Phillip

[fil-ip]

noun

1. a male given name.

Phillip

/ ˈfɪlɪp /

noun

1. Arthur. 1738–1814, English naval commander; captain general of the First Fleet, which carried convicts from Portsmouth to Sydney Cove, Australia, where he founded New South Wales

Example Sentences

“During the first 10 years of the study I had believed ... that the Gombe chimpanzees were, for the most part, rather nicer than human beings,” she wrote in “Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey,” a 1999 book co-authored with Phillip Berman.

From Los Angeles Times

So, when the islands' chief of police, Steven Phillip, handed it to me, I was surprised.

From BBC

Hours earlier, Wisdom had played alongside Wayne Rooney in Derby's 2-1 win over Reading in the Championship at an empty Pride Park, a result that left Phillip Cocu's side three points outside the play-off places with seven games left.

From BBC

With his brother, Rep. Phillip Burton, and college buddy, former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, Burton was integral to the organization that dominated Democratic politics in San Francisco and the state starting in the 1960s.

From Los Angeles Times

Burton credited his oldest brother, Phillip, with pushing him to enter politics.

From Los Angeles Times