59%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 VariantPhilonFeminine FormPhile PopularityDetails Last ranked #866 in 1881 United States Categories Anne Rice characters, currently out of the US top 1000, friendship, inventors, isograms, love, Orthodox saints, philosophers, saints