Philly - Meaning of Philly

What does Philly mean?

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Philly

[ 2 syll. (p)hil-ly, ph-i-lly ] The baby boy name Philly is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is FIHLiy †. Philly is an English name of Old Greek origin. Philly is a diminutive form of the name Philip (English).

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Philly is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Philly, Philip was the most frequently used in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Philly include Philo (English and German), Phylo, Faleh, Falih, Fallo, Fallow, Fallowe, Fayvel (Yiddish), Feivel (Yiddish), Fela (Czech), Felo, Filo, Folee, Foley, Foli, Folie, Foly, Fylo, Felio (Spanish), and Feliu (Catalan).

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