1. philo - Noun
2. Philo - Proper noun
(countable) A surname.
A village in Illinois, United States.
A village in Ohio, United States.
(colloquial) Clipping of philosophy.
(colloquial) Clipping of philosopher.
A placename
A census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States.
If it weren't for Philo T. Farnsworth, inventor of television, we'd still be eating frozen radio dinners. Johnny Carson
History 19th century main Partial View Oberlin by H. Alonzo Pease, 1838 Both the college and the town of Oberlin were founded in northern Ohio in 1833 by a pair of Presbyterian ministers, John Jay Shipherd and Philo Stewart. Source: Internet
At the time it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Philo and Metellus (or, less frequently, year 548 Ab urbe condita ). Source: Internet
David Hume — comma On the other hand, Hume's sceptic, Philo, is not satisfied with the argument from design. Source: Internet
Despite some controversy, most scholars agree that the view of Philo, the most sceptical of the three, comes closest to Hume's own. Source: Internet
Feldman notes that Philo, Josephus and Tacitus may have anachronistically confused the timing of the titles – prefect later changing to procurator. Source: Internet