Phila.

Geography & Places abbreviation · City and Neighborhood

Phila.
Stands forPhiladelphia
CategoriesGeography & Places

Phila. stands for Philadelphia, a city and neighborhood abbreviation.

Traditional abbreviation of Philadelphia, used in older documents, legal citations and newspaper datelines and still seen in business names. Philly is the everyday nickname.

Example: The deed was recorded in Phila. County in 1872.

Usage notes

Philadelphia means brotherly love in Greek, hence the City of Brotherly Love. The city and county of Philadelphia have been consolidated since 1854.

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