Philemon

Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek [1], Ancient Greek [2]
Scripts Φιλήμων(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /fɪ.ˈli.mən/(English) /faɪ.ˈli.mən/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "affectionate" in Greek, a derivative of φίλημα (philema) meaning "kiss". Philemon was the recipient of one of Paul's epistles in the New Testament.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesPhilémon(French) Filimon(Romanian) Filemón(Spanish (Latin American))
Same SpellingPhilémon

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

Ancient Greek words, books of the Bible, Catholic saints, isograms, kindness, love, Megami Tensei characters, Orthodox saints, saints

Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry g5371, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=g5371.
  2. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Φιλήμων.
Entry updated October 6, 2024