Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek [1] , Ancient Greek [2]
Scripts Pron. /fɪ.ˈli.mən/ (English) /faɪ.ˈli.mən/ (English) [key ·simplify]
Meaning & History
Related Names
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User SubmissionPhi-lê-môn
Popularity
People think this name is
classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange complex serious
Sources & References
- Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry g5371, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=g5371.
- Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Φιλήμων.
- Liddell, Scott and Jones. A Greek–English Lexicon, entry filh/mwn, available from https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Dfilh%2Fmwn.
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Entry updated May 26, 2026