Philipn.

Etymology: < the male forename Philip < classical Latin Philippus < ancient Greek Φίλιππος , use as personal name of ϕίλιππος fond of horses (see philippy n.). Compare French Philippe, Catalan Felip, Spanish Felipe, Italian Filippo, German Philipp, Swedish Filip, Irish Pilip, Scottish Gaelic Filip, Welsh Phylip, Russian Filipp, Czech Filip, Bulgarian Filip, Hungarian Fülöp, Finnish Filip.In sense 1 with reference to various rulers with the name Philip; in the earliest quots. probably Philip III the Good, Duke of Burgundy, then including Flanders (reigned 1419–67). For information on Philip II of Macedon see Philippian n. and adj. For information on Philip II of Spain see Philippical adj. Compare classical Latin Philippus , Philippeus gold coin of Philip II of Macedon, in post-classical Latin also a French coin (a1142 in a British source), Middle French, French philippe gold or silver coin from Spain or Burgundian Flanders (1462–8 as phelippe ), coin from France (1435 as philippus ), coin of Philip II of Macedon (1636), Italian filippo coin of Philip II of Macedon, Milanese coin modelled on those of Philip II of Spain (a1606), Spanish filipo coin of Flanders and of Castile (1589), Spanish filipeo coin of Philip of Macedon (1559; 1490 as philippeo ), coin current in Castile (late 16th or early 17th cent.), Dutch Philippus , Philips , denoting various coins minted by rulers called Philip, German Philipper coin of the Spanish Netherlands under Philip II of Spain (16th cent.; obsolete in this sense). Compare also Dutch Philippusdaalder (a1559 as Philippus daelder ), early modern German philipps-thaler ( > Middle French philippedales (plural) German or Burgundian coins (1514)): see dollar n. 2. Compare also philippic n. 2. Compare also philippo , the name of a Spanish coin (one isolated attestation; apparently < Spanish filippo : see above):1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. x. 454 Eleauen Philippoes or Ducatons. In sense 2 perhaps with allusion to the similarity of the name to the sound of the house sparrow's chirp (compare quot. 1885 at sense 2 and also earlier phip n.). Earlier currency is apparently implied by a surname (Joh. Philipschank (1379)). Quot. 1463 at sense 2 apparently reflects an Anglo-Norman parallel, although this is apparently not otherwise attested. Compare Dutch regional (Limburg) Philip kind of warbler, Breton filip sparrow. In sense 3 with allusion to Philip the Evangelist: see Acts 8:26–40. The name is attested in Old English both in the Latin form Philippus (also Filippus) and (more rarely) in the anglicized form Philip (also Philippe), frequently as the name of the apostle. A great variety of forms is attested in Middle English, including: α. Philip, Philipp, Philippe, Phillip, Phillipp, Phillippe, Phillipe, Philyp, Philyppe, Phylyp, Phylypp, Phylyppe, Philpp, Filip, Filippe, (also Philippus, Phillipus). β. Phelip, Phelipp, Phelippe, Phelyp, Phelypp, Phelyppe, Felip, Felyp (also Phellypus). Attested as a personal name in England from the mid 12th cent. in Latinized form, and from the second half of the 13th cent. in anglicized form. A form identical to the anglicized male form also occurs as a female forename ( < Latin Philippa) from the 15th cent. until at least the 17th cent. (use of Philippa as a female forename in English is late).