Given name & surname

Philbin

Philbin is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Philbin comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In English usage, Philbin as a surname has a patronymic derivation linked to Philip.

Philbin’s family of names

In English usage, Philbin as a surname has a patronymic derivation linked to Philip.

Walk Philbin’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Philbin, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Irish

Fínín

“wine-born”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Polish

Filan

“descendant of Fialán”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

McPhilbin

“son of Philbín”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Finneghan

Finneghan is a surname from Irish.

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Feilan

Feilan is a masculine given name from Old Irish. It is used in Icelandic.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Irish

Finglas

“fair; clear” · “rivulet, stream”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Feehan

“descendant of Fiachán”

No U.S. birth series

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Irish

Faolán

“wolf”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Philbin’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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