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

* Felipe Calderón, former President of Mexico * Felipe I of Spain * Felipe II of Spain *

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 ...

* Felipe IV of Spain *

Felipe V of Spain Philip V ( es, Felipe; 19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746) was King of Spain from 1 November 1700 to 14 January 1724, and again from 6 September 1724 to his death in 1746. His total reign of 45 years is the longest in the history of the Spanish mona ...

* Felipe VI of Spain, King of Spain *

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 * Felipe Herrera, Chilean economist * FELIPE may refer to the Popular Liberation Front in Spain

Sports

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 *

Felipe Alou Felipe Rojas Alou (born May 12, 1935) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder, first baseman, and manager. He managed the Montreal Expos (1992–2001) and the San Francisco Giants (2003–2006). The first Dominican to play regularly in the ...

(born 1935), Dominican baseball player and manager *

Felipe Contepomi Felipe Contepomi (born 20 August 1977) is an Argentine rugby coach who is currently the backs coach at Leinster Rugby. He was a rugby union footballer who played fly-half or centre; his last club was Club Newman, in the first division of the U ...

(born 1977), Argentine rugby union player *

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. ...

(born 2000), Brazilian racing driver * Felipe Franco, Brazilian water polo player * Felipe Kitadai (born 1989), Brazilian Olympic medalist judoka *

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 * Felipe Muñoz, Mexican breaststroke swimmer *

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 *

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 * Felipe Vázquez, Venezuelan baseball player *

Felipe Santos (disambiguation) Felipe dos Santos or Felipe Santos may refer to: *Felipe dos Santos (decathlete) (Felipe Vinícius dos Santos, born 1994), Brazilian decathlete *Felipe Bardi dos Santos (born 1998), Brazilian sprinter *Filipe dos Santos (1896–1941), Portuguese ...

, multiple sportsmen Football *

Felipe Miñambres Felipe Miñambres Fernández (born 29 April 1965) is a Spanish retired Association football, footballer who played as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder, currently director of football of Levante UD. He spent 12 seasons in ...

, Spanish footballer * Luiz Felipe Scolari, Brazilian football manager * Felipe (footballer, born 1989) (Felipe Augusto de Almeida Monteiro), Brazilian footballer *

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, Cruzeiro a ...

, Brazilian footballer *

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 *

Felipe Félix Felipe Almeida Félix (born 20 April 1985), known as Félix, is a Brazilian former footballer. Football career Born in Itanhaém, São Paulo, Felix finished his formation with Clube Atlético Paranaense. He would only play amateur football in h ...

, Brazilian footballer *

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 *

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 * Felipe (footballer, born February 1984) (Luiz Felipe Ventura dos Santos), Brazilian footballer *

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 *

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 *

Felipe (footballer, born 1988) Felipe de Almeida Gomes (born January 5, 1988), known as just Felipe, is a Brazilian football player. References jsgoal.jp 1988 births Living people Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers J2 League players América Futebo ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Felipe (footballer, born 1992) Felipe de Sousa Silva (born 3 April 1992), commonly known as Felipe, is a Brazilian association football, footballer who currently plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Chengdu Rongcheng F.C. Club career On 2 August 2021, Feli ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Felipe (footballer, born 1994) Luiz Antonio Ferreira Rodrigues (born 10 April 1994), known by his nickname Felipe, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Goiás as a right back or a defensive midfielder. Career statistics Honours Uniclinic *Campeonato Cearense Série C: ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Felipe (footballer, born 2000) Felipe Ferreira da Cruz (born 23 April 2000), commonly known as Felipe, is a Brazililian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are assoc ...

, Brazilian footballer *

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 *

Felipe Martins (footballer, born September 1990) Felipe Campanholi Martins, sometimes known as just Felipe (born 30 September 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Orlando City of Major League Soccer. Career Beginnings After beginning his career with s ...

(born 1990), commonly known as Felipe, Brazilian footballer *

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 * Filipe Luís, Brazilian footballer *

Felipe Peralta Felipe Peralta (born 2 May 1962) is a retired Association football, football midfielder from Paraguay. He played professional football in Paraguay, and also had a spell in Colombia, playing for Deportivo Pereira. International

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(born 1962), Paraguayan footballer * Felipe Caicedo, Ecuadorian footballer *

Felipe Guréndez Felipe Guréndez Aldanondo (born 18 November 1975), sometimes known as just Felipe, is a Spanish retired professional footballer. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he could also play as a defensive-minded right back. He appeared in 146 La Liga gam ...

(born 1975), known as Felipe, Spanish footballer

Fictional

*Felipe, a hostile scarlet macaw who is the leader of his own tribe in ''

Rio 2 ''Rio 2'' is a 2014 American 3D computer-animated musical comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and directed by Carlos Saldanha. It is the sequel to the 2011 computer-animated film ''Rio'' and the second installment of the ''Rio'' franchise. ...

'' *Felipe Gómez, a character on the American television sitcom '' Three's Company'' *Felipe, a screwdriver in ''

Handy Manny ''Handy Manny'' is a CGI-animated children's television series that premiered with its first two episodes consecutively on Saturday, September 16, 2006, originally as part of Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney block. On Valentine's Day 2011, the ...

Miscellaneous

Convento de San Felipe el Real The now defunct Convento de San Felipe el Real (English: Convent of Saint Philip the Royal) (briefly called as San Felipe el Real) was a former Madrilenian convent of Calced Augustinian monks, located at the beginning of Calle Mayor in Madrid, ...

(Madrid) * Felipe Espinosa (1836–1863), Mexican-American murderer *

Felipe López (disambiguation) Felipe López may refer to: *Felipe López (archer) (born 1977), Spanish archer *Felipe López (author) Zapotec-language poet and scholar *Felipe López (basketball) (born 1974), retired Dominican basketball player *Felipe López (baseball) (born 1 ...

* 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 {{hndis