May 3
Why this day? Philly is a short form of Phillip, and shares its name day.
Philly is celebrated in the United States on May 3.
Philly is a short form of Phillip. It keeps its origin (Ancient Greek) and meaning — lover of horses, and shares its name day, May 3.
On birth records, Philly is rarely written as such: the Phillys are Phillips (310,414 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Phillip page. Philly is also a short form of Phil, Phillis, Philippe.
Philly is a short form of Phillip, which means lover of horses.
May 3, together with Phillip: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Phillip.
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