Phil - Meaning of Phil

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[ 1 syll. (p)hil, ph-il ] The baby girl name Phil is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced FIHL †. Phil is of Latin and Old Greek origin. It is used mainly in English.

Phil is a familiar form of the English Felicity.

Phil is also a contracted form of the English and German Philippa in the English language.

Phil is also a contracted form of the English and German Philomena in the English language.

See also the related categories, english, latin, and greek.

Phil is uncommon as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Out of the family of girl names directly related to Phil, Felicity was the most widely used in 2018. Phil has in the last century been primarily given to boys.

Baby names that sound like Phil include Phyl, Fall, Falle, Fil, Flo, Flow, Floy, Philli, Phillie, Philly, Phyllie, Fable, Fela, Fola, Fulla, Fylla, Fabiole, Fayola, Fiala, and Filia.

† Pronunciation for Phil: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"