63%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek (Latinized) Scripts Φίλων(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History From the Greek name Φίλων (Philon), which was derived from φίλος (philos) meaning "lover, friend". This was the name of a 1st-century Hellenistic Jewish philosopher and theologian from Alexandria. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootphilosVariantPhilonFeminine FormPhile PopularityDetails Last ranked #866 in 1881 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic upper class wholesome strong refined strange simple Categories Anne Rice characters, currently out of the US top 1000, friendship, inventors, isograms, love, mythographers, Orthodox saints, philosophers, saints
