Philippa
Philippa is a female given name , derived from the male form Philipp ( Philippus ).
Origin and meaning of the name
The name comes from the Greek φίλιππος Phílippos "the friend of horses" (φίλος philos "friend", ἰππος hippos "horse").
It comes from the Macedonian kings from ancient Greece , who equipped a cavalry and thus became friends of horses .
Name days
- February 16 ( Philippa Mareri )
- May 3 ( Apostle Philip )
- May 26th ( Philipp Neri )
- October 16 ( Apostle Philip )
- December 18 ( Philipp von Ratzeburg )
Well-known namesake
- St. Philippa Mareri (1200–1236), first abbess of the Poor Clare Monastery in Borgo San Pietro (Comune Petrella Salto )
- Philippa of England (1394–1430), English princess from the House of Lancaster and, by marriage, Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
- Philippa Foot (1920-2010), British philosopher
- Philippa Funnell (* 1968), British eventing rider
- Philippa Gregory (* 1954), English writer
- Philippa von Hainault (1311-1369), wife of Edward III. from England
- Philippa of Lancaster (1360–1415), Princess of England and Queen of Portugal
- Philippa Marrack (* 1945). British-American biochemist and immunologist
- Philippa Middleton (* 1983), sister of Catherine Mountbatten-Windsor, Duchess of Cambridge
- Philippa Pearce (1920–2006), English children's author
- Filippa Sayn-Wittgenstein (1980–2001), German princess and photographer
- Philippa Whitford (* 1958), British politician with the Scottish National Party (SNP) and surgeon
Variants of the spelling
Other variants:
- female: Philippe, Philippina, Philippine, Filippa, Phillippa, Filipa, Felipa, Philipa, Pippa
- male: Philipp, Phillip, Phillipp, Philippus, Filip, Vilppu, Philla, Felipe