Former Congressman John Kasich (R-OH) is raising the bar for Republicans trying to latch onto the Tea Party movement this year. Kasich, now running for governor of Ohio in a dead heat with incumbent Ted Strickland (D), told a crowd yesterday he was a tea partier before it was cool.
Short form of PHILIP and various other names beginning with Phil, often a Greek element meaning friend, dear, beloved. Expand Name Links.
Personal experiences with the name Philip: | Edit. My name is Philip, and most people call me Phil, though I've tried at various times to go only by Philip. Many people will spell it with two Ls if you spell it with one, or they will spell it with one L if you like it with two.