Flip
Greek · Boy · 1 syllable
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About the name Flip
The given name 'Flip' is a Dutch and Flemish diminutive of 'Philip', meaning "lover of horses" from the Greek roots *philos* ("loving") and *hippos* ("horse").
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Etymology
The given name 'Flip' is a Dutch and Flemish diminutive of 'Philip', meaning "lover of horses" from the Greek roots *philos* ("loving") and *hippos* ("horse"). It is primarily used in Dutch-speaking cultures (Netherlands, Belgium) and occasionally in English-speaking contexts as a nickname, with no specific religious association, though it gained some historical note as the name of 17th-century Dutch pirate Flip (Philip) van der Goes.
Flip currently ranks #4,234 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1960.
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