Day of the Holy Philemon, March 8. Names for children
Philemon is a name for a child of Greek origin that means 'friendly', 'affectionate'. Despite its infrequent use it is one of the most beautiful names for children because its meaning is surrounded by all those virtues that maintain trust in people, such as friendship, unconditional love and hospita
Philemon is a name for a child of Greek origin that means 'friendly', 'affectionate'. Despite its infrequent use it is one of the most beautiful names for children because its meaning is surrounded by all those virtues that maintain trust in people, such as friendship, unconditional love and hospitality. He celebrates his name day on March 8, which is the day of St. Philemon.
Curiosities about the name Philemon
Because of the meaning of his name, Philemon has guaranteed the support and affection of those around him. In addition, Filemón exerts a powerful attraction for being surrounded by a certain mystery that provides him with an enigmatic and charismatic personality. Because Philemon is a person of an alert intelligence and with a natural vocation of service to others.
The name Filemón is not very frequent outside the Greek scope. However, it is a name that by its antiquity continues to sound very familiar with the advantage of having also an original and different touch that will give your child a very particular character. Philemon comes to us through the poet of ancient Greece who together with Menander and Dífilo became popular thanks to the New Comedy.
Although more popular and close is that comic book character that bears the name of your son, Philemon, a companion of Mortadelo, who with his detective agency has made several generations laugh since its creation in year 58. And as a curiosity , we can add that Philemon is also the name of a bird that lives in Indonesia and Australia. But the true strength of your child's name is imposed by Greek mythology with an unparalleled history of generosity and hospitality.
Philemon and his wife Baucis welcome two strangers surprised by a storm in their humble home. Marriage puts its scarce resources at the disposal of travelers, with the good fortune that strangers were but gods. And these, grateful for their hospitable gesture, grant the couple their maximum desire: not to suffer the one the death of the other. So when the time comes, the gods turn Philemon into an oak and Baucis into a linden, so that both trees look at each other for all eternity.
To know the origin and meaning of other names that celebrate their saint in the month of March, consult our calendar of the names of saints in March. You will find all the curiosities related to the name and date of your name day.
And also, we have the most complete guide of names for babies of boys and girls. Here you will find all the names for babies arranged alphabetically to know their origin and meaning.
Laura Sánchez. Editor of Guiainfantil.com
