Baby name
Phil
/FIL/
Meaning
“Lover of horses”
Short form of Philip, from Greek Philippos meaning 'lover of horses'; casual and direct, more common as a nickname than a standalone given name.
Nicknames
philip · phillip
How it ages.
Permanently casual; solid as a nickname but underweight as a formal given name.
The cultural moment.
Common in the US, UK, and Australia as a nickname throughout the 20th century.