Boy · Greek
Philippe
Say it: fee-LEEP
Meaning
From Greek Philippos 'lover of horses'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A Capetian royal name, very popular in France in the 1950s.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 1970s
In the United States
- 2,955 babies given this name since 1914
- At its height in 1979, about 1 in 29,200 boys
- 18 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Philip |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Filip |
| Italian | Filippo |
Famous bearers
- Philippe Auguste, king of France
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Where this comes from
- Royal and noble genealogies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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