Phil
[fɪl]Meaning
short form of Philip and other names beginning with Phil
Background Story
Phil is a short form of Philip and of various other names beginning with Phil, formed from a Greek element meaning "friend, dear, beloved". Pip is recorded as a variant, and the feminine forms are Philipa, Phillipa and Philippa. The name is used in Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Greek and Biblical Latin, and in Bulgarian, Catalan, Corsican, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch and Finnish.
Variations
Philip, Philipp, Philly
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