4-688: Philippides is a Greek name meaning "Son of Philip"; Philip means "lover of horses". Derivative, patronym, of the more common ancient Greek name "Philippos" Notable people with this name include: Pheidippides , also known as Philippides , said to have run from Marathon to Athens bringing news of the Greek victory at the battle of Marathon Philippides (comic poet) , flourished 336-333 BC. Philippides of Paiania , fl. 293/2 BC, wealthy Athenian oligarch Mary Zelia Pease Philippides (1906–2009), American archaeologist and librarian [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
8-447: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Philip (name) Philip , also Phillip , is a male name, derived from the Greek Φίλιππος ( Philippos , lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses" ), from a compound of φίλος ( philos , "dear", "loved", "loving") and ἵππος ( hippos , "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularized
12-738: The name include kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early Christianity . Philip has many alternative spellings . One derivation often used as a surname is Phillips . The original Greek spelling includes two Ps as seen in Philippides and Philippos , which is possible due to the Greek endings following the two Ps. To end a word with such a double consonant—in Greek or in English—would, however, be incorrect. It has many diminutive (or even hypocoristic ) forms including Phil , Philly , Phillie, Lip , and Pip . There are also feminine forms such as Philippine and Philippa . The Philippines
16-405: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Philippides&oldid=1159721140 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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