Philip

Philip is a boy’s name of Biblical, English, French, Greek and Literary origin. Meaning in Biblical: Warlike; a lover of horses. Meaning in English: Fond of horses. Form of Phillip. Meaning in French: Loves horses. Meaning in Greek: Lover of horses. King Philip of Macedon was the father of Alexander the Great. In the Bible, Philip was the name of one of Christ’s apostles. A literary name from Shakespeare’s King John, where it belongs to bastard half brother to Robert Faulconbridge. ‘King John’ King Philip of France. Famous bearer: Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II. The name has 6 letters.