Philippa

A female given name: derived from Philip.

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Philippa is a given name meaning "lover of horses" or "horses' friend". Common alternative spellings include Filippa, Phillipa and, less often, Filipa. It is the feminine form of the masculine name Philip. It is composed of the Greek elements philein (to love) and hippos (horse), and is derived from the name of Alexander the Great's father, the ancient Greek king, Philip II of Macedon (aka Philippos, Filippos, and Pilipos), who was an avid horse lover. The name is commonly shortened to the nicknames Pippa, Pippy, and Pip. Notable people with the name Philippa include:
Saint Philippa, 3rd-century martyr and saint
Philippa Courtney, Australian journalist and television presenter
Philippa Boyens, New Zealand screenwriter
Philippa of England, daughter of Henry IV, Queen of Sweden, Denmark and Norway
Philippa Fawcett, English mathematician
Philippa Foot, British philosopher
Philippa Forrester, British television presenter and producer
Philippa Gregory, British novelist
Philippa of Hainault, queen consort of Edward III of England
Pippa Mann, British racing car driver
Philippa Middleton, English socialite, author, and sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge
Philippa Pearce, English children's author
Philippa Plantagenet, granddaughter of Edward III of England
Philippa Schuyler, American pianist and child prodigy
Phillipa Soo, actress/singer
Philippa Tomson, English journalist and presenter
Philippa Whipple, British high court judge and barrister
Philippa of Lancaster, English princess, consort queen of Portugal
Philippa of Coimbra, Portuguese noblewoman and nun

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Fem. proper name, modern, fem. of Philip.

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Lover of horses.

Filipa, Filippa, Pippa

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Philippa Gregory	1954	English novelist
2	Philippa of Hainault	1314	Queen consort of King Edward III of England
3	Philippa Forrester	1968	English television & radio presenter, producer, author
4	Philippa Foot	1920	British philosopher
5	Philippa Perry	1957	Psychotherapist and author
6	Philippa of Lancaster	1359	English noblewoman and Portuguese queen consort
7	Philippa Coulthard	1992	Actress
8	Philippa Boyens	2000	New Zealand screenwriter
9	Philippa Thomas	1965	British journalist
10	Philippa of England	1394	Queen Consort of Sweden, Norway and Denmark
11	Philippa Schuyler	1931	American pianist and composer
12	Philippa Roet	1346	English lady-in-waiting
13	Philippa Fawcett	1868	English mathematician
14	Philippa Whitford	1958	British doctor and politician
15	Philippa Pearce	1920	English children's writer
16	Philippa Langley		British screenwriter
17	Robert Millar	1958	Professional cyclist
18	Philippa Tomson	1978	British television presenter
19	Philippa Roles	1978	British athlete
20	Philippa Bulgin	1967
21	Philippa Hanna	1984	British musician and Songwriter
22	Philippa Stroud	1965	British politician
23	Philippa Marrack	1945	United States-based English biologist and immunologist
24	Philippa Tattersall	1975	British female commando
25	Philippa of Luxembourg	1252	Countess consort of Holland, Zeeland, and Hainaut
26	Philippa Schöne	2001	German actress
27	Philippa of Guelders	1467	Twin sister of Charles, Duke of Guelders; Duchess consort of Lorraine
28	Philippa de Beauchamp		14th-century English noblewoman
29	Philippa Lowthorpe
30	Philippa de Mohun		English noble
31	Philippa Ballantine	1971	New Zealand writer
32	Philippa Scott	1918	British conservationist
33	Philippa Goslett	1974	British screenwriter
34	Philippa de Neville	1386	British noble
35	Philippa of Dreux	1192	Medieval noblewoman
36	Philippa Campbell		New Zealand film producer, dramaturg and Literary Manager at the Auckland Theatre Company
37	Philippa of Antioch	1148	Mistress of Byzantine royalty
38	Philippa of Champagne	1197	French noble
39	Philippa Roe	1962	British politician
40	Philippa Baker		Australian actress
41	Philippa Kraft	1975
42	Philippa de Coucy		English noblewoman
43	Infanta Philippa of Coimbra	1435	Portuguese noble
44	Philippa Urquhart		British actress
45	Philippa Hall		British television presenter
46	Philippa Nikulinsky	1942	Australian botanical illustrator
47	Philippa Collins	1983	British DJ
48	Philippa Glanville	1943
49	Philippa of Armenia	1183	Byzantine empress
50	Philippa Russell	1938	British disability activist
51	Philippa Gail	1942	British actress
52	Philippa Holland		British artist
53	Philippa Howden-Chapman
54	Philippa Jones	1982
55	Philippa Bevans	1913	British actress
56	Philippa Mareri	1190
57	Philippa Christian	1987
58	Philippa Powys	1886	Author
59	Philippa Pullar	1935	British writer
60	Philippa Gould	1940	New Zealand swimmer
61	Philippa Dickinson		British publisher
62	Philippa Suxdorf	1971	Olympic field hockey player
63	Philippa Gardner
64	Philippa Hobbs	1955	South African artist
65	Philippa de Vitré
66	Philippa Mein Smith
67	Philippa Coningsby	1530	English noble
68	Philippa Basset		Basset, Philippa, countess of Warwick (d. 1265), magnate
69	Philippa Kowarsky	2000
70	Philippa Beams	2000	New Zealand squash player
71	Philippa Namutebi Kabali-Kagwa		Ugandan author
72	Philippa Wiking	1920	Swedish translator and librarian
73	Philippa Whipple
74	Philippa Blair	1945
75	Philippa Black
76	Philippa Frederiksen	1870	Danish actress
77	Philippa Savage	1981	Australian rower
78	Philippa Hilber	1918
79	Philippa Swinnerton Hughes	1824	British painter
80	Philippa Malone	1989
81	Philippa		Countess of Foix, Raymond-Roger, Count of Foix, Cathar Perfect