Across the world, Philemon (Philemon 
, Philémon 
, Филимон 
) is a common predominantly masculine, but very seldom feminine forename. The first name Philemon is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, where it is quite a common boy's name, South Africa, and Cameroon. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, Nigeria, and South Africa. Likewise, Philemon is the last name as well as the forename.
Philemon is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Philemon | Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana |
| Philémon | Rwanda, Cameroon, United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar |
| Филимон | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, Russia |
| فليمون | Iraq, Egypt |
Philemon is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Philemon , the Greek mythical character, husband of Baucis and Philemon .
| philemon iii Ancient Greek comic poet lived between 3rd and 2nd century B.C. (b. 250) |
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philemon holland English schoolmaster, physician, and Classics translator, GB (b. 1552) |
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| philemon pormort 1595-1656 , schoolmaster (b. 1595) |
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philemon pownoll officer of the Royal Navy (1734-1780), GB (b. 1734) |
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philemon dickinson American politician, US (b. 1739) |
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| philemon ewer English shipbuilder (b. 1702) |
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philemon wright Canadian businessman (1760-1839), US (b. 1760) |
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philemon thomas American politician (1763-1847), US (b. 1763) |
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| philemon warner iii (3 Oct 1727 - certain 4 Jun 1766) (b. 1727) |
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philemon dickerson American politician (1788-1862), US (b. 1788) |
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philemon bliss American politician (1813-1889), US (b. 1813) |
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| philemon beecher American politician (1776-1839), US (b. 1776) |
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| philemon duzette 11 Mar 1782 Ellington, Connecticut - Bef 1834 (b. 1782) |
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| philemon simpson American lawyer and politician (1819-1895), US (b. 1819) |
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| philemon t. herbert Confederate Army officer, US (b. 1825) |
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