Western numerology
Number 9 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Baby names
Boy name
Phil
"Diminutive of Philip: 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 Famous Bearer: Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II; Fond of horses Form of Phillip"
Name profile
Phil at a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Western numerology
- 9
- Indian numerology
- 2
- Characters
- 4
- Popular
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Number meaning for Phil
Indian numerology
Number 2 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Phil mean?
Phil is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with English, Greek context. Its meaning is recorded as: Diminutive of Philip: 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 Famous Bearer: Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II; Fond of horses Form of Phillip
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Philip
Boy
English
Fond of horses Form of Phillip; horse lover; 'King John' Bastard half brother to Robert Faulconbridge 'King John' King Philip of France; Loves horses
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Girl
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blooming, opening; born in April; Opening buds of spring; the month; To Open Up
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Phillip
Boy
English
Fond of horses One of the biblical 12 apostles; Variant of Philip: Lover of horses
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Averil
Unisex
English
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Basil
Unisex
Filipino
Brave; brave, bold, valiant; king; King Like; King-like; Kingly; Royal; Royal Kingly St Basil the Great was Bishop of Caesarea in the latter half of the 4th century This name was introduced into Western Europe by the Crusaders Derived from the same Greek word as the plant name basil; royal, brave; The Great
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Cecil
Boy
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Brother names
Brothers for Phil
Philip
Boy
English
Fond of horses Form of Phillip; horse lover; 'King John' Bastard half brother to Robert Faulconbridge 'King John' King Philip of France; Loves horses
151 family views
Phillip
Boy
English
Fond of horses One of the biblical 12 apostles; Variant of Philip: Lover of horses
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Cecil
Boy
Indian
American film producer/director Cecil B de Mille; Blind; Blind (from the Roman clan name Caecilius) Famous bearers: the African state of Rhodesia is named after British statesman Cecil Rhodes; Dim sighted or blind
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Cyril
Boy
Filipino
Borne by Large Number of Saint; lord; lordly; lordly, proud; Master; Master or Lord
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Sister names
Sisters for Phil
April
Girl
Filipino
blooming, opening; born in April; Opening buds of spring; the month; To Open Up
140 family views
Averil
Unisex
English
Born in April; born in April '; From the Old English Everild, which is derived from words meaning boar-battle The modern from Averil evolved in the 17th century Also means 'Opening buds of spring; Open; Wild boar
138 family views
Basil
Unisex
Filipino
Brave; brave, bold, valiant; king; King Like; King-like; Kingly; Royal; Royal Kingly St Basil the Great was Bishop of Caesarea in the latter half of the 4th century This name was introduced into Western Europe by the Crusaders Derived from the same Greek word as the plant name basil; royal, brave; The Great
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Cibil
Girl
English
In Greek mythology a name for prophetess or fortune-teller; Variant of Sibyl
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Gail
Unisex
Indian
Abigail; gay, lively; Independent name derived from a diminutive of the Hebrew Abigail, meaning 'gives joy' or 'my father rejoices '; Lively; Merry, lively; My father rejoices
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More origins
Same feeling, different origins
Cecil
Boy
Indian
American film producer/director Cecil B de Mille; Blind; Blind (from the Roman clan name Caecilius) Famous bearers: the African state of Rhodesia is named after British statesman Cecil Rhodes; Dim sighted or blind
173 family views
Cyril
Boy
Filipino
Borne by Large Number of Saint; lord; lordly; lordly, proud; Master; Master or Lord
177 family views
Emil
Boy
Indian
Derived from Roman clan name which may mean industrious; Eager to Please; Emulating; Excellent; From the Roman family name Aemilius, meaning industrious; Industrious; industrious, to emulate; Lively; Rival; Variant of Emile: Eager
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