Phillip - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Phillip \ph(il)-lip\ is a variant of Philip (Greek), and the meaning of Phillip is "horse lover".

The baby name Phillip sounds like Phyllip, Fillip and Philipp. Other similar baby names are Phillips, Ghillie, Philly and Philips.

Phillip is a very common first name for men (#87 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#4866 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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