Philo

Philo
This is one of the many variants of the famous Greek name 'Philip', which translates as 'The Horse Loves'. Philo, Philot, Phillot or Phillott, the modern spellings, are a form of patronymic meaning 'the son of Philip', other similar variants of the same meaning are Philpot, Philcox, and Phillins. The name developments includes Filippus de Crochesbi (1142, Lincolnshire) Maud Phillippes (1279, Huntingdonshire) whilst the first recording in the patronymic would seen to be Philota de Kender (1273, Derbyshire). The variant development includes Cornelius Philo (1693, London), Anne Fillot (1640, Stepney), Betty Philot (1753) and Charles Philot who married Rebecca Sporton at St. Martins in the Field, Westminster in 1819. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Alicia Phillo, christened, which was dated 25th February 1626, Saint Weonards, Herefordshire, during the reign of King Charles I, The Martyr, 1625 - 1649. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Philo — (20 BC 50 AD), known also as Philo of Alexandria (gr. Φίλων ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς), Philo Judaeus, Philo Judaeus of Alexandria, Yedidia and Philo the Jew, was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher born in Alexandria, Egypt. Philo used allegory to fuse and… …   Wikipedia

  • philo — [ filo ] n. f. • 1888; abrév. de philosophie ♦ Fam. Philosophie. Élève, prof de philo. Dissertation de philo. ● philo nom féminin Familier. Philosophie (classe et discipline d études). ⇒PHILO, subst. fém. [Corresp. à philosophie1 I A 2 a ] Lang.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Philo — bzw. griechisch Philon ist der Name mehrerer Persönlichkeiten des antiken Griechenlands: Philo(n) der Ältere, 2. Jahrhundert v. Chr., jüdisch hellenistischer Dichter Philo(n) von Alexandria, jüdisch hellenistischer Philosoph und Theologe (* 15–10 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • PHILO — (The Elder), author of a Greek epic entitled On Jerusalem. He is sometimes identified with the Philo the Elder mentioned by Josephus (Contra Apionem 1:218) and Clemens of Alexandria (Stromata, 1:141, 3). If so, his presumed date can be… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Philo — Philo, OH U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 769 Housing Units (2000): 313 Land area (2000): 0.418436 sq. miles (1.083744 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.418436 sq. miles (1.083744 sq. km) …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Philo — [fī′lō] PHILO JUDAEUS * * * (as used in expressions) Farnsworth Philo Taylor Philo Judaeus Philo of Alexandria * * * …   Universalium

  • Philo, IL — U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 1314 Housing Units (2000): 492 Land area (2000): 0.762437 sq. miles (1.974702 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.762437 sq. miles (1.974702 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Philo, OH — U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 769 Housing Units (2000): 313 Land area (2000): 0.418436 sq. miles (1.083744 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.418436 sq. miles (1.083744 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Philo- — A combining form from Gr. fi los loving, fond of, attached to; as, philosophy, philotechnic. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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