Philly - name meaning and origin

The boy's and girl's name Philly \ph(il)-ly\ is a variant of Philippa (Greek), and the meaning of Philly is "horse lover".

The baby name Philly sounds like Philia, Phila, Phillie, Phil and Willy. Other similar baby names are Milly, Bailly, Billy, Cilly, Gilly, Hilly, Jilly, Lilly, Polly, Tilly, Phillyra, Phillyda, Phyllys, Philys, Phillis, Philis, Shelly, Reilly and Shilla.

Philly 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 Philly. Compare Philly with related baby names.