Philly - name meaning, origin

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

The baby name Philly sounds like Phil, Philo and Willy. Other similar baby names are Billy, Chill, Phillip, Reilly and Shelly.

Philly is an uncommon first name for men and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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