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
* Felipe Contepomi (born 1977), Argentine rugby union player
* Felipe Drugovich (born 2000), Brazilian racing driver
* Felipe Franco, Brazilian water polo player
* Felipe Kitadai (born 1989), Brazilian Olympic medalist judoka
* Felipe Massa (born 1981), Brazilian Formula E driver
* Felipe Muñoz, Mexican breaststroke swimmer
* Felipe Nasr, Brazilian former Formula One driver
* Felipe Reyes, Spanish basketball player
* Felipe Vázquez, Venezuelan baseball player
* Felipe Santos (disambiguation), multiple sportsmen
Football
* Felipe Miñambres, Spanish footballer
* Luiz Felipe Scolari, Brazilian football manager
* Felipe (footballer, born 1989) (Felipe Augusto de Almeida Monteiro), Brazilian footballer
* Felipe Melo, Brazilian footballer
* Felipe Campos (Brazilian footballer), Brazilian footballer
* Felipe Félix, Brazilian footballer
* Felipe Fumaça (born 1993), known as Felipe, Brazilian footballer
* Felipe Mattioni (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
* Felipe (footballer, born February 1984) (Luiz Felipe Ventura dos Santos), Brazilian footballer
* Felipe (footballer, born 1977), Brazilian footballer
* Felipe (footballer, born 1978), Brazilian footballer
* Felipe (footballer, born 1988), Brazilian footballer
* Felipe (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian footballer
* Felipe (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian footballer
* Felipe (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer
* Felipe Albuquerque, Brazilian footballer
* Felipe Martins (footballer, born September 1990) (born 1990), commonly known as Felipe, Brazilian footballer
* Felipe (footballer, born July 1984) (Felipe Dias da Silva dal Belo), Brazilian footballer
* Filipe Luís, Brazilian footballer
* Felipe Peralta (born 1962), Paraguayan footballer
* Felipe Caicedo, Ecuadorian footballer
* 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 ''List of Three's Company characters#Felipe Gómez, Three's Company''
*Felipe, a screwdriver in ''Handy Manny''
Miscellaneous
* Convento de San Felipe el Real (Madrid)
* Felipe Espinosa (1836–1863), Mexican-American murderer
* 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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