Throughout the world, Philadelphia (Philadelphia 
, Filadelfi 
) is a rare female first name. The given name Philadelphia is characteristic of South Africa, where it is quite a rare girly name, Philippines, where it is a very rare girly name, and Australia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in South Africa, the United States, and Philippines. Much less frequently, Philadelphia is the last name as well as the forename.
Philadelphia is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Philadelphia | Philippines, Jordan, South Africa, India, United States |
| Filadelfi | Canada, Argentina, Italy, United States, Hungary |
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lady philadelphia carey Peerage person ID=27000; (1594-1654) (b. 1594) |
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| philadelphia lennard (born 1643) (b. 1643) |
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| philadelphia barnham (born 1664) (b. 1664) |
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| philadelphia lockhart (b. 1655) |
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philadelphia hancock (born 1730) (b. 1730) |
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philadelphia hannah freame (1740-1826) (b. 1740) |
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| philadelphia mitford (born 1722) (b. 1722) |
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| philadelphia austen hancock aunt of Jane Austen (b. 1730) |
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| philadelphia wickens (1748-1809) (b. 1748) |
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| philadelphia rowley (died 1855) (b. 1763) |
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| philadelphia barttelot (1773-1839) (b. 1773) |
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| philadelphia burton (1776-1833) (b. 1776) |
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| philadelphia percy (b. 1770) |
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| philadelphia hodson (1786-1868) (b. 1786) |
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| philadelphia "delphy" judge (b. 1779) |
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