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View Name: Philo


PHILO
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Ancient Greek (Latinized)
OTHER SCRIPTS: Φιλων (Ancient Greek)
Meaning & History
From the Greek name Φιλων (Philon), which was derived from φιλεω (phileo) "to love". This was the name of a 1st-century Hellenistic Jewish philosopher and theologian from Alexandria.
Related Names
VARIANT: Philon
FEMININE FORM: Phile
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