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Phaéthon
proper noun
Phaëthon (the son of the sun god Helios who was killed by Zeus while driving his father's chariot uncontrolledly across the sky)
Pheste
proper noun
Phaistos (an ancient city in southern Crete prefecture, in modern Greece)
Phil
proper noun
a diminutive of the male given name Philippe
Philadelphe
proper noun
a male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Philadelphus
Philadelphie
proper noun
Philadelphia (a large city in Pennsylvania, United States)
Philarète
proper noun
a male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Philaretos
Philarétus
proper noun
a male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Philaretus
Philibert
proper noun
a male given name
Philippa
proper noun
a female given name
Philippe
proper noun
a male given name, equivalent to English Philip, very popular in 20th century France, next only to Jean and Pierre; Philip (biblical character); a surname originating as a patronymic
Philippiens
proper noun
Philippians
Philippin
noun, masculine
Filipino, resident or native of the Philippines
Philippines
proper noun
Philippines (a country in Southeast Asia)
Philippon
proper noun
a French surname, Philippon
Philippot
proper noun
a French surname, Philippot
Philippou
proper noun
A toponym in Saint-Maurin, Lot-et-Garonne; a surname from Occitan
Philis
proper noun
a surname
Philoctète
proper noun
a surname; a male given name from Latin, of historical usage, equivalent to English Philoctetes
Philodème
proper noun
Philodemus (Ancient Greek philosopher)
Philomèle
proper noun
Philomela (the sister of Procne who is raped and mutilated by her brother-in-law Tereus and supposedly transformed into a bird by the gods)
Philomène
proper noun
a female given name, equivalent to English Philomena; a male given name; a unisex given name
Philopon
proper noun
short for Jean Philopon (“Philoponus”)
Philémon
proper noun
Philemon
Phinée
proper noun
Phineus (a king of Salmydessus, Thrace); Phineus (a son of Belus, brother of Cepheus)
Phisalix
proper noun
a surname
Phlégon
proper noun
Phlegon
Phlégéthon
proper noun
Phlegethon
Phocide
proper noun
Phocis
Phocée
proper noun
Phocaea (an ancient Ionian Greek city on the western coast of Anatolia, now located in İzmir Province, Turkey; modern Foça)
Phoronée
proper noun
Phoroneus (the first king of Argos)
Phrygie
proper noun
Phrygia (a geographic region and ancient kingdom in the west central part of Asia Minor, in what is now modern-day Turkey)
Phthie
proper noun
Phthia (a city in ancient Thessaly, Greece)
Phthiotide
proper noun
a Phthiotis
Phuket
proper noun
Phuket (a province of Thailand); Phuket (an island of Phuket Province, Thailand); Phuket (the capital city of Phuket Province, Thailand)
Phung
proper noun
Phung: a surname from Vietnamese
Phuong
proper noun
a surname from Vietnamese
Phèdre
proper noun
Phaedrus (an Athenian aristocrat, friend of Socrates); Phaedrus (a Latin fabulist)
Phèdre
proper noun
Phaedra (the wife of Theseus, who falls in love with but is spurned by her stepson Hippolytus, then commits suicide, but is the cause of his later death (details vary between versions))
Phéacie
proper noun
Phaeacia (a region in Greek mythology mentioned in Homer's Odyssey)
Phéacien
noun, masculine
Phaeacian
Phédon
proper noun
Phaedo (an ancient Greek philosopher)
Phégée
proper noun
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], of historical usage, equivalent to English Phegeus
Phénice
proper noun
Phoenicia
Phénicie
proper noun
Phoenicia
Phénicien
noun, masculine
Phoenician person
Phérécr.
proper noun
abbreviation of Phérécrate: Pherecr.
Phérécrate
proper noun
Pherecrates (celebrated Athenian poet of the Old Comedy)
Phérécyde
proper noun
Pherecydes
Phérékratès
proper noun
synonym of Phérécrate (“Pherecrates”)
Phœnicie
proper noun
archaic spelling of Phénicie
Phœnicien
noun, masculine
archaic spelling of Phénicien
Piastri
proper noun
Piastri: a surname from Italian
Piat
proper noun
a male given name of historical usage; a surname
Picard
noun, masculine
Picard (native or inhabitant of Picardy, a cultural region part of the administrative region of Hauts-de-France, France) (usually male)
Picard
proper noun
a common French surname transferred from the place name, for a resident or native of Picardy
Picardie
proper noun
Picardy (a former administrative region and historical province of France; since 2016, part of the administrative region of Hauts-de-France region)
Picardo
proper noun
a surname, Picardo, from Italian
Piccard
proper noun
a French surname, Piccard
Piccoli
proper noun
a surname, Piccoli, from Italian
Picharotte
proper noun
A toponym in Prat-Bonrepaux, Ariège