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Princeton's WordNet
Philip, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh(noun)
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
Wiktionary
Philip(ProperNoun)
One of the twelve disciples; one of the seven deacons.
Etymology: From Φίλιππος, name of ancient kings of Macedonia, from φίλιππος, from φιλέω + ἵππος.
Philip(ProperNoun)
One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons.
Etymology: Ancient Greek Φίλιππος ( Phílippos ) , name of ancient kings of Macedonia, from φίλιππος ( phílippos , " fond of horses") , from φιλέω ( philéō , " I love") + ἵππος ( híppos , " horse") .
Philip(ProperNoun)
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Philip Berold, conceiting this his name, very Clerkly proves that Philip is an Apostolical name by Saint Philip the Apostle, a Royal name by King Philip King of Macedonia, and an Imperial name by Philip the first Christian Emperour.
Etymology: Ancient Greek Φίλιππος ( Phílippos ) , name of ancient kings of Macedonia, from φίλιππος ( phílippos , " fond of horses") , from φιλέω ( philéō , " I love") + ἵππος ( híppos , " horse") .
Philip(ProperNoun)
A patronymic surname.
Etymology: Ancient Greek Φίλιππος ( Phílippos ) , name of ancient kings of Macedonia, from φίλιππος ( phílippos , " fond of horses") , from φιλέω ( philéō , " I love") + ἵππος ( híppos , " horse") .
Philip(ProperNoun)
A small city, the county seat of Haakon County, South Dakota, United States.
Etymology: Ancient Greek Φίλιππος ( Phílippos ) , name of ancient kings of Macedonia, from φίλιππος ( phílippos , " fond of horses") , from φιλέω ( philéō , " I love") + ἵππος ( híppos , " horse") .
Webster Dictionary
Philip(noun)
the European hedge sparrow
Etymology: [So called from their notes.]
Philip(noun)
the house sparrow. Called also phip
Etymology: [So called from their notes.]
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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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Rank popularity for the word 'Philip' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2577
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Rank popularity for the word 'Philip' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3561
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Philip in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Philip in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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Sir Philip strenuously denies these allegations and ... they are minor categories of misdemeanour in the United States, contrary to previous suggestions in the media there is no allegation of any sexual assault or misconduct made by the prosecution.
It was Philip who came up with the idea.
He showed it to the queen and Prince Philip.
Im surprised that immigration officials have taken such punitive action against Philip for what is an administrative matter.
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