About Philadelphia
The name "Philadelphia" is derived from the Greek words "phileo" meaning "to love" and "adelphos" meaning "brother." Therefore, the name Philadelphia translates to "brotherly love" or "city of brotherly love." It reflects the city's founding principle of promoting harmony, tolerance, and unity among its residents.
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Most individuals with the name Philadelphia are female.
The popularity of the name has remained the same by 0% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Philadelphia in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Philadelphia using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.