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Philippus

What does Philippus mean?

Philippus Pronunciation of Philippus as a boys' name is of Greek derivation, and the meaning of the name Philippus is "horse lover". Philippus is an alternate form of Philip (Greek). Biblical: one of the 12 apostles.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Ph-, -us

ASSOCIATED WITH greek

Variations

VARIANT Philippos

RELATIONS VIA PHILIP Philipp, Philippe, Philips, Phillips

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Philippus Quinton (P.Q.), ..

How popular is Philippus?

Philippus is an unusual first name for men but a somewhat prominent surname for both adults and children (#107565 out of 150436, Top 72%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Which version is better?

Prominent alternative forms of Philippus (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) listed in the Top 2000 are Philip (#439 IN 2018), Philippe and Phillips. Adoption of these forms of Philippus was at its peak during the years 1940-1949 (MEDIAN #1232) and has become significantly lower since (#1479, 88.5%). (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Philip, Philippe, Phillips in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Philip outside U.S.

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Emilianus (see Emil), Paulinus, Phelps, Philibert, Philipson, Phillip, Phipps, Phips (see Phipps) and Pilipo (see Philip). These names tend to be more commonly used than Philippus.

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