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Philemon name meaning

First Name
861
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
562
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Philemon mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Philemon

User Submitted Origins

Greek
57%
English
35%
Spanish
4%
African
4%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from Zambia says the name Philemon is of African origin and means "Loving".
  2. According to a user from Zambia, the name Philemon is of English origin and means "Good".
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  1. A New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping
    Synonyms: epistle of paul the apostle to philemon and epistle to philemon
  2. (New Testament) a Christian (probably living in Colossae) whose slave escaped and went to see Saint Paul
  3. (Greek mythology) a simple countryman who offered hospitality to Zeus and Hermes when they came to earth without revealing their identities in order to test people's piety
Wiktionary

From Ancient Greek Φιλήμων (Philḗmōn), from φιλήμων (philḗmōn, “kindly, affectionate”), from φιλέω (philéō, “I love”).

  1. The eighteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to a fellow Christian called Philemon.
    Synonyms: Philem. (abbreviation), Phm (abbreviation)
  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, rather rare.

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Notable Persons Named Philemon

Notable Persons Named Philemon

Philémon Yang Muna

Philémon Yang Muna is a Prime Minister of Cameroon. Philémon was born on June 14th, 1947 in British Cameroons.

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Philemon Holland

Philemon was born in 1552 in Chelmsford. He died in 1637.

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Philemon Dickinson

Philemon Dickinson was an office holder. Philemon was born on April 5th, 1739 in Trappe, Maryland. He passed away on February 4th, 1809.

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Philemon Bliss

Philemon Bliss was a congressman. He was most prominent from 1855 to 1859. Philemon was born on July 28th, 1813 in Canton, Connecticut. He left this life on August 25th, 1889.

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Philemon the actor

Philemon the actor is a saint.

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Philemon Beecher

Philemon Beecher was an office holder. Philemon was born on March 19th, 1776 in Oxford, Connecticut. He breathed his last breath on November 30th, 1839.

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  • Philemon Thomas
    Office Holder
  • Philemon Pownoll
  • Philémon Cousineau
    Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Jacques-Cartier

Notable Persons With the Last Name Philemon

Notable Persons With the Last Name Philemon

Bart Philemon

Bart was born in 1945.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Philemon U.S.
█  White 46.09% 64.26%
█  African American 44.48% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 1.60% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 5.16% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 0.89% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 1.78% 16.26%

Of Last Name Philemon

People with the last name Philemon are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Philemon

  • How Popular is the name Philemon? Philemon is the 11,980th most popular name of all time. As a last name Philemon was the 39,164th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Philemon have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 861 babies born with the first name Philemon in the United States. That's more than enough people named Philemon to occupy the country of Vatican City with an estimated population of 800 (as of March 1, 2011).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Philemon? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1916 when it was given as a first name to 9 new born babies.
  • When was Philemon first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Philemon is Wednesday, March 1st, 1876.
  • What year had the most people named Philemon born? The highest recorded use of the first name Philemon was in 2017 with a total of 24 babies.
  • Random Philemon Factoid: According to the 1969 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Philemon is not a popular baby boy's name in California. Imagine that, only 7 babies in California have the same name in 1969.
  • Weird things about the name Philemon: The name spelled backwards is Nomelihp. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Oplmenih. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Philemon? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 562 people with the last name Philemon.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Philemon? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Philemon as their last name since less than 1 person in 526k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
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