Definition
A masculine given name, often short for 'Philip,' meaning 'lover of horses' in Greek.
Etymology
Short form of 'Philip,' from Greek 'Philippos' (philip-os), combining 'phil' (lover of) + 'hippos' (horse). Originally a name reflecting ancient Greek values of horsemanship and nobility.
Kelly Says
Phil is interesting because it's a 'short form' name that became independent—it has the Greek root 'phil' meaning 'lover of,' which appears in 'philosophy,' 'philharmonic,' and 'philanthropy'—so Phil literally means someone who loves horses.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُحِبّ الخير
mu-hib-bil-khayr
CACatalà
filantrop
fee-lan-trop
CSČeština
filantrop
fee-lan-trop
DADansk
filantrop
fee-lan-trop
DEDeutsch
Philanthrope
fee-lan-trohp
ELΕλληνικά
φιλοσόφος
fee-lo-sofos
ESEspañol
filántropo
fee-lan-tro-po
FAفارسی
دوستدار
doosti-dar
FISuomi
filantropi
fee-lan-tro-pi
FRFrançais
philantrope
fee-lan-trohp
HAHA
philantrop
fee-lan-trop
HUMagyar
filantrop
fee-lan-trop
IDBahasa Indonesia
filantrop
fee-lan-trop
IGIG
philantrop
fee-lan-trop
ITItaliano
filantropo
fee-lan-tro-po
JA日本語
フィランソロピスト
fi-ran-ro-pisuto
KKKK
филантроп
fee-lan-trop
KMKM
អ្នកប្រយ័ត្ន
an-k-b-ray-otn
MRMR
फिलँट्रॉप
fee-lan-trop
MSBahasa Melayu
filantrop
fee-lan-trop
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun taw
NLNederlands
filantroop
fee-lan-troop
NONorsk
filantrop
fee-lan-trop
PAPA
ਫਿਲੈਂਟ੍ਰੋਪ
fee-lan-trohp
PLPolski
filantrop
fee-lan-trop
PTPortuguês
filántropo
fee-lan-tro-po
RORomână
filantrop
fee-lan-trop
RUРусский
филантроп
fee-lan-trop
SVSvenska
filantrop
fee-lan-trop
SWKiswahili
filantropi
fee-lan-tro-pi
THไทย
นักการกุศล
nak-gan-kun-sal
TLTL
filantrop
fee-lan-trop
TRTürkçe
filantrop
fee-lan-trop
UKУкраїнська
філантроп
fee-lan-trop
URاردو
خیرخواہ
khair-khawah
VITiếng Việt
người hảo tâm
ngoi hao tam
YOYO
philantrop
fee-lan-trop
ZUZU
philantrop
fee-lan-trop