name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation:fĭlʹĭp
General-American, Received-Pronunciation:/ˈfɪlɪp/
Received-Pronunciation:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian:/ˈfɪləp/
homophone: fillip
CMU ARPABET:F IH1 L AH0 P
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:F IH1 L IH0 P
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
A surname originating as a patronymic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Qualifier: rare compared to given name
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
name
Meaning 4
A small city, the county seat of Haakon County, South Dakota, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
English sparrow, house sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: prince
History
Etymology
From Middle English Philip, ultimately from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos), name of ancient kings of Macedonia, from φίλιππος (phílippos, “fond of horses”), from φιλέω (philéō, “to love”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).
Across languages
Translations
113 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
Filíp
— biblical persons
Arabic:
فِيلِيب
(fīlīb)
— biblical persons
Armenian:
Փիլիպպոս
(Pʻilippos)
— biblical persons
Old Armenian:
Փիլիպպոս
(Pʻilippos)
— biblical persons
Belarusian:
Піліп
(Pilip)
— biblical persons
Bulgarian:
Фи́лип
(Fílip)
— biblical persons
Catalan:
Felip
— biblical persons
Cherokee:
ᏈᎵᎩ
(quiligi)
— biblical persons
Chinese Mandarin:
腓力
(Féilì)
— biblical persons
Chinese Mandarin:
斐理伯
(Fěilǐbó)
— biblical persons
Maore Comorian:
Filiɓusa
— biblical persons
Coptic:
ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ
(philippos)
— biblical persons
Danish:
Filip
— biblical persons
Dutch:
Filippus
— biblical persons
Estonian:
Filippus
— biblical persons
Finnish:
Filippus
— biblical persons
Finnish:
Filippos
— biblical persons
French:
Philippe
— biblical persons
Galician:
Filipe
— biblical persons
Georgian:
ფილიპე
(piliṗe)
— biblical persons
German:
Philippus
— biblical persons
Gothic:
𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌹𐍀𐍀𐌿𐍃
(filippus)
— biblical persons
Ancient Greek:
Φίλιππος
(Phílippos)
— biblical persons
Hawaiian:
Pilipo
— biblical persons
Hebrew:
פיליפוס
— biblical persons
Hindi:
फ़िलिप्पुस
(filippus)
— biblical persons
Indonesian:
Filipus
— biblical persons
Irish:
Pilib
— biblical persons
Italian:
Filippo
— biblical persons
Kazakh:
Філіп
(Fılıp)
— biblical persons
Latvian:
Filips
— biblical persons
Lithuanian:
Pilỹpas
— biblical persons
Māori:
Piripi
— biblical persons
Norwegian:
Filip
— biblical persons
Polish:
Filip
— biblical persons
Portuguese:
Filipe
— biblical persons
Russian:
Фили́пп
(Filípp)
— biblical persons
Scottish Gaelic:
Philip
— biblical persons
Sicilian:
Filippu
— biblical persons
Spanish:
Felipe
— biblical persons
Swedish:
Filippos
— biblical persons
Ukrainian:
Пили́п
(Pylýp)
— biblical persons
Venetan:
Fiłipo
— biblical persons
Vietnamese:
Philípphê
— biblical persons
Welsh:
Philip
— biblical persons
Albanian:
Filíp
— male given name
Arabic:
فِيلِيب
(fīlīb)
— male given name
Arabic:
فِيلِبُس
(fīlibus)
— male given name
Arabic:
فِيلِيبُوس
(fīlībūs)
— male given name
Armenian:
Փիլիպպոս
(Pʻilippos)
— male given name
Armenian:
Ֆիլիպ
(Filip)
— male given name
Old Armenian:
Փիլիպպոս
(Pʻilippos)
— male given name
Belarusian:
Піліп
(Pilip)
— male given name
Bulgarian:
Фи́лип
(Fílip)
— male given name
Catalan:
Felip
— male given name
Chinese Cantonese:
菲臘 /菲腊
(fei1 lip6)
— male given name
Chinese Mandarin:
菲利普
(Fēilìpǔ)
— male given name
Czech:
Filip
— male given name
Danish:
Filip
— male given name
Dutch:
Filip
— male given name
Dutch:
Philip
— male given name
Esperanto:
Filipo
— male given name
Finnish:
Vilppu
— male given name
French:
Philippe
— male given name
Galician:
Filipe
— male given name
Georgian:
ფილიპე
(piliṗe)
— male given name
German:
Philipp
— male given name
Greek:
Φίλιππος
(Fílippos)
— male given name
Greek:
Φίλιπ
(Fílip)
— male given name
Ancient Greek:
Φίλιππος
(Phílippos)
— male given name
Gujarati:
ફિલિપ
(philip)
— male given name
Hawaiian:
Pilipo
— male given name
Hindi:
फ़िलिप
(filip)
— male given name
Hungarian:
Fülöp
— male given name
Icelandic:
Filip
— male given name
Indonesian:
Filipus
— male given name
Irish:
Pilib
— male given name
Italian:
Filippo
— male given name
Japanese:
フィリップ
(Firippu)
— male given name
Kannada:
ಫಿಲಿಪ್
(philip)
— male given name
Korean:
필립
(Pillip)
— male given name
Latin:
Philippus
— male given name
Latvian:
Filips
— male given name
Lithuanian:
Pilỹpas
— male given name
Macedonian:
Филип
(Filip)
— male given name
Malayalam:
ഫിലിപ്പൊസ്
(philipposŭ)
— male given name
Māori:
Piripi
— male given name
Norwegian:
Filip
— male given name
Occitan:
Filipe
— male given name
Old Church Slavonic:
Фїліппъ
(Filippŭ)
— male given name