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What does Phil mean?
Phil 
▼ as a name for boys (also used as girls' name Phil) is a Greek name, and Phil means "horse lover". Phil is an alternate form of Philip (Greek). Biblical: one of the 12 apostles.
STARTS WITH Ph-
ASSOCIATED WITH greek
Variations
RELATED FORMS VIA PHILIP Philipp, Philips, Phillip▼, Philly, Pip
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Phil Danny (P.D.), ..
How popular is Phil?
Phil is a very popular first name for males (#460 out of 1220, Top 38%) and a slightly less popular surname for both adults and children (#127948 out of 150436, Top 85%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Phil reached its highest position of #293 in the U.S. in the 1940s, but is not in the list at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Phil are Philip (#439 IN 2018) and Phillip (#451). These relations of Phil reached the apex of their popularity 78 years ago (AVERAGE #142) and are now significantly less popular (#963, 87.7% LESS USAGE), with forms such as Phillip falling out of fashion.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Adil, Akil, Amil, Axil, Bail, Egil, Emil▼, Gail▼, Gil, Kahil, Kail, Neil▼, Pain, Pal, Pall, Paul▼, Peal, Peel, Pell, Perl, Philo, Phips (see Phipps), Pio, Pol, Poll, Poul, Sahil, Sail, Sohil, Vail and Wil. These names tend to be less commonly used than Phil.
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