Philip

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɪlɪp/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(filip)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Phil•ip  (filip),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographicalone of the 12 apostles. Mark 3:18;
    John 1:43–48;
    6:5–7.
  2. Biographicalone of the leaders of the Christian Hellenists in the early church in Jerusalem who afterwards became an evangelist and missionary. Acts 6;
    8:26–40.
  3. Biographical King (Metacomet), died 1676, North American Indian chief: sachem of the Wampanoag tribe 1662–76;
    leader of the Indians in King Philip's War.
  4. Biographical Prince, Duke of Edinburgh, born 1921, consort of Elizabeth II.
  5. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning "lover of horses.''

Philip., 
  1. BiblePhilippians.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Philip / ˈfɪlɪp/
  1. one of the twelve apostles of Jesus
  2. Also: Philip the Evangelist one of the seven deacons appointed by the early Church
  3. Also: Philip the Tetrarch one of the sons of Herod the Great, who was ruler of part of former Judaea (4 bc–34 ad) (Luke 3:1)
  4. King, Native American name Metacomet. died 1676, Native American chief, the son of Massasoit. He waged King Philip's War against the colonists of New England (1675–76) and was killed in battle
  5. Prince. another name for the (Duke of) Edinburgh2
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