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 [ syll. (p)hi-le-mon, ph-ilem-on ] The boy name Philemon is pronounced F-IHL-MaaN KEY. Philemon's language of origin is Old Greek, and it is predominantly used in English and German. The name is derived from the Greek philos ('friend') or philema ('kiss'). It was known in Greek mythology from the elderly couple Baucis and Philemon, who welcomed the gods Zeus and Hermes into their town even though the gods were under disguise. In the Bible, the name was borne by a recipient of one of Paul's Epistles, described by the apostle as 'dearly beloved'. The name was adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century. Variant forms of Philemon include the Spanish Filemón and the Portuguese Filomeno. Philemon is not widely used as a baby name for boys. It is not in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Philemon include the English Phelan, the Irish Phelim, the Indian Falan, the Irish Faolan, the English Fluellen, the Spanish Filemón, the Irish Flann, the English Flin, the English Flinn, the English Flyn, the English Flynn, the Portuguese Filomeno, and the Italian Flaminio. KEY: approx pronunciation for Philemon: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
