phil
/fɪl/
phil is the alternative form of phil..
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Phil
Phil
- A short form of the male given name Philip.
- Trump’s promotion of the channel, which occurs as he simultaneously works to undermine credible news organizations, is cause for alarm, said Phil Napoli, a Duke University professor who specializes in media and democracy and has studied propaganda efforts.2020 May 8, Oliver Darcy, “Meet OAN, the little-watched right-wing news channel that Trump keeps promoting”, in CNN
- A short form of the female given name Philippa.
Noun capitalized: Phil
Phil
- Abbreviation of philosophy.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Phil
the Phils.
- Clipping of the Philippines.
Adjective capitalized: Phil
Phil. (not comparable)
- Clipping of Philippine.
Proper noun (3) capitalized: Phil
Phil
- A short form of the female given name Philomena.
Forms of phil
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Phill |
| Noun | |
| alternative form | phil |
| alternative form | phil. |
| alternative form | Phil. |
Origin of phil
Shortened from Philip, from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos), which see for more information.
Clipping
Words formed from phil
Words that rhyme with phil
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- chill
- drill
- Seville
- will
- skill
- still
- frill
- mil
- sill
- swill
- fulfill
- goodwill
- till
- until
- brazil
- downhill
- prill
- quadrille
- shill
- shrill
- thrill
- Chapel Hill
- jill
- McGill
- nill
- squill
- trill
- uphill
- Walton-on-the-Hill
- Baskerville
- dill
- grille
- he'll
- instill
- Ithkuil
- krill
- manille
- nil
- purple pill
- refill
- remill
- rill
- thill
- twill
- vill
- vril
- 'til
- 'twill
Questions about phil
- What does phil mean?
- Phil means a short form of the male given name Philip.
- What is phil the alternative form of?
- Phil is the alternative form of phil..
- What part of speech is phil?
- Phil can be a proper noun, a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce phil?
- Phil is pronounced /fɪl/.
Words near phil in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: phil (page history and authors); Phil (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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