Philemon name meaning
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What does Philemon mean?
Especially used in Danish, Finnish, English, German and Swedish unexpected, Philemon is originated from Old Greek and a baby boy name, meaning of Philemon is "Affectionate, Who Kisses or Beloved". Philemon is form of The Greek Name Φιλημων Meaning Affectionate in Latin language.
How do I pronounce Philemon?
The most common pronunciation of three syllabled Philemon is ph(i)-le-mon.
Variants of Philemon
Middle Names for Philemon
Orson, Acen, Ihan, view more middle names that goes with Philemon
How popular is the name Philemon?
Philemon is a familiar baby name in France, it has been in use since 1900 and was able to reach the top 300 names. In 1906, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 287 on boy names chart when 54 babies were given the name Philemon.
Over 1045 babies in France have been named Philemon. The given name is an uncommon baby name in United States, even after 91 years of use, it could not make it big.
Over 850 people have been named Philemon in United States. It also recently appeared in England and Wales baby boy names chart.
But Philemon is a popular baby name in DR Congo where every 1 in 4000 have the name as well as in, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad and Zimbabwe.
At least, 100000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our estimate.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8230 | 9 |
| 2022 | 12269 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4605 | 21 |
| 2020 | 6596 | 12 |
| 2019 | 7153 | 11 |
| 2018 | 5529 | 16 |
| 2017 | 4219 | 24 |
| 2016 | 5546 | 16 |
| 2015 | 5738 | 15 |
| 2014 | 5726 | 15 |
Facts
Philemon in Nordic countries
| Countries | Men | Women | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Name | Secondary Name | First Name | Secondary Name | |
 | 32 | 127 | 5 | 9 |
What numbers say about Philemon?
You always care more about other people's well-being and never find time to check how you are doing. To you it's all about passion, poetry, love, emotions, friends, loyalty, talking straight, openness, and everything other people avoid in life. Having letter P as a cornerstone represents your eternal hunger for more in life. To feel happy and fulfilled, you have to do something you haven't done before. That's helping others.
Go through the following names similar to Philemon
- Kalina - Meaning of Kalina is Viburnum, Rowan Tree or A Flower Name or Place Name is originated from Bulgarian and Old Greek is a girl name is primarily used in Hindi and Polish
- Haedie - Haedie's meaning is Modest is a girl name is rooted from Old Greek. Haedie is resultant of Haidee.
- Denisha - Meaning of Denisha is Dedicated to Dionysos is used as a baby girl name and is prevalently used in English and Tamil is rooted from Old Greek
- Theodore - Persistent and Well-Liked Theodore is used largely in Norwegian, Swedish and French aimed at both boys and girls, Theodore means "Divine Gift, God's Gift or Gift of God" is of Old Greek origin
- Haidee means Modest used for baby girls and is used dominantly in English is originated from Old Greek and Germanic
Famous people named Philemon
- Philemon Wright,
- Philemon Ewer, nationalarchives
- Philemon, Athenian poet and playwright of the New Comedy
- Philemon the actor, actor at Antinopolis, Egypt
- Philemon Hanneck, long-distance runner
- Saint Philemon, early Christian in Asia Minor
- Philemon Dickinson, American lawyer and politician from Trenton
- Philemon Holland, English schoolmaster, physician and translator
- Philemon Bliss, Ohio Congressman
- Philemon T. Herbert, American politician
- Philemon Beecher, member of the United States House of Representatives
- Philemon Thomas, member of the United States House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana
Lists having Philemon
- Biblical Boy Names
- Boy names beginning with P
- American Boy Names
- English Boy Names
- Greek Boy Names
- Danish Boy Names
- Finnish Boy Names
- German Boy Names
- Swedish Boy Names
- Boy names that ends with -mon
- Baby Names that mean Affectionate
- Baby Names that mean Beloved
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004