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Meaning & Origins
From the Greek name Philippos, meaning ‘lover of horses’, from philein ‘to love’ + hippos ‘horse’. This was popular in the classical period and since. It was the name of the father of Alexander the Great. It was also the name of one of Christ's apostles, of a deacon ordained by the apostles after the death of Christ, and of several other early saints. See also Philippa.
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English, Scottish, and northern Irish: patronymic from the personal name Will, a very common medieval short form of William.
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Nicknames & variations
Phillip, Philippe, Philipp, Phillippe, Phillipe, Philippa, Philp, Phillipa, Phillp, Phillippa
Wilsey, Wilshire, Wilshusen, Wilsher, Wils, Wilsford, Wilske, Walson, Wilsie, Wilsman
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