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| − | '''Sobriquet:''' ''Phil'' or ''Dad'' -- Tremen's father's first name came courtesy of his father Philander, the family's first physician. The name derives from the Greek name Φιλανδρος (Philandros) meaning "friend of man" from Greek φιλος (philos) "friend" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος). It was the name of a son of Apollo with the nymph Acalle. In the 18th century this was coined as a word meaning "to womanize", and the name subsequently dropped out of use. Phil was also named for his fraternal grandfather Logan, used as his middle name it is derived from a surname which was originally derived from a Scottish place name meaning "little hollow" in Scottish Gaelic. Tremen's father was never comfortable with the name Philander and shortened it to Phil in everyday use. | + | '''Sobriquet:''' The original ''Doctor Phil'' or ''Dad'' -- Tremen's father's first name came courtesy of his father Philander, the family's first physician. The name derives from the Greek name Φιλανδρος (Philandros) meaning "friend of man" from Greek φιλος (philos) "friend" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος). It was the name of a son of Apollo with the nymph Acalle. In the 18th century this was coined as a word meaning "to womanize", and the name subsequently dropped out of use. Phil was also named for his fraternal grandfather Logan, used as his middle name it is derived from a surname which was originally derived from a Scottish place name meaning "little hollow" in Scottish Gaelic. Tremen's father was never comfortable with the name Philander and shortened it to Phil in everyday use. |
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Sobriquet: The original Doctor Phil or Dad -- Tremen's father's first name came courtesy of his father Philander, the family's first physician. The name derives from the Greek name Φιλανδρος (Philandros) meaning "friend of man" from Greek φιλος (philos) "friend" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος). It was the name of a son of Apollo with the nymph Acalle. In the 18th century this was coined as a word meaning "to womanize", and the name subsequently dropped out of use. Phil was also named for his fraternal grandfather Logan, used as his middle name it is derived from a surname which was originally derived from a Scottish place name meaning "little hollow" in Scottish Gaelic. Tremen's father was never comfortable with the name Philander and shortened it to Phil in everyday use.
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