Felipe

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Felipe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fəˈliːpeɪ/
• Rhymes: -iːpeɪ

Proper noun

Felipe

1. A male given name from Portuguese or Spanish, equivalent to English Philip.
   • 2017 December 16, “These priests were martyred for refusing to violate the seal of confession”, in Catholic News Agency‎^[1], archived from the original on 5 December 2025:

     Fr. Felipe Císcar Puig was a Valencian priest who is also also considered a martyr of the sacramental seal because he was martyred after keeping confessions secret during the religious persecution of the Spanish Civil War.

Related terms

• Don Felipe Larrazabal
• San Felipe
• San Felipe de Aconcagua

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos, “fond of horses”), from φιλέω (philéō, “to like”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /feˈli.pi/, /fiˈli.pi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɨˈli.pɨ/

• Homophone: Filipe
• Hyphenation: Fe‧li‧pe

Proper noun

Felipe m

1. a male given name of Brazilian usage, variant of Filipe, equivalent to English Philip

Derived terms

• Fê (diminutive)
• Felipão (augmentative)
• Felipinho (diminutive)
• Lipe (diminutive)

Spanish

Etymology

Ultimately (via Latin Philippus), from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos), name of ancient kings of Macedonia, from φίλιππος (phílippos, “fond of horses”), from φιλέω (philéō, “to love”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /feˈlipe/ [feˈli.pe]
• Rhymes: -ipe
• Syllabification: Fe‧li‧pe

Proper noun

Felipe m

1. Philip (biblical apostle)
   • 1602, La Santa Biblia (antigua versión de Casiodoro de Reina), Marcos 3:18:

     Y á Andrés, y á Felipe, y á Bartolomé, y á Mateo, y á Tomás, y á Jacobo hijo de Alfeo, y á Tadeo, y á Simón el Cananita.

     And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

     (KJV)

2. a male given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Philip

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s

Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)

Ancient Greek φιλο- (philo-)

Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos

Proto-Hellenic *íkkʷos

Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos)

Ancient Greek φίλιππος (phílippos)

Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos)der.

Latin Philippusder.

Spanish Felipebor.

Tagalog Felipe

Borrowed from Spanish Felipe, from Latin Philippus, from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos), from φίλιππος (phílippos), from φιλο- (philo-, “love”) + ἵππος (híppos, “horse”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /feˈlipe/ [fɛˈliː.pɛ]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /peˈlipe/ [pɛˈliː.pɛ]
• Rhymes: -ipe
• Syllabification: Fe‧li‧pe

Proper noun

Felipe (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒᜉᜒ)

1. (biblical) Philip (one of the twelve disciples of Jesus in the Bible)
2. a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek]
3. a surname from Spanish

Related terms

• Filipos
• Pilipinas
• Pilipino