Given name & surname
Phile
“one who loves and is loved”
Phile is a feminine form of Philo. One Greek interpretation is “one who loves and is loved.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Greek use, Phile carries the interpretation “one who loves and is loved.” Phile is a feminine form of Philo. One Greek interpretation is “one who loves and is loved.”
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Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
How it developed
Phile is used as a feminine counterpart of Philo.
The story
Phile is a feminine form of Philo. The history of Philo gives this family its wider story. Philo’s historical associations include a 2nd-century saint, a deacon of St Ignatius.
Explained through its name family
Phile’s family of names
Phile is a feminine form of Philo. Phile has a related form in Phila.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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