Phil McGraw as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Phil McGraw

What is the meaning of the name Phil McGraw ?

The baby name Phil McGraw is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /fɪl məˈɡrɔː/ (FIL mə-GRAW).

Phil McGraw is Scottish Gaelic in Origin.

Phil is the clipped English form of Philip, from Greek Philippos (phílos “friend, lover” + híppos “horse”), long favored in the Hellenistic world and by early Christians through the Apostle Philip. Via Latin Philippus it passed into many European tongues and royal houses, yielding variants such as Philip/Phillip (English), Philippe (French), Felipe (Spanish), Filippo (Italian), Filip (Slavic/Scandinavian), and diminutives Phil and Pip.

McGraw is an Anglicized Gaelic surname, largely a variant of McGrath, from Mac Craith/Mag Raith, meaning “son of grace/fortune” (rath “grace, prosperity”). Forms include McGrath, Magrath, and MacGraw; historical concentrations occur in Ireland (especially Munster and Ulster) with later spread to Scotland and North America. As a combined name, “Phil McGraw” marries a classical Greek given name with a Gaelic patronymic, reading loosely as “horse-loving son of grace.”

⚙ Phil McGraw doesn't appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. That usually points to a very rare, regional, or newly coined name. Whichever it is, scarcely anyone else carries it.