Researching Phi Phi Island Thailand.
There are no wrong ways of spelling Phi Phi Island because the local language uses the Thai alphabet and westerners using the Roman alphabet can hear it and spell it differently.
Pee Pee
In the beginning there were two main ways to spell the island and they were Pee Pee or Phi Phi. Pee Pee came from the Italians who first visited the island. They still use this spelling. Pee Pee Island Village Resort and Pee Pee View Point were named under the influence of this spelling.
Phi Phi
The majority of the other hotels use the Phi Phi spelling like Phi Phi Hotel, Phi Phi Cabana Hotel, the entire list of Phi Phi Hotels can be seen here.
PP
PP Charlies, PP Paradise Resort, were the resorts that first used the PP spelling and more recently Phitharom PP Resort, PP Erawan Palms Resort, PP Casita have used it.
Island, Koh and Ko.
Koh is the Thai word for "Island" but is sometimes written as Ko. Ko is more dominant among German websites.
Most Common Spelling
There is no definitive spelling for Phi Phi island but the most frequent spellings are Phi Phi Island or Koh Phi Phi.
Search words on the search engines and directories
Common search words include:
- Phi phi
- Phiphi
- Phi
- Phi-phi
- Ko Phi Phi
- Koh Phi Phi
- Koh Pee Pee
- Phi Phi Island
Searching for the island on the internet there are 2 caveats. Phi Phi is the name of a singer from South America and often comes up in search results. Phi as pronounced as if a Greek letter is used in the names of many American college fraternities and sororities.
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