The story behind Filip
a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Philip
Other language forms and explanations (3)
Polish entry
a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Philip
Slovak entry
a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Philip
Catalan entry
a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Philip
Pronunciation
Czech: [ˈfɪlɪp]
Regional pronunciation variants
- Polish: /ˈfi.lip/
- Slovak: /fiʎip/
- Slovak: [ˈfiʎip]
- Slovak: [ˈfilip]
- Catalan; Balearic; Central; Northern; Northwestern; Valencia: [fiˈlip]
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Names Similar to Filip
Jòsip
From Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph) (not from Latin Iosephus), from Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yōsēṗ, “(God) shall add”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends P
- same syllable count
- similar length
Philip
From Middle English Philip, ultimately from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos), name of ancient kings of Macedonia, from φίλιππος (phílippos, “fond of horses”), from φιλέω…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends P
- same syllable count
- similar length
Philipp
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos, “fond of horses”), from φιλέω (philéō, “I like”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends P
- same syllable count
- similar length
Phillip
A less common spelling of Philip.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends P
- same syllable count
- similar length
Febo
Borrowed from Latin Phoebus, from Ancient Greek Φοῖβος (Phoîbos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Felipe
Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Felipe. Ultimately from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos, “fond of horses”), from φιλέω (philéō, “to like”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Filip
Abelus
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), itself from Biblical Hebrew הֶ֫בֶל (heḇel). The vowel, while short by etymology, is shown to be carrying stress by the descended…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abraham
Middle English Abraham English Abraham From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abromas
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם. Cognates include German Abraham and Russian Авраам (Avraam).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Filip
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abel
English Abel From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length