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Philadelphia

This name comes from the name of a city in Asia Minor mentioned in Revelation in the New Testament.

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Meaning and history

Philadelphia comes from the name of a city in Asia Minor mentioned in the New Testament’s Revelation, where the city name meant “brotherly love” from Greek φιλέω (phileo), “to love,” and ἀδελφός (adelphos), “brother.” It is also the name of a city in the United States.