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What does Filip mean?
Filip 
as a boys' name is of Greek derivation, and the name Filip means "lover of horses". Filip is an alternate spelling of Felipe (Spanish, Greek): version of Philip.
ASSOCIATED WITH greek
Variations
VARIANTS Phyllip, Phillip▼, Philippe, Philipp, Fyllip, Fillip, Filep, Felippe
RELATED FORMS VIA FELIPE, PHILIP Felipo, Filippo, Flip, Philips, Pilipo, Pip
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Firip, ..
(female) Fili, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Filip Valor (F.V.), ..
How popular is Filip?
Filip is an uncommonly occurring given name for males but a very prominent last name for all people (#16745 out of 150436, Top 11%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Filip entered the list in 2004 and reached its apex position of #1336 in the U.S. in the year 2012, and is at #1676 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Felipe (#789 A YEAR AGO), Philip (#439), Philippe and Phillip (#451) are the popular related forms of Filip (#1676). Usage of these relations of Filip was well-received among parents 78 years ago (MEDIAN #919) and is now much diminished (#1071, 84% LESS USAGE), with forms like Phillip becoming less in vogue.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Felic, Felim, Felix▲, Filian, Finlie and Flin. These names tend to be more frequently used than Filip.
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