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Meaning and origin
Philippa is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `horse lover `.


Where is it used?
The name Philippa is mainly used in English, German and in Greek.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Felipe (In Spanish and in Portuguese)
Filip (In Scandinavian, Dutch, Czech, Bulgarian and in Polish)
Filipe (In Portuguese)
Filippo (In Italian)
Filep (In Hungarian)
Fülöp (In Hungarian)
Philipp (In German)
Philippe (In French)
Philippine (In French)
Vilppu (In Finnish)
Philippina (In English and in German)
Phillip (In English)


For the opposite sex use:
In Spanish and in Portuguese: Felipa (F)
In Russian, Polish, Czech and in Romanian: Filipa (F)
In English and in German: Philipa (F)
In English and in German: Phillipa (F)
In English and in the bible: Philip (M)


See also
In English: Pip (M)
In English: Flip (M)
In English: Pippa (F)


What Philippa`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Philippa:
   It is unique to me and I haven't met anyone else with it!
   The worst thing about the name:
   People constantly mispronounce it and spell it wrongly.
   If my name wasn`t Philippa....:
   I wouldn't be unique.
   Extra information:
   This name was said in a book to be the name chosen by highly-educated white parents
2. The best thing about the name Philippa:
   It sounds classy and you can shorten it to Pippa which is a cool nickname
   The worst thing about the name:
   It's long to write and lots of people get the spelling wrong
   If my name wasn`t Philippa....:
   I could have been given an even longer variant of the name, so thankfully they made the right decision!
   Extra information:
   People always remember you with a more unusual name...
3. The best thing about the name Philippa:
   Well I really live up to the meaning
   The worst thing about the name:
   People always spell it wrong
   If my name wasn`t Philippa....:
   My cousin wouldnt have been named Pippa after me
   Extra information:
   No

More `Philippa` links
Philippa as abbreviation
Actors named Philippa
Philippa in the encyclopedia