Philip
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Philip is a masculine given name of Greek origin meaning "lover of horses," historically borne by various kings, saints, and notable figures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philip canonical | 58 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English masculine given name
ⓘ
Greek masculine given name ⓘ given name ⓘ masculine given name ⓘ |
| borneBy |
Philip II of Macedon
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Philip II of Spain ⓘ Philip III of Macedon ⓘ Philip III of Spain ⓘ Philip IV of Spain ⓘ Philip V of Macedon ⓘ Philip V of Spain ⓘ Philip VI of France ⓘ Apostle Philip ⓘ
surface form:
Philip the Apostle
Philip the Evangelist ⓘ numerous Christian saints ⓘ |
| categorizedAs | theophoric and classical name in Christian tradition ⓘ |
| componentOfEtymology |
Ancient Greek word hippos (horse)
ⓘ
Ancient Greek word philos (loving, dear) ⓘ |
| etymologicallyDerivedFrom | Ancient Greek name Philippos ⓘ |
| hasCognate |
Filippos
ⓘ
Filippos ⓘ
surface form:
Philippos
Philippus ⓘ |
| hasDiminutive |
Phil
ⓘ
Pip ⓘ |
| hasGender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfUse |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Greek ⓘ Italian ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Scandinavian languages ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| hasMeaning |
friend of horses
ⓘ
lover of horses ⓘ |
| hasNameDayInSomeTraditions |
May 3
ⓘ
November 14 ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Greek language ⓘ |
| hasPopularity |
used in English-speaking countries
ⓘ
widely used in Europe ⓘ |
| hasShortForm | Phil ⓘ |
| hasVariantForm |
Felipe
ⓘ
Filip ⓘ Filippo ⓘ Philipp ⓘ Philippe ⓘ Phillip ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Christianity
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surface form:
Christians
Jews ⓘ secular populations in Europe ⓘ |
Referenced by (58)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Philip Vian
subject surface form:
Philip Joubert de la Ferté
subject surface form:
Philip Sheridan