Filipe is a common first name in
Portuguese-speaking countries. It is a Portuguese and
Galician spelling 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 ...
(aka Phillip) (the name is spelled Felipe in
Spanish and in archaic Portuguese orthography).
Famous Filipes
Royalty
There are several
Spanish kings who were named
Felipe. The three Felipes that also ruled over
Portugal were known in Portugal as Filipe (with an "i"):
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Filipe I of Portugal (II of Spain)
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Filipe II of Portugal (III of Spain)
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Filipe III of Portugal
Philip IV ( es, Felipe, pt, Filipe; 8 April 160517 September 1665), also called the Planet King (Spanish: ''Rey Planeta''), was King of Spain from 1621 to his death and (as Philip III) King of Portugal from 1621 to 1640. Philip is remembered f ...
(IV of Spain)
*Filipe Faria (Descendant of
House of Braganza
The Most Serene House of Braganza ( pt, Sereníssima Casa de Bragança), also known as the Brigantine Dynasty (''Dinastia Brigantina''), is a dynasty of emperors, kings, princes, and dukes of Portuguese origin which reigned in Europe and the Ame ...
royalty)
Sports
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Filipe Luís Kasmirski
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 ...
Brazilian footballer.
Other
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Filipe Nery Xavier (1801-1875), Goan-Português administrator and historian
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Portuguese masculine given names