Philip

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: fĭlʹĭp, IPA(key): /ˈfɪlɪp/ IPA(key): (General Australian) /ˈfɪləp/ Hyphenation: Phil‧ip Homophone: fillip === Proper noun === Philip (countable and uncountable, plural Philips) (uncountable) One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons. (countable) A male given name from Ancient Greek. (countable, rare compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic. A small city, the county seat of Haakon County, South Dakota, United States. ==== Alternative forms ==== Phillip (originally a misspelling) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== (pet forms) Phil, Pip (feminine forms) Philippa ==== Translations ==== == Danish == === Proper noun === Philip a male given name of popular usage, variant of Filip == German == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Philip m (proper noun, strong, genitive Philips or (with an article) Philip, plural Philips or Philipe) a male given name, a less common variant of Philipp == Middle English == === Alternative forms === Phillip === Etymology === 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”). === Proper noun === Philip a male given name (rare) a surname ==== Descendants ==== English: Philip Yola: Phielim ==== References ==== “Philip”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. “Philip, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Norwegian == === Proper noun === Philip a male given name, variant of Filip == Swedish == === Proper noun === Philip c (genitive Philips) a male given name, variant of Filip