Phelim Forename
Approximately 674 people bear this name
Phelim Forename Definition:
A male name. Irish Feiolim ‘the ever good'. A common Irish name, often translated by Felix.
Phelim Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 100% | 408 | 1:11,381 | 758 |
| England | 100% | 102 | 1:545,127 | 11,242 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 45 | 1:40,959 | 1,159 |
| United States | 100% | 38 | 1:9,540,447 | 97,626 |
| Nigeria | 95% | 26 | 1:6,829,398 | 91,657 |
| Zambia | - | 7 | 1:2,264,971 | 21,963 |
| Wales | 100% | 7 | 1:442,044 | 5,971 |
| Australia | - | 6 | 1:2,276,270 | 19,652 |
| South Africa | 100% | 6 | 1:9,088,775 | 152,087 |
| Portugal | - | 4 | 1:2,602,716 | 8,189 |
| Philippines | 75% | 4 | 1:26,502,369 | 280,915 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 2 | 1:15,224,970 | 260,513 |
| Singapore | - | 2 | 1:3,143,527 | 27,876 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1 | 1:9,857,907 | 78,968 |
| Scotland | 100% | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Qatar | 100% | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Netherlands | - | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Liberia | 100% | 1 | 1:4,412,061 | 36,340 |
| Kenya | 100% | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Italy | - | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Canada | - | 1 | 1:33,133,372 | 113,810 |
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.
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.
The Irish pronunciation of the name Feidhlim or Feidhlimidh, which Cormac translates ‘great goodness.’ O’Reilly renders feidhilmidh ‘everlasting good.’
A Celtic name, meaning: Good.
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