Filip

What does the name Filip mean?

Filip is the Slavic and Scandinavian form of Philip, the Greek Philippos, which means "lover of horses". It is a top choice in Poland, Croatia, Serbia and Sweden, and the single l spelling marks most American bearers as children of those communities. Filip stood at number 2029 in 2000, climbed to its best rank of 1340 in 2012 and stands at number 2952 in 2025.

At a glance

Gender

Boy's name

Origin

Slavic / Scandinavian / Greek

Name day

May 3

Popularity

Rather rare – #2951 of the boy names in the United States

International

Filip (Polish / Czech / Croatian / Swedish / Norwegian), Philip (English), Philipp (German), Philippe (French), Felipe (Spanish), Filippo (Italian).

Similar names

• Philip
• Phillip
• Filipe
• Fil
• Filippo

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