Phelim Forename

319,366th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 674 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Phelim Forename Definition:

A male name. Irish Feiolim ‘the ever good'. A common Irish name, often translated by Felix.

Phelim Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland
100%
4081:11,381758
England
100%
1021:545,12711,242
Northern Ireland
100%
451:40,9591,159
United States
100%
381:9,540,44797,626
Nigeria
95%
 
261:6,829,39891,657
Zambia-71:2,264,97121,963
Wales
100%
71:442,0445,971
Australia-61:2,276,27019,652
South Africa
100%
61:9,088,775152,087
Portugal-41:2,602,7168,189
Philippines
75%
 
41:26,502,369280,915
Malaysia
100%
21:15,224,970260,513
Singapore-21:3,143,52727,876
Denmark-21:2,824,74921,465
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Cambodia-11:16,273,33074,610
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Scotland
100%
11:5,350,36624,769
Qatar
100%
11:2,369,60559,530
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Malta-11:429,3603,141
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Kenya
100%
11:46,307,11074,921
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810

Phelim Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Irish Feiolim ‘the ever good'. A common Irish name, often translated by Felix.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

An Irish m. name (Celtic, ‘the ever good’) originally Feidlim, which became Felim or Felimy and finally (? in C16) and Grecisingly (θ fo f) Phelim. ‘Felim once had a feminine Fedlimi, now either forgotten or transmuted into Felicia,’ Young. See also at Felix.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

The Irish pronunciation of the name Feidhlim or Feidhlimidh, which Cormac translates ‘great goodness.’ O’Reilly renders feidhilmidh ‘everlasting good.’

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A Celtic name, meaning: Good.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Phelim Forename Popularity

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Phylism772/
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Pehelina711/
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Phelinne711/
Phellien711/
Phellion711/
Philliom711/
Philloim711/
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Peleme67129/
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Pholem6782/
Pilime6768/
Phalem6761/
Poluim6754/
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Peslin6717/
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Palhem674/
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Pelind674/
Puilim673/
Peilem673/
Peleam673/
Pelien673/
Pealem673/
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Piliem672/
Phylin672/
Felimn672/
Petlem672/
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Fhelem671/
Fhelin671/
Veilim671/
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Poleim671/
Poilim671/
Plehim671/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Phelim