC Comics
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* Phillip Schrute, Dwight Schrute's son in the American adaptation of ''
The Office
''The Office'' is the title of several mockumentary sitcoms based on a British series originally created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant as '' The Office'' in 2001. The original series also starred Gervais as manager and primary charac ...
''
* Dr. Phillip Sherman, a dentist in the 2003
Pixar
Pixar (), doing business as Pixar Animation Studios, is an American animation studio based in Emeryville, California, known for its critically and commercially successful computer-animated feature films. Pixar is a subsidiary of Walt Disney ...
film ''
Finding Nemo
''Finding Nemo'' is a 2003 American animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Andrew Stanton, co-directed by Lee Unkrich, and produced by Graham Walters, from ...
''
* Phil Sultenfuss, a character in the American coming-of-age comedy-drama films '' My Girl'' and '' My Girl 2''
* Philip Traum,
Satan
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's adopted name in the Mark Twain novel '' The Mysterious Stranger''
* Phil Wenneck, a character in the 2009 American comedy film ''
The Hangover
''The Hangover'' is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips, and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. It is the first installment in ''The Hangover'' trilogy. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, H ...
''
* Phil Winkelstein, aka Frankencelery, from ''
VeggieTales
''VeggieTales'' is an American Christian media, Christian Computer animated, CGI-animated series and multimedia franchise created by Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki under Big Idea Entertainment. The series stars Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumb ...
''
* Philip Wittebane, aka Emperor Belos, the main
antagonist
An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the main enemy or rival of the protagonist and is often depicted as a villain.The Owl House
''The Owl House'' is an American animated fantasy television series created by Dana Terrace that aired on Disney Channel from January 10, 2020, to April 8, 2023. The series features the voices of Sarah-Nicole Robles, Wendie Malick, Alex Hi ...
''
See also
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Philippa
Philippa is a feminine given name meaning "lover of horses" or "horses' friend", from the Greek Philippos, which is derived from ''philein'', meaning to love and ''hippos'', meaning ''horse''. The English masculine form is Philip, which was form ...
Emperor Philip (disambiguation) Emperor Philip may refer to:
* Philip I (Roman emperor) (204–249; Philip the Arab), Caesar, Emperor of the Roman Empire
* Philip II (Roman emperor) (237–249; Philip the Younger), Caesar, Emperor of the Roman Empire
* Philip I, Latin Emperor ...
*
King Philip (disambiguation) King Philip may refer to
* Philip I of Macedon (fl. c. 593 BC)
* Philip II of Macedon (380–336 BC), Greek conqueror and father of Alexander the Great
* Philippe of Belgium (born 1960)
* Ee-mat-la (died 1839) war leader of the Seminole in the Se ...