Names Like Philip — Find Similar Baby Names
Philip is a 6-letter French boys' name meaning “Loves Horses”. This page collects 115 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Philip, and Philips, French cousins like Abelia and Abella, rhyming names ending in -lip like Phillip, and names sharing the “horses” concept like Aghy and Ahearn.
For the full Philip profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Philip page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Philip
24 baby names that differ from Philip by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip, | 1 | Lover Of Horses | Greek | Male |
| Philips | 1 | Son Of Philip | English | Male |
| Phillip | 1 | Fond Of Horses. One Of The Biblical 12 Apostles. | English | Male |
| Paili | 2 | Bitter | Hebrew | Female |
| Phil | 2 | Fond Of Horses. Form Of Phillip. | English | Male |
| Phila | 2 | Loving | Greek | Female |
| Philippa | 2 | Lover Of Horses. Variant Of Masculine Philipp. | Greek | Female |
| Philippe | 2 | Loves Horses | French | Male |
| Phillipa | 2 | Loves Horses | French | Female |
| Phillipe | 2 | Loves Horses | French | Male |
| Phillips | 2 | Son Of Philip | English | Male |
| Philo | 2 | Friend | Greek | Male |
| Pili | 2 | Swahili Name Meaning "Second Born." | African | Male |
| Patli | 3 | Unisexual Name Meaning "Medicine." | Nahuatl | Female |
| Peigi | 3 | Peg | Gaelic | Female |
| Phalyn | 3 | Loving Person. | English | Female |
| Phelan | 3 | Wolf | Celtic | Male |
| Phelot | 3 | Meaning Unknown | Arthurian | Male |
| Phelps | 3 | Son Of Philip | English | Male |
| Phemie | 3 | Well-Spoken | Greek | Female |
| Phiala | 3 | Saintname | Irish | Female |
| Philana | 3 | Lover Of Man | Greek | Female |
| Phillida | 3 | Loving | Greek | Female |
| Phyllis | 3 | A Green Branch. | Greek | Female |
More French Names
24 baby names that share Philip’s French origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abelia | "Breath, Sigh." From Hebrew Feminine Form Of Abel. Variants Include Abelle An... | Female |
| Abella | Breath | Female |
| Acel | Adherent Of A Nobleman | Male |
| Aceline | "Noble, Highborn." Variant Asceline Exists. | Female |
| Adalene | Variant Of Adela. | Female |
| Adalicia | Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adalie | Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adalyn | Variant Of Adela. | Female |
| Addie | Variant Of Adela. | Female |
| Adela | Good Humor | Female |
| Adele | Good Humor: Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adelia | Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adelina | Of The Nobility. Noble. Variant Of Adela. | Female |
| Adelisa | Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adelise | Forerunner Of Alice Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adelle | Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female |
| Adelynn | Variant Of Adela. | Female |
| Adilene | Variant Of Adela. | Female |
| Adorlee | Adored | Female |
| Adreanna | From Adria The Adriatic Sea Region. Also Means Dark. | Female |
| Adriane | From Adria The Adriatic Sea Region. Also Means Dark. | Female |
| Adrianna | From Adria The Adriatic Sea Region. Also Means Dark. | Female |
| Adrianne | From Adria The Adriatic Sea Region. Also Means Dark. | Female |
| Adrien | Variant Of Adrian. From Adria.: (Adriatic Sea Region.) | Male |
6-Letter P-Names Like Philip
24 names that share Philip's exact length (6 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Philip's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Philip
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Philip.
Names That Rhyme with Philip
1 baby names that share Philip's last 3 letters — -lip. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip | Fond Of Horses. One Of The Biblical 12 Apostles. | English | Male |
Names That Start Like Philip
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Philip — Phi-. Good for parents who like Philip's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil | Fond Of Horses. Form Of Phillip. | English | Male |
| Phila | Loving | Greek | Female |
| Philo | Friend | Greek | Male |
| Phiala | Saintname | Irish | Female |
| Philana | Lover Of Man | Greek | Female |
| Philip, | Lover Of Horses | Greek | Male |
| Philips | Son Of Philip | English | Male |
| Phillip | Fond Of Horses. One Of The Biblical 12 Apostles. | English | Male |
| Phineas | Oracle | Hebrew | Male |
| Philemon | Loves Thought | Greek | Male |
| Philippa | Lover Of Horses. Variant Of Masculine Philipp. | Greek | Female |
| Philippe | Loves Horses | French | Male |
| Phillida | Loving | Greek | Female |
| Phillipa | Loves Horses | French | Female |
| Phillipe | Loves Horses | French | Male |
| Phillips | Son Of Philip | English | Male |
| Philander | Lover Of Man | Greek | Male |
| Philberta | Brilliant | English | Female |