66%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek (Latinized) Scripts Φίλων(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History From the Greek name Φίλων (Philon), which was derived from φίλος (philos) meaning "lover, friend". This was the name of a 1st-century Hellenistic Jewish philosopher and theologian from Alexandria. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootphilosVariantPhilonFeminine FormPhile PopularityDetails Last ranked #974 in 1889 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic upper class wholesome strong refined strange simple Categories Anne Rice characterscurrently out of the US top 1000friendshipinventorsisogramslovemythographersOrthodox saintsphilosophersranked in the US top 1000 for only one yearsaints
