Phil
[fɪl]Meaning
short form of philip and other names beginning with phil, from a greek element meaning "friend, dear, beloved"
Background Story
Phil is a short form of Philip and of various other names beginning with Phil, from a Greek element meaning "friend, dear, beloved". It is used in Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Bulgarian, Catalan, Corsican, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch and Finnish.
Variations
Philip, Philipp, Philly
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