▲ 237 ▼ Why is 'Philippines' spelled with a PH, but 'Filipino' is spelled with an F? (lemmy.world) submitted 3 months ago by 58008@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 79 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago (1 child) that doesn't answer the question of why F vs PH permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child) When it became a US colony they changed it. That was printed on maps. The people still referred to themselves with the original spelling. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 months ago (2 children) so King Philip named it Filip? and then Americans named it Philip? wat permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago King Felipe in Spanish. Philip in English. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Triasha@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Philip is the English spelling of the name. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child) When it became a US colony they changed it. That was printed on maps. The people still referred to themselves with the original spelling. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 months ago (2 children) so King Philip named it Filip? and then Americans named it Philip? wat permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago King Felipe in Spanish. Philip in English. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Triasha@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Philip is the English spelling of the name. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 3 months ago (2 children) so King Philip named it Filip? and then Americans named it Philip? wat permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago King Felipe in Spanish. Philip in English. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Triasha@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Philip is the English spelling of the name. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago King Felipe in Spanish. Philip in English. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Philip is the English spelling of the name. permalink fedilink source parent