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View Name: Phil


PHIL
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: FIL   [key]
Meaning & History
Short form of PHILIP and various other names beginning with Phil, often a Greek element meaning "friend, dear, beloved".
Related Names
VARIANT: Pip
FEMININE FORMS: Philippa, Philipa, Phillipa
OTHER LANGUAGES: Flip (Dutch), Felipinho (Portuguese)
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