Phil - name meaning and origin

The boy's and girl's name Phil \phil\ is a variant of Philippa (Greek), and the meaning of Phil is "horse lover".

The baby name Phil sounds like Phila, Philia and Philly. Other similar baby names are Gail, Ceil, Dail, Jil, Lil, Poll, Philys, Philis, Shila, Shilo and Teil.

Phil is a very rare female first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Phil. Compare Phil with related baby names.