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 [ 3 syll. (p)hi-lip-pa, ph-ili-ppa ] The girl name Philippa is pronounced FIHLIHPah KEY. Philippa's origin is Old Greek, and its use, English and German. The meaning of Philippa is 'lover of horses, friend of horses'. Biblical name derived from philein 'to love' ; philos 'friend' ; hippos 'horse' ; ekwo 'horse'. The name was first used in medieval times to distinguish male and female bearers of the then unisex name Philip; female bearers were recorded in Latin texts with Philippa as their name. It was borne by Philippa of Hainault (1311-1369), the queen consort of Edward III of England. The first name came into general use among English speakers only in the 19th century. Philippa is the feminine equivalent of the English Philip. Philippa has 21 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Ina (used in Irish, Polish, Dutch, Japanese, German, and Scandinavian too), Philette, Philipa (used in German too), Philippe, Philli, Phillie, Phillipa (used in German too), and Pippy. Other English forms include the short form Phil, the pet form Pippa (used in Italian too), and the spelling variant Phillippa (used in German too). Forms of Philippa used in foreign languages include the Spanish Felipa, the Polish, Russian, and Slavic Filipa, the Italian and Scandinavian Filippa, the Italian Filippina, the Polish Filpina, the Finnish Hilppa, the Polish, Russian, and Frisian Inka, the Zuni Pelipa, and the French and German Philippine. The pet form Lipa (Romanian) is another foreign variant. Philippa is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Philippa include the English and German Philipa, the English Philippe, the English and German Phillipa, the English and German Phillippa, the Spanish Felipa, the Polish, Russian, and Slavic Filipa, the Italian and Scandinavian Filippa, the Italian Flavia, the Italian Fulvia, and the French Flavie. KEY: Pronunciation for Philippa: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
