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1. Philip, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh(noun)

   Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)

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1. Philip(ProperNoun)

   One of the twelve disciples; one of the seven deacons.

2. Philip(ProperNoun)

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Origin: From Φίλιππος, name of ancient kings of Macedonia, from φίλιππος, from φιλέω + ἵππος.

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1. Philip(noun)

   the European hedge sparrow

2. Philip(noun)

   the house sparrow. Called also phip

Origin: [So called from their notes.]

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1. Philip

   an Indian chief whose father had been a staunch friend of the Pilgrim settlers, was himself friendly to the colonists, till in 1671 their encroachments provoked him to retaliation; after six years' fighting, in which many colonists perished and great massacres of Indians took place, he was defeated and slain, 1676.

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1. philip

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Philip' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2577

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Philip' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3561

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Philip in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Philip in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Daniel Berrigan:

   It was Philip who came up with the idea.

2. Sondra Wood:

   I loved him, miss him, there's a hole there where Philip isn't.

3. Lawrence Durrell:

   It's unthinkable not to love --you'd have a severe nervous breakdown. Or you'd have to be Philip Larkin.

4. Alfred Lord Tennyson:

   Till last by Philip's farm I flowTo join the brimming river,For men may come and men may go,But I go on for ever.

5. Chairman Gareth Davis:

   Philip has a clear set of priorities for this transition period, principally the turnaround of the online business.

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