Philip
Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Greek , from a compound of and . 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. The original Greek spelling includes two Ps as seen in Philippides and Philippos, which is possible due to the Greek endings following the two Ps. To end a word with such a double consonant—in Greek or in English—would, however, be incorrect. It has many diminutive forms including Phil, Philly, Phillie, Lip, and Pip. There are also feminine forms such as Philippine and Philippa.
Philip in other languages
- Afrikaans: Filip
- Albanian: Filip
- Amharic: ፊሊጶስ
- Arabic: فيلبس, فيليبوس, فيليب
- Armenian: Փիլիպպոս
- Asturian: Felipe
- Belarusian: Філіп, піліп
- Bengali: ফিলিপ
- Bosnian: Filip
- Bulgarian: Филип
- Catalan: Felip
- Celtic: Fulup
- Croatian: Filip
- Czech: Filip
- Danish: Filip, Fillip
- Dutch: Philip, Filip, Filips
- English: Phillip, Philip
- Filipino: Felipe, Pelipe
- Finnish: Vilppu
- French: Philippe
- Galician: Filipe
- Ganda: Filipu
- Georgian: ფილიპ
- German: Philipp
- Greek: Φίλιππος
- Gujarati: ફિલિપ
- Hawaiian: Pilipo
- Hebrew: פיליפ
- Hindi: फिलिप
- Hungarian: Fülöp
- Indonesian: Filipus, Philip
- Irish: Pilib, Feidhlim
- Italian: Filippo
- Latin: Philippus
- Latvian: Filips
- Lithuanian: Pilypas
- Macedonian: Филип
- Malayalam: ഫിലിപ്പൊസ്
- Maltese: Filippu, Pinu
- Maori: Piripi
- Norwegian: Filip, Philip, Phillip
- Occitan: Felip
- Persian: فیلیپ
- Poitevin: Félipe
- Polish: Filip
- Portuguese: Filipe
- Portuguese : Felipe
- Romanian: Filip
- Russian: Филипп
- Samoan: Filipo
- Scottish Gaelic: Filib
- Serbian: Филип/Filip
- Slovak: Filip
- Slovenian: Filip
- Spanish: Felipe
- Swahili: Felipo
- Swedish: Filip
- Tigrinya: ፊሊጶስ
- Turkish: Filipus
- Ukrainian: Пилип
- Welsh: Philip
Antiquity
Kings of Macedon
- Philip I of Macedon
- Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great
- Philip III of Macedon, half-brother of Alexander the Great
- Philip IV of Macedon
- Philip V of Macedon
New Testament
- Philip the Apostle
- Philip the Evangelist
Others
- Philippus of Croton Olympic victor and legendary hero
- Philip of Opus, one of Plato's students
- Philip of Acarnania, physician
- Philip, general of Alexander the Great
- Philip builder of Alexandria on the Indus
- Philip, son of Amyntas and first husband of Berenice I
- Philip, brother of Lysimachus and youngest son of Agathocles of Pella
- Philip, one of the sons of Lysimachus from his wife Arsinoe II
- Philip, Greek satrap of Sogdiana and governor of Parthia
- Philip I Philadelphus, ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid kingdom
- Philip II Philoromaeus, last ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid kingdom
- Lucius Marcius Philippus, multiple Roman statesmen
- Philippides of Paiania, Greek son of Philomelos, archon of nobility, basileus 293/2 B.C.
- Herod Philip I, son of Herod the Great and husband of Herodias
- Philip, "the Tetrarch", son of Herod the Great and ruler of Ituraea and Trachonitis
- Philippus of Thessalonica, epigrammatic Greek poet and compiler of an Anthology
- Philip the Arab, Roman emperor from 244 to 250
- Philip of Side, Byzantine historian of the early Christian church
Rulers and royalty
Papacy
- Antipope Philip
Byzantine Empire
- Philippikos Bardanes, Byzantine emperor
- Philip of Courtenay, titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople
King of the Belgians
- Philip of Belgium
King of England
- Philip of England
Kings of France
- Philip I of France
- Philip II of France
- Philip III of France, "the Bold"
- Philip IV of France, "the Fair"; also known as Philip I of Navarre
- Philip V of France, "the Tall"; also known as Philip II of Navarre
- Philip VI of France, "the Fortunate"
Kings of Navarre
- Philip I of Navarre, also known as Philip IV of France
- Philip II of Navarre, also known as Philip V of France
- Philip III of Navarre
King of Germany
- Philip of Swabia, King of Germany and Duke of Swabia
Counts and Dukes of Savoy
- Philip I, Count of Savoy
- Philip II, Duke of Savoy
Dukes of Burgundy
- Philip I, Duke of Burgundy
- Philip the Bold, also known as Philip II, Duke of Burgundy
- Philip the Good, also known as Philip III, Duke of Burgundy
Kings of Castile and Spain
- Philip I of Castile, "the Handsome"; also known as Philip IV, Duke of Burgundy
- Philip II of Spain, also known as Philip I of Portugal and Philip V of Burgundy
- Philip III of Spain, also known as Philip II of Portugal and Philip VI of Burgundy
- Philip IV of Spain, also known as Philip III of Portugal and Philip VII of Burgundy
- Philip V of Spain
- Philip VI of Spain
Kings of Portugal
- Philip I of Portugal, also known as Philip II of Spain and Philip V of Burgundy
- Philip II of Portugal, also known as Philip III of Spain and Philip VI of Burgundy
- Philip III of Portugal, also known as Philip IV of Spain and Philip VII of Burgundy
Others
- Philip of Sweden, a medieval king of Sweden
- Philip of Milly, seventh Grand Master of the Knights Templar
- Philip, Count of Flanders
- Philip of Artois, heir to the countship
- Philip of Artois, Count of Eu
- Philip I, Prince of Taranto
- Philip II, Prince of Taranto
- Philip of Burgundy, Count of Auvergne
- Philip of Poitou, Prince-Bishop of Durham
- Philip Simonsson, claimant to the throne of Norway
- Philip of Saint-Pol, Duke of Brabant
- Philip, Duke of Parma
- Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
- Philip II, Duke of Pomerania
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, consort of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms
- Philipp, Prince of Eulenburg, Prussian diplomat
- Prince Carl Philip, prince of Sweden and Duke of Värmland
First name
- Metacomet, nicknamed "King Philip", war leader of the Wampanoag in "King Philip's War"
- Phiiliip, American musician, born Philip Guichard
- Phil Anselmo, American heavy metal vocalist and musician
- Phil Apollo, American retired professional wrestler
- Phil Barker, American wargames designer
- Phillip Barker, Canadian-British artist and film director
- Phillip G. Bernstein, American architect, technologist, and educator
- Philip Cheng, apprentice jockey from Hong Kong
- Phil Coleman , American runner
- Phil Coleman , English footballer
- Phil Collins, English drummer and singer-songwriter
- Phil Cunningham, Scottish accordionist
- Phillip Daniels, American football coach and former player
- Phillip Daniels , American football player
- Phil Donahue, American media personality
- Phil Esposito, Canadian hockey player, coach, executive, and broadcaster
- Phil Farbman, American basketball player
- Phil Foden, English footballer
- Phil Foglio, print and online comic artist, creator of Girl Genius and XXXenophile
- Phil Goff, New Zealand politician
- Phil Handler, American football player
- Phil Hartman, American actor and comedian
- Phil Haynes, American football player
- Phil Hellmuth, American poker player
- Phil Hill, American automobile racer
- Phil Ivey, American poker player
- Phil Jackson, American basketball coach
- Phil Jurkovec, American football player
- Phil Keoghan, New Zealand-born television personality, known for hosting The Amazing Race
- Phil Kessel, American ice hockey player
- Phil LaMarr, American actor
- Phil Lester, English YouTuber and BBC Radio 1 presenter
- Phil Lynott, Irish vocalist, bassist, and member of Thin Lizzy
- Phil Mauger, current mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand
- Phil Mahre, American alpine skier
- Phil Mallow, American politician
- Phil Marsh, English footballer
- Phil McGraw, American talk show host, also known as Dr. Phil
- Phil Mickelson, American golfer
- Philip Finkie Molefe, South African religious leader
- Phil Murphy, American politician
- Phil Neville, English footballer
- Phil Ochs, American songwriter and protest singer
- Phil Oestricher, American test pilot
- Phil Palmer, English jazz and rock guitarist
- Phil Plait, American astronomer
- Phil Radford, Greenpeace executive director
- Phil Read, English retired motorcycle racer, former world champion
- Phil Rudd, Australian drummer for AC/DC
- Phil Spector, American record producer and songwriter
- Phil Swift, American businessman and CEO of Flex Seal
- Phil Taylor, English darts player
- Phil Vickery, English rugby player
- Phil Weintraub, American baseball player
- Philip Baldi, American linguist and classical scholar
- Philip J. Berg, American conspiracy theorist
- Philip Carey, American actor
- Philip Chen Nan-lok, Hong Kong businessman
- Philip P. Cohen, American chemist and researcher
- Philip Coppens, several people
- Philip Craven, English sports administrator, president of the International Paralympic Committee
- Philip Dulebohn, American figure skater
- Philip Erenberg, American gymnast and Olympic silver medalist
- Philip Farkas, American horn player
- Philip Glass, American composer
- Philip Glenister, English actor
- Philip Godana, Kenyan politician
- Philip Gudthaykudthay, Aboriginal Australian artist
- Philip Gunawardena, Sri Lankan Sinhala Trotskyist
- Philip Guston, American painter
- Philip Hamilton, American poet and son of Alexander Hamilton
- Philip Hearnshaw,, Australian filmmaker
- Philip J. Ivanhoe, American sinologist
- Philip Jalalpoor,, German basketball player
- Philip K. Dick, American science fiction writer
- Philip Khoury, Australian pastry chef
- Philip Khuri Hitti, Lebanese academic and scholar of Islam
- Philip Langridge, English tenor
- Sir Philip Miles, 2nd Baronet, English politician and landowner
- Philip Napier Miles, English composer, philanthropist and landowner
- Philip of Montfort, Lord of Castres, French nobleman
- Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre, French nobleman
- Philip George Owston, English chemist and crystallographer, and namesake of the Owston Islands in Antarctica
- Philip Perry, acting Associate Attorney General of the United States
- Philip Pullman,, English writer
- Philip Rivers, American football player
- Philip Roller, Thai footballer
- Philip Roth, American novelist
- Philip Sclater, English lawyer and zoologist
- Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor
- Philip Tideman, Dutch Golden Age painter
- Philip Tuckniss, Zimbabwean tennis player
- Philip van Ness Myers, American historian
- Philip Vellacott, English academic and classical scholar, known for his translations of Greek tragedy
- Philip Webster, English journalist
- Philip Wilson , English-Australian bishop and prisoner
- Philip Wong, politician in Hong Kong
- Philip Zimbardo, American psychologist and professor emeritus at Stanford University
- Phill Jupitus, English comedian
- Phillip Buchanon, American football player
- Phillip Garrido, American kidnapper
- Phillip Hagar Smith, American electrical engineer, inventor of the Smith chart
- Phillip Hughes, Australian cricketer
- Phillip Carl Jablonski, American serial killer and rapist
- Phillip Jack Brooks, American wrestler, ring name CM Punk
- Phillip James Dodd, English-American architect
- Phillip Johnson, multiple people
- Phillip Lindsay, American football player
- Phillip Noyce, Australian film director
- Phillip Phillips, American Idol season 11 winner
- Philip Ricketts, American lawyer and government official
- Phillip Schofield, English broadcaster and television personality
- Phillip Walsh, multiple people
- Phillip Whitehead, English politician and member of the European Parliament
- Phillip Wilcher, Australian classical music composer
- Punxsutawney Phil, Groundhog Day groundhog
- Pylyp Orlyk, writer of Ukraine's first constitution