Felipe is the
Spanish variant of the name
Philip
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...
, which derives from the Greek adjective ''Philippos'' "friend of horses". Felipe is also widely used in
Portuguese-speaking
Brazil alongside
Filipe
Filipe is a common first name in Portuguese-speaking countries. It is a Portuguese and Galician spelling of the name Philip (aka Phillip) (the name is spelled Felipe in Spanish and in archaic Portuguese orthography).
Famous Filipes Royalty
There ...
, the form commonly used in
Portugal.
Noteworthy people with this name include:
Politics
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Felipe Calderón, former
President of Mexico
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Felipe I of Spain
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Felipe II of Spain
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Felipe III of Spain
Felipe is the Spanish language, Spanish variant of the name Philip (name), Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective ''Philippos'' "friend of horses". Felipe is also widely used in Portuguese language, Portuguese-speaking Brazil alongside Fili ...
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Felipe IV of Spain
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Felipe V of Spain
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Felipe VI of Spain, King of
Spain
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Felipe de Marichalar y Borbón
Felipe Juan Froilán de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y Borbón, Lord of Tejada, (born 17 July 1998) is the elder child and only son of Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo, and Jaime de Marichalar. He is the maternal-line grandson of King Juan C ...
, nephew of the Spanish king
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Felipe Herrera, Chilean economist
* FELIPE may refer to the
Popular Liberation Front in Spain
Sports
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Felipe Paulino
Felipe Albertin Paulino Del Guidice (born October 5, 1983) is a Dominican-Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals and Chicago White ...
(born 1983), Dominican-Venezuelan baseball pitcher
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Felipe Alou (born 1935), Dominican baseball player and manager
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Felipe Contepomi (born 1977), Argentine rugby union player
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Felipe Drugovich
Felipe Drugovich Roncato (born 23 May 2000) is a Brazilian-Italian racing driver of Austrian descent who last competed in FIA Formula 2 Championship with MP Motorsport. He is the 2018 Euroformula Open champion and the 2022 Formula 2 champion.
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(born 2000), Brazilian racing driver
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Felipe Franco, Brazilian water polo player
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Felipe Kitadai (born 1989), Brazilian Olympic medalist judoka
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Felipe Massa
Felipe Massa (, born 25 April 1981) is a Brazilian racing driver. He competed in 15 seasons of Formula One between 2002 and 2017, where he scored 11 Grand Prix victories, 41 podiums and finished as championship runner-up in 2008 by one poin ...
(born 1981), Brazilian
Formula E
Formula E, officially the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, is a single-seater motorsport championship for electric cars. The series was conceived in 2011 in Paris by FIA president Jean Todt and Spanish businessman Alejandro Agag, who is ...
driver
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Felipe Muñoz, Mexican breaststroke swimmer
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Felipe Nasr
Luiz Felipe de Oliveira Nasr (born 21 August 1992) is a Brazilian racing driver. He is the 2018 IMSA Sportscar champion and won the 2019 12 Hours of Sebring.
After a year as the official test driver for Williams in 2014, he joined Sauber a ...
, Brazilian former
Formula One driver
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Felipe Reyes
Felipe Reyes Cabanás (born March 16, 1980) is a Spanish former professional basketball player. He represented the senior Spain national team. Standing at a height of 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) tall, and weighing 104 kg (229 lbs.), he pla ...
, Spanish basketball player
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Felipe Vázquez, Venezuelan baseball player
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Felipe Santos (disambiguation), multiple sportsmen
Football
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Felipe Miñambres, Spanish footballer
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Luiz Felipe Scolari, Brazilian football manager
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Felipe (footballer, born 1989) (Felipe Augusto de Almeida Monteiro), Brazilian footballer
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Felipe Melo
Felipe Melo de Carvalho (born 26 June 1983), known as Felipe Melo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Fluminense.
He began his career with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A teams Flamengo, Cruzeir ...
, Brazilian footballer
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Felipe Campos (Brazilian footballer)
Felipe Souza Campos (born 24 May 1981), sometimes known as just Felipe, is a Brazilian football player, who plays for Guarani de Palhoça.
Biography
Club career
An attacking midfielder who occupies the hole between midfield and the strikers ...
, Brazilian footballer
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Felipe Félix, Brazilian footballer
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Felipe Fumaça
Felipe Henrique Jose dos Santos (born 8 July 1993, in Araraquara), known as Felipe Fumaça or simply Felipe, is a Brazilian football player who plays for Olímpia SP.
He made his debut in the Russian Football National League for FC Luch-Energiy ...
(born 1993), known as Felipe, Brazilian footballer
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Felipe Mattioni
Felipe Mattioni Rohde (born 15 October 1988), known as Mattioni, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back.
He also holds Italian citizenship, and spent most of his career with Espanyol, being hindered by several injuries ...
(born 1988), Brazilian footballer
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Felipe (footballer, born February 1984) (Luiz Felipe Ventura dos Santos), Brazilian footballer
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Felipe (footballer, born 1977)
Felipe Jorge Loureiro (born 2 September 1977), known as Felipe, is a Brazilian football coach and former footballer. He is the current head coach of Bangu.
A left-footed midfielder, Felipe is known for his playmaking style, that nicknamed him ...
, Brazilian footballer
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Felipe (footballer, born 1978)
Felipe Reinaldo da Silva (born April 17, 1978) is a Brazilian football striker who plays for Passo Fundo.
Club career
Felipe previously played for Vitória and Náutico in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
He scored twice in the opening ...
, Brazilian footballer
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Felipe (footballer, born 1988), Brazilian footballer
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Felipe (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian footballer
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Felipe (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian footballer
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Felipe (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer
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Felipe Albuquerque
Felipe Albuquerque Felippi (born 27 September 1999), commonly known as Felipe Albuquerque, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club Ponte Preta, on loan from Grêmio.
Atualmente e ...
, Brazilian footballer
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Felipe Martins (footballer, born September 1990) (born 1990), commonly known as Felipe, Brazilian footballer
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Felipe (footballer, born July 1984)
Felipe Dias da Silva dal Belo, commonly known as Felipe (born 31 July 1984), is a Brazilian former professional association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. He has spent his entire professional car ...
(Felipe Dias da Silva dal Belo), Brazilian footballer
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Filipe Luís, Brazilian footballer
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Felipe Peralta (born 1962), Paraguayan footballer
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Felipe Caicedo, Ecuadorian footballer
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Felipe Guréndez (born 1975), known as Felipe, Spanish footballer
Fictional
*Felipe, a hostile
scarlet macaw who is the leader of his own tribe in ''
Rio 2''
*Felipe Gómez, a character on the American television sitcom ''
Three's Company''
*Felipe, a
screwdriver in ''
Handy Manny''
Miscellaneous
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Convento de San Felipe el Real (Madrid)
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Felipe Espinosa (1836–1863), Mexican-American murderer
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Felipe López (disambiguation)
* Felipe (or
Felipillo), a native Peruvian who accompanied Francisco Pizarro and Diego de Almagro on their various expeditions to Peru as an interpreter
Portuguese masculine given names
Spanish masculine given names
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