Male Ukrainian name (Пилип)
Pylyp (Ukrainian: Пилип) is a male name of Greek origin, the native Ukrainian folk form of the name Philip; it means «lover of horses», «horseman» — in ancient Greek culture a marker of aristocratic descent.
The name derives from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos), formed from φίλος (phílos, «dear, friend») and ἵππος (híppos, «horse») — literally «one who loves horses». In the ancient world, horses were a sign of wealth and noble standing, so such a name expressed noble birth. The most famous ancient bearer was Philip II of Macedon (382–336 BC), father of Alexander the Great. In Christian tradition the name entered through the Apostle Philip, one of the twelve disciples of Christ. The Ukrainian folk form Pylyp arose by phonetic adaptation — the substitution of «п» for the «ф» uncharacteristic of Ukrainian. The name was borne, among others, by Hetman Pylyp Orlyk (1672–1742), author of one of Europe's first constitutions.
From Ancient Greek Phílippos: phílos («dear, friend») + híppos («horse») — «one who loves horses».
Equivalents in other languages: Philip / Phillip (English), Philippe (French), Felipe (Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese), Filippo (Italian), Filipe (Portuguese), Filip (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Dutch, Swedish, German, Serbian, Bulgarian), Φίλιππος (Greek), Филипп (Russian). Ukrainian variants: Pylyp (folk) / Filip (bookish).
Пилипко, Пилипонько, Пилипчик, Пилипцьо, Пилипок, Пилипець, Філя, Філечка.
| Nominative | Пилип |
| Genitive | Пилипа |
| Dative | Пилипові |
| Accusative | Пилипа |
| Instrumental | Пилипом |
| Locative | Пилипові |
| Vocative | Пилипе |