Definitions for philip
ˈfɪl ɪpphilip

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Philip, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburghnoun

   Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Philipnoun

   One of the twelve disciples; one of the seven deacons.

2. Philipnoun

   One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons.

3. Philipnoun

   A male given name from Ancient Greek.

   Philip Berold, conceiting this his name, very Clerkly proves that Philip is an Apostolical name by Saint Philip the Apostle, a Royal name by King Philip King of Macedonia, and an Imperial name by Philip the first Christian Emperour.

4. Philipnoun

   A patronymic surname.

5. Philipnoun

   A small city, the county seat of Haakon County, South Dakota, United States.

6. Etymology: From Φίλιππος, name of ancient kings of Macedonia, from φίλιππος, from φιλέω + ἵππος.

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1. Philip

   Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek Φίλιππος (Philippos, lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of φίλος (philos, "dear", "loved", "loving") and ἵππος (hippos, "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularized the name include kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early Christianity. Philip has many alternative spellings. One derivation often used as a surname is Phillips. It was also found during ancient Greek times with two Ps as Philippides and Philippos. It has many diminutive (or even hypocoristic) forms including Phil, Philly, Lip, Pip, Pep or Peps. There are also feminine forms such as Philippine and Philippa.

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1. philip

   Philip is a traditionally male given name, originally derived from Greek, which generally means "friend of horses" or "lover of horses". It was a common name in ancient Greece and Rome, and has been popular throughout European history, given to numerous Kings and important figures.

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1. Philipnoun

   the European hedge sparrow

2. Philipnoun

   the house sparrow. Called also phip

3. Etymology: [So called from their notes.]

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1. Philip

   an Indian chief whose father had been a staunch friend of the Pilgrim settlers, was himself friendly to the colonists, till in 1671 their encroachments provoked him to retaliation; after six years' fighting, in which many colonists perished and great massacres of Indians took place, he was defeated and slain, 1676.

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1. philip

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1. PHILIP

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Philip is ranked #5910 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Philip surname appeared 5,832 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Philip.
   
   49.7% or 2,903 total occurrences were Asian.
   29.9% or 1,748 total occurrences were White.
   15.8% or 922 total occurrences were Black.
   2.2% or 133 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.7% or 99 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.4% or 27 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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1. • Prince

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'philip' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2577

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'philip' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3561

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce philip?

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How to say philip in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of philip in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of philip in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of philip in a Sentence

1. Shane MacGuill:

   India is obviously a market of huge potential for vapour products, this ban would decisively cut off access to that potential growth cohort for companies like Juul Labs and PMI (Philip Morris International).

2. Bruce Barnes:

   Our board of trustees, staff, and members are thrilled that this wonderful sculpture of Philip Seymour Hoffman has been placed at our Dryden Theatre, since the museum was founded, one of our key missions has been to preserve and exhibit motion pictures, and this statue enables us to recognize Hoffman’s extraordinary contribution to the art of cinema.

3. Tracey Dean:

   Philip Pieri ca n’t be shy, Philip Pieri’ve got to talk to them. Philip Pieri treat them like Philip Pieri own kids, Philip Pieri know.

4. Jim Byron:

   Philip, by all measures, he was being kind, and really expressing so much of his character.

5. Dr John Hall:

   Philip Larkin will be memorialized very near Geoffrey Chaucer finding a fitting place among his fellow poets, i have no doubt that his work and memory will live on as long as the English language continues to be understood.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=philip
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Philip
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/philip
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Philip
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=philip