Origin: Greek
Meaning: “lover of horses”
Best Nicknames
Flip, Phil, Philly, Pip
Variations, Nicknames and Sound Alikes:
Felipe, Felipo, Filep, Filip, Filippo, Fillip, Fyllip, Philipp, Philippe,
Philippos, Philippus, Philips, Phillip, Phillips, Phyllip, Pilipo
Philip TV and Movie Quotes:
“I wanna be Philip. Me Philip. Me Philip.”
Futurama: The Luck of the Fryrish (2001)
“Philip, when I met you, you were into James Brown.”
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990 TV Series)
Famous people named Philip or its variations
1. Phil Anselmo (b. 1968), American heavy metal singer
born Philip Hansen Anselmo
2. Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014), American actor
3. Phil Collins (b. 1951), English singer, songwriter
born Philip David Charles Collins
Middle Names for Philip:
Philip Arnold
Philip Carson
Philip Everett
Philip Mark
Philip Slade
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I’ve been called Philipotamus before not that I liked that one much. Phip, Pip and phlip are some other nicknames I’ve had. A good middle name is Thomas for Philips, no doubt the best choice ever.
Names I’ve been called:
Big Dog Philly, Philly Cheesesteak, Uncle Phil, Philipo, Philly-Phil, Felipe, Dr. Phil good
KillPhil , Philly Blunt, PhillytheKid
but my friend do call philipto or philippiano
Names I’v been called.
Phillistofilise
Ill Phil
Phil My Crackin
Phil The Pill
Good Phil
Uncle Phil – later(Uncle Money)
Phillidelphia CreamCheese/Cheesecake
There’s this guy named Phillip at school, and we all like to think of nicknames for him. I think my best one was Mt. Philimanjaro
PhilBilly, Phil the lip, philadandrome, Philly-Phil (flava-flave), Phillis, Philipander, Philthy Phil, no Philter Phil… the only one i am actually fond of is PhilBilly lol thought that was pretty original when i first heard it!
I’ve had too many to count. Phileus Fogg, Phineas, Phil-up my coffee, Flip Flop..
I’m from Philippines and some of my friends called me Ipe
My fiance’s name is Phillip and he’s always been called Fee by close friends and family (especially by children; it’s actually how he got the nickname because his younger brother couldn’t say Phillip and always called him Fee, so it just stuck).
I’m called Majestic by friends & Feleep!! by close friends
Why were you called ‘Majestic’, Philip? By the way, I wish I was named ‘Philip’!
I used to be called ‘Eyip’ by my cousins and ‘pelps’ by some colleagues.
At work.. I’m known as ‘d’great!’
Philly Cheesesteak
Ive been called Philly, Uncle Phil, Dr. Phil, NoChillPhil, PNut, and Phillus.
I always go by Phil but tell people I don’t care and they can call me either. The best nickname I’ve been given is Philbo Baggins.