Philadelphia Forename
Approximately 1,715 people bear this name
Philadelphia Forename Definition:
A female name. Greek Φιλαδελφία ‘brotherly love’, the name of a city founded by Attalus Philadelphus, King of Pergamus. The church at Philadelphia was one of the seven mentioned in the Book of Revelations, and Philadelphia became a favourite Puritan name (C.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 98% | 1,341 | 1:40,666 | 4,458 |
| Namibia | - | 96 | 1:25,044 | 2,101 |
| United States | 100% | 72 | 1:5,035,236 | 62,903 |
| India | 99% | 45 | 1:26,997,288 | 574,915 |
| Philippines | 97% | 35 | 1:3,028,842 | 60,361 |
| Brazil | 100% | 26 | 1:8,239,852 | 108,951 |
| England | 100% | 20 | 1:2,780,146 | 31,455 |
| Kenya | 71% | 18 | 1:2,572,617 | 21,139 |
| Malawi | 100% | 9 | 1:1,901,368 | 9,999 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 8 | 1:22,195,545 | 185,172 |
| Canada | - | 8 | 1:4,141,672 | 45,609 |
| Zimbabwe | 75% | 4 | 1:3,855,954 | 74,439 |
| Russia | 100% | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50% | 2 | 1:4,076,157 | 155,819 |
| Thailand | 100% | 2 | 1:35,032,906 | 298,615 |
| Australia | - | 2 | 1:6,828,811 | 37,569 |
| Mexico | 100% | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| France | 100% | 2 | 1:33,235,170 | 58,100 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
Philadelphia (127) may also be a surname.
Philadelphia Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A female name. Greek Φιλαδελφία ‘brotherly love’, the name of a city founded by Attalus Philadelphus, King of Pergamus. The church at Philadelphia was one of the seven mentioned in the Book of Revelations, and Philadelphia became a favourite Puritan name (C. W. Bardsley, Dictionary of English and WelshSurnames (pub. 1901) says he found no fewer than 100 examples of it in James I’s reign) and Lyford gives it as a woman’s name. It was occasionally used as late as the 19th C.
Fil-a-del'-fe-a, the love of a brother. A city of Lydia, at the foot of Mount Tmolus, about twenty-four miles east of Sardis, and seventy-two from Smyrna. Rev. iii. 7.
Meaning: brotherly love.
Philadelphia Forename Popularity
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Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philladelphia | 96 | 58 | / |
| Philadelpia | 96 | 11 | / |
| Philadelphias | 96 | 1 | / |
| Philadelphiah | 96 | 1 | / |
| Philiadelphia | 96 | 1 | / |
| Piladelphia | 96 | 1 | / |
| Philadelphio | 92 | 20 | / |
| Philedelphia | 92 | 9 | / |
| Pheladelphia | 92 | 7 | / |
| Philodelphia | 92 | 2 | / |
| Philadelphea | 92 | 1 | / |
| Philadelfhia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Philladelpia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Philladellphia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Phyladelphia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Piladelpia | 91 | 13 | / |
| Philledelphia | 88 | 2 | / |
| Philadelfia | 87 | 23 | / |
| Filadelphia | 87 | 12 | / |
| Piliadelpia | 87 | 1 | / |
| Philladelfia | 83 | 2 | / |
| Philodilphia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pheledelphia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Peladelpia | 82 | 2 | / |
| Filadelpia | 82 | 1 | / |
| Philadelfio | 78 | 9 | / |
| Filadelphio | 78 | 3 | / |
| Filadélphia | 78 | 1 | / |
| Filadelphya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Philodelfia | 78 | 1 | / |
| Phyladelfia | 78 | 1 | / |
| Feladelphia | 78 | 1 | / |
| Fhiladelfia | 78 | 1 | / |
| Philledelfia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Filadelfia | 73 | 1,813 | / |
| Viladelfia | 73 | 36 | / |
| Peladelpio | 73 | 2 | / |
| Piladelfio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Feladelpia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Filiadelfia | 70 | 4 | / |
| Filladelfia | 70 | 2 | / |
| Filadelfiah | 70 | 1 | / |
| Filaddelfia | 70 | 1 | / |
| Fildelpho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fladelfia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Filadelfio | 64 | 1,608 | / |
| Feladelfia | 64 | 6 | / |
| Filadelfja | 64 | 4 | / |
| Filodelfia | 64 | 3 | / |
| Feladelpio | 64 | 2 | / |
| Filadélfia | 64 | 1 | / |
| Filadilfia | 64 | 1 | / |
| Feliadelfia | 61 | 1 | / |
| Filadlfio | 57 | 4 | / |
| Filodelfio | 55 | 7 | / |
| Feladelfio | 55 | 2 | / |
| Felodelfia | 55 | 1 | / |
| Filedelfja | 55 | 1 | / |
| Feladilfia | 55 | 1 | / |
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