Phil name meaning

Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl
Origin: Old Greek
Usage: English
Pronunciation: phil
Meaning: Horse Lover and Form of Phillip
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What does Phil mean?

Meaning of Phil is Horse Lover or Form of Phillip has its origin in Old Greek and a gender-neutral name is used predominantly in English. Phil is an abridged form of Philip.

Philip is variant of noteworthy and biblical Philippe. Philip is English cognate of Philipp. Philip means Loves Horses and Friend of Horses has its origin in Old Greek. Phil is a short form of Philipp.

Philipp is form of all time favorite, customary and biblical Philip. Philipp is German cognate of Philip. Also Philipp is equivalent of Philippus in German language. Desirable and Enduring Old Greek Philipp, meaning of Philipp is "Friend of Horses and Lover of Horses".

How do I pronounce Phil?

phil is the most common way to pronounce one syllabled Phil. fil is another way(s) to say the name.

Variants of Phil

Philippos, Philippus, Fhilippus

Names that rhyme with Phil

How popular is the name Phil?

Phil was a popular name in United States. Over 20040 babies have been given the moniker in 152 years. When at its peak in 1947, the moniker grabbed the 260th spot and 676 baby boys were given the name.

However after 152 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts. Additionally, the moniker has been in the top 500 baby names an amazing 72 times Phil is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, in use since 1997, peaked in 2007 when it ranked 2211st.

Also, it appeared first time in 1991 on baby boy names list of France. In Switzerland, it has been in use since 1998 and achieved its top ranking of 369 in 2013.

Over 141 people have been named Phil in Switzerland. In Belgium, it has been in use since 1998 and achieved its top ranking of 448 in 2018. There are over 129 babies that have been given the name Phil in Belgium.

But Phil is a popular baby name in England where every 1 in 2000 have the name as well as in, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. According to our evaluation, over 290000 babies have been named Phil globally.

YearBoysGirls
RankBirthsRankBirths
2018630813
2017526017
2016574315
2015527717
2014661212
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Phil in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands133541819

Here's what numbers has to say about Phil

Understanding others is your specialty, but you never expect people to do for you, what you are willing to do for them. You are an inspirational person who respects the rules and social restrictions. You always leave an everlasting impression but entering your world is a hard task to accomplish. You have trust issues and anger management problem that you seem to be handling pretty well. You have an artistic soul and a good eye for everything you put your focus on.

Looking for a name like Phil? Please go through the following names

  •  Kleopha - Meaning of Kleopha is To Promote Days or Fame used for baby girls. Its origin is in Old Greek is used majorly in German and Greek
  •  Zenayda - Anomalous Zenayda came from Old Greek is used as a baby girl name, meaning of Zenayda is "The Word Bios Which is of the Meaning Life and Given Life by Zeus". Zenayda is resulted from Zenobia.
  •  Olexa - Meaning of Olexa is Protector of Men, Feminine of Alexander or Defender of Mankind has origin in Old Greek which is primarily used in English and Czech is aimed at both genders
  •  Petr - Unexpected Petr is used majorly in English and Czech has origin in Old Greek used for boys, Petr means "The Rock or Rock"
  •  Polixena - Origin of Polixena is in Old Greek, meaning of Polixena is "Hospitable" is a girl name. Polixena is derivation of Polyxena.
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Middle names for Phil

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