how to pronounce philip

/ˈfɪlɪp/

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philip is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of philip in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… the city of philip he was the father of …”

meanings of philip

name:

One of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible; one of the seven deacons.
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
A small city, the county seat of Haakon County, South Dakota, United States.
A patronymic surname.

noun:

English sparrow, house sparrow (Passer domesticus).

philip frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word philip occurs in english on average 39.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.