The one that is most readily recognized is the simple 'Philly' which has gained almost universal acceptance. The nickname 'City of Brotherly Love' is also popular and well known and it has also been known as the 'Cradle of Liberty' and 'The Birthplace of America' and to a lesser extent as 'The Quker City' and 'The City of Neighborhoods'.
It has had several:
The city of brotherly love.
Tony "The Toe"
Why not? It's just a shorter way to say the name.
Allen Iverson
Not everyone there is a Poster Child for their nickname as the 'City of Brotherly Love".
She has been called The Soul of Philadelphia but does not have a well-recognized nickname. Her fans at times have tried to steal Gladys Knight's nickname The Empress of Soul or sometimes Aretha Franklin's The Queen of Soul.
On its surface, the movie 'Philadelphia' is set in Philadelphia. It is about a lawyer who is fired from his firm when it is discovered he has AIDS and his ensuing lawsuit. Literally speaking, the name 'Philadelphia' comes from the Greek for 'brotherly love', hence the city's nickname, ironic considering the treatment of the main character.
The merger was in 1943 and the team was named Phil-Pitt. The nickname was "The Steagles".
The anagram is the nickname Phil. (also an abbreviation, like Phila., for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
the Broad Street Bullies was the nickname of the Philadelphia Flyers Hockey team during the late 70'2
I think it's just their nickname for her (: it is very loving, despite all the taunting they do to her!
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Phil Marchildon, a right handed pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1940-1949 and the Boston Red Sox in 1950, was born in Penetanguishene, Ontario and had the nickname of Babe.