Phillip

Greek
"lover of horses"

Phillip Origin and Meaning

The name Phillip is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "lover of horses".

Spelling variation of Philip. Exactly as many baby boys were named with the single 'l' spelling in 2017.

# 622 in the US

Phillip Rank in US Top 1000

Popularity of the name Phillip

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Famous People Named Phillip

  • Phillip LaDon Phillips
    American singer; winner of "American Idol" (season 11)
  • Phillip Jack Brooks aka CM Punk
    American pro wrestler
  • Phillip Bryan Schofield
    English TV presenter
  • Phillip Allen Sharp
    American geneticist; winner of the Nobel Prize
  • Phillip Dutton
    American horse rider
  • Jonah Maddox
    Phillip Bryant, son of American singer Lil Mo

The name Phillip in Pop Culture

  • Phillip "Phil" Coulson
    character in Marvel Universe
  • Phillip Ronan "Lip" Gallagher
    character on TV's "Shameless"
  • Phillip Price
    character in "Mr. Robot"
  • Phillip
    character in LJ Smith's "Night World" series
  • Prince Phillip
    character in Disney's "Sleeping Beauty"
  • Captain Phillip Hoffman
    also known as Phillip the Nutcracker, character in Disney's "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms"
  • Phillip Halpert
    Jim and Pam's son on"The Office"
  • Phillip Lipton
    Schrute, Angela and Dwight's son on "The Office"
  • Phillip Carlyle
    character in “The Greatest Showman”, portrayed by Zac Efron
  • Phillip West
    character on 1980's TV show "Scarecrow & Mrs. King"

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