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Philemon

/fɪˈliːmən/ · name

Meaning

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  3. The eighteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle of Saint Paul to a fellow Christian called Philemon.

Etymology / origin

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

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