MEANING & HISTORY
What does Phillip mean?
Phillip is an established spelling of Philip with a doubled l. Philip comes from Greek Philippos, combining a loving or fond-of element with horse.
The spelling difference does not create a separate root meaning. The name’s horse association is linguistic, not evidence of riding skills or interests. Biblical and classical bearers helped transmit the family.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
A less common spelling of Philip.
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Wiktionary: Phillip (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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People with the name Phillip
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Phillip Salvador
Filipino actor (born 1953)
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Phillip A. Alviola
Filipino zoologist
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
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eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
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distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Phillip Salvador, Phillip A. Alviola
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Phillip in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Phillip
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Philip♂Fond of horses
- Phil♂Short form of Philip and other Phil-names
- Philippe♂Friend of horses
- Phoebe♀Bright or radiant
What rhymes with Phillip?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Explore Phillip further
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q19816553 — Phillip (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Phillip Salvador (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q19816553 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Phillip A. Alviola (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q19816553 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Phillip (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Phillip (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.
- Wiktionary: Philip (English) (opens in a new tab)
Consulted underlying source-name etymology supporting the stated formation or root.