Philippine

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  • French
Elaborated feminine form of PHILIPPE.

PHILIPPE   male   French
French form of PHILIP.
PHILIP   male   English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Biblical
From the Greek name Φιλιππος (Philippos) which means "friend of horses", composed of the elements φιλος (philos) "friend, lover" and ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse". This was the name of five kings of Macedon, including Philip II the father of Alexander the Great. The name appears in the New Testament belonging to two people who are regarded as saints. First, one of the twelve apostles, and second, an early figure in the Christian church known as Philip the Deacon.

This name was initially more common among Eastern Christians, though it came to the West by the Middle Ages. It was borne by six kings of France and five kings of Spain. It was regularly used in England during the Middle Ages, although the Spanish king Philip II, who attempted an invasion of England, helped make it less common by the 17th century. It was revived in the English-speaking world in the 19th century. Famous bearers include the Elizabethan courtier and poet Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586) and the American science fiction novelist Philip K. Dick (1928-1982).
EQUIVALENTS
CROATIAN: Filipa
ENGLISH (BRITISH): Philippa
ENGLISH: Philipa, Phillipa
GERMAN: Philippa
GREEK: Filippa
ITALIAN: Filippa
POLISH: Filipa
PORTUGUESE: Filipa
RUSSIAN: Filippa
SERBIAN: Filipa
SPANISH: Felipa
SWEDISH: Filippa
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Pippa
GERMAN: Philippina
POLISH: Filipina
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT GREEK: Philippos
BIBLICAL GREEK: Philippos
BIBLICAL LATIN: Philippus
BIBLICAL: Philip
BULGARIAN: Filip
CATALAN: Felip
CROATIAN: Filip
CZECH: Filip
DANISH: Filip, Philip
DUTCH: Filip, Filippus, Flip, Philip
ENGLISH: Phil, Philip, Phillip, Pip
FINNISH: Filip, Vilppu
FRENCH: Philippe
GERMAN: Philipp
GREEK: Filippos
HUNGARIAN: Filip, Fülöp
IRISH: Pilib
ITALIAN: Filippo
LATVIAN: Filips
LITHUANIAN: Pilypas
MACEDONIAN: Filip
MAORI: Piripi
NORWEGIAN: Filip, Philip
OLD CHURCH SLAVIC: Filippu
POLISH: Filip
PORTUGUESE (BRAZILIAN): Felipe, Felipinho
PORTUGUESE: Filipe
ROMANIAN: Filip
RUSSIAN: Filipp
SCOTTISH: Filib
SERBIAN: Filip
SLOVAK: Filip
SLOVENE: Filip
SPANISH: Felipe
SWEDISH: Filip, Philip
UKRAINIAN: Pylyp