Phillip

American  

[fil-ip] / ˈfɪl ɪp /

noun

1. a male given name.

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Phillip British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

BBC journalist Phillip Stoneman, who was at the swim, previously described the conditions as the "roughest it's been".

From BBC

Phillip Nova adds that the move reflects not just transient fear, but a deeper repositioning of global asset allocation, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal

Analyst Phillip Chippindale says this topped estimates for the fund and was largely driven by a 7% increase in assets under management within the NGI Strategic Private Markets business.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jack Levey and EJ Popoola each had 22 points, Phillip Reed 19 and OJ Popoola 16.

From Los Angeles Times

For a majority of her life, Colvin didn’t talk about her monumental role in civil rights, until a 2009 biography of her by Phillip Hoose, “Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice,” thrust her story back into modern consciousness.

From Salon