philip
Syllables: Phil·ip/ˈfɪlɪp/
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Australia/ˈfɪləp/
philip noun: english sparrow, house sparrow (Passer domesticus).
Noun
philip (plural philips)
- English sparrow, house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Proper noun capitalized: Philip
Philip (countable and uncountable, plural Philips)
- One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons.
- 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.1605, William Camden, Remains Concerning Britain, John Russell Smith, published 1870, page 93
- I used to envy my brother his name, and recall once accusing my mother of having favored him, else why did she name me Nathan and him Philip, tell me that, ma, tell me that. He had king Philip and if day-dreaming that association wasn't pleasure enough, there was the then movie star, Phillips...1972, Nate Perlmutter, A Bias of Reflections: Confessions of an Incipient Old Jew, Arlington House, →ISBN, page 27
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A small city, the county seat of Haakon County, South Dakota, United States.
philip meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
philip in Hindi
- फिलिप, फिलीप, फ़िलिप
philip in Tamil
- பிலிப், பிலிப்பு, ஃபிலிப்
philip in Marathi
- फिलिप, फिलीप
philip in Urdu
- فلپ
More languagesFewer languages
- philip in Bengali
- ফিলিপ
- philip in Telugu
- ఫిలిప్
- philip in Malayalam
- ഫിലിപ്പ്, ഫിലിപ്
- philip in Kannada
- ಫಿಲಿಪ್
- philip in Punjabi
- ਫਿਲਿਪ, ਫਿਲੀਪ, ਫ਼ਿਲਿਪ
- philip in Gujarati
- ફિલિપ, ફિલીપ
- philip in Odia
- ଫିଲିପ, ଫିଲିପ୍
- philip in Nepali
- फिलिप
Synonyms of philip
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- spotsie
Forms of philip
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | philips |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Philips |
| alternative form | Phillip |
Origin of philip
From Middle English Philip, ultimately from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos), name of ancient kings of Macedonia, from φίλιππος (phílippos, “fond of horses”), from φιλέω (philéō, “to love”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).
Words formed from philip
Phrases with philip
Questions about philip
- What does philip mean?
- Philip means english sparrow, house sparrow (Passer domesticus).
- What is philip in Hindi?
- Philip in Hindi is फिलिप, फिलीप, फ़िलिप. See Philip meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is philip?
- Philip can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce philip?
- Philip is pronounced /ˈfɪlɪp/ (UK).
- What is the plural of philip?
- The plural of philip is philips.
Words near philip in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: philip (page history and authors); Philip (page history and authors); philip (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); philip (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); philip (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); philip (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); philip (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); philip (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); philip (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); philip (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); philip (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); philip (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); philip (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); philip (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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