Phielim

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English Philip.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɸiːˈliːm/

Proper noun

Phielim

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Philip
   • 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page 94:

     Hea marreet dear Phielim to his sweet Jauane.

     He married dear Phelim to his sweet Joan.

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 94