Phillip

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English

 Phillip (first name) on Wikipedia
 Phillip (surname) on Wikipedia

Etymology

A less common spelling of Philip.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Phillip (countable and uncountable, plural Phillips)

  1. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, named after Arthur Phillip

Derived terms

Danish

Etymology

An English style spelling variant of the Danish Filip.

Proper noun

Phillip c

  1. a male given name

German

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Phillip m (proper noun, strong, genitive Phillips or (with an article) Phillip, plural Phillips or Phillipe)

  1. a male given name, a less common variant of Philipp

Middle English

Proper noun

Phillip

  1. a male given name, variant of Philip

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