A hippo or hippopotamus is either of two species of large African mammal which live mainly in and near water: *

Hippopotamus The hippopotamus ( ; : hippopotamuses or hippopotami; ''Hippopotamus amphibius''), also called the hippo, common hippopotamus, or river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of only two extan ...

Pygmy hippopotamus The pygmy hippopotamus or pygmy hippo (''Choeropsis liberiensis'') is a small hippopotamid which is native to the forests and swamps of West Africa, primarily in Liberia, with small populations in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Ivory Coast. It has bee ...

Hippo or Hippos may also refer to:

Toponymy

* The ancient city of

Hippo Regius Hippo Regius (also known as Hippo or Hippone) is the ancient name of the modern city of Annaba, Algeria. It historically served as an important city for the Phoenicians, Berbers, Romans, and Vandals. Hippo was the capital city of the Vandal King ...

(modern Annaba, Algeria) * The ancient city of Hippo Diarrhytus (modern

Bizerte Bizerte or Bizerta ( ar, بنزرت, translit=Binzart , it, Biserta, french: link=no, Bizérte) the classical Hippo, is a city of Bizerte Governorate in Tunisia. It is the northernmost city in Africa, located 65 km (40mil) north of the cap ...

, Tunisia) *

Hippo, Kentucky Hippo is an unincorporated community located in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States. A post office was established in the community in 1902 and named for local resident Bee Madison "Hippo" Craft. At the time "hippo," short for hypochondriac ...

Hippos (Golan Heights) Hippos ( grc, Ἵππος, , horse) or Sussita (Aramaic, he, סוסיתא) is an ancient city and archaeological site located on a hill 2 km east of the Sea of Galilee, attached by a topographical saddle to the western slopes of the Golan Height ...

, an archaeological site in the Israel–Syria DMZ

Given names

* Hippo (Greek woman), a Greek woman mentioned by Valerius Maximus as an example of chastity *

Hippo (philosopher) Hippo (; grc-gre, Ἵππων, ''Hippon''; fl. 5th century BC) was a Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. He is variously described as coming from Rhegium,Hippolytus, i.16 Metapontum, Samos, and Croton,''Medical Writings'', London Papyrus 137, col. x ...

, a Presocratic Greek philosopher * Hippo Galloway (1882–1943), American-Canadian professional baseball player * Hippo, one of the mythical

Oceanids In Greek mythology, the Oceanids or Oceanides (; grc, Ὠκεανίδες, Ōkeanídes, pl. of grc, Ὠκεανίς, Ōkeanís, label=none) are the nymphs who were the three thousand (a number interpreted as meaning "innumerable") daughters o ...

* Hippo, one of the daughters of the mythical

Thespius In Greek mythology, Thespius (; Ancient Greek: Θέσπιος ''Théspios'') or Thestius (; Ancient Greek: Θέστιος)Pausanias, 9.27.7 was a legendary founder and king of Thespiae, Boeotia. His life account is considered part of Greek mythology ...

* Hippo, one of the mythical

Amazons In Greek mythology, the Amazons (Ancient Greek: Ἀμαζόνες ''Amazónes'', singular Ἀμαζών ''Amazōn'', via Latin ''Amāzon, -ŏnis'') are portrayed in a number of ancient epic poems and legends, such as the Labours of Hercules, ...

Hippo The hippopotamus ( ; : hippopotamuses or hippopotami; ''Hippopotamus amphibius''), also called the hippo, common hippopotamus, or river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of only two extant ...

, one of the Leuctrides * Hippo, a powerful gangster character in the 2015

Neill Blomkamp Neill Blomkamp (; born 17 September 1979) is a South African filmmaker. He employs a documentary-style, Hand-held camera, hand-held, cinéma vérité technique, blending naturalistic and photo-realistic computer-generated imagery, computer-gene ...

film '' Chappie''

Brand and product names

Hippo CMS Bloomreach Experience Manager - Developer Edition, formerly known as Hippo CMS is an open-source, dual licensed, Content Management System. Architecture There are three components to Bloomreach Experience Manager: Delivery Tier The Hippo Si ...

, an open-source content management system *

Hippo (Company) Hippo is an American property insurance company based in Palo Alto, California. Hippo offers homeowner's insurance that covers the homes and possessions of the insurance holder as well as liability from accidents happening in the insured property ...

, an American property insurance company based in Palo Alto, California

Other

Hippo APC The Hippo is a South African armoured personnel carrier. Specially designed to be mine resistant, it can carry ten infantrymen and a crew of two. The vehicle's remote-operated turret mounts dual 7.62mm machine guns, but like other improvised f ...

, a South African armoured personnel carrier * Hippo (Hpo), a protein kinase involved in the

Hippo signaling pathway The Hippo signaling pathway, also known as the Salvador-Warts-Hippo (SWH) pathway, is a signaling pathway that controls organ size in animals through the regulation of cell proliferation and apoptosis. The pathway takes its name from one of its k ...

* Hippo Family Club, a multilingual club originated from Japan * "Hippo" (''The Brak Show''), a 2001 episode *

The Hippos The Hippos were an American rock band formed in 1995 in Los Angeles, California, and disbanded in 2002. The band released three full-length albums. Their early work is best classified as part of the third wave of ska music, or as ska-punk, th ...

, an American band *

The Hippos (Australian band) The Hippos were an Australian blues band formed in Sydney in 1985. The band released three albums in their time together and were nominated for three ARIA Music Awards at the ARIA Music Awards of 1989 for their song " Dark Age" Band members T ...

* HIPPO, highest paid person's opinion. It is often a deciding factor in what decisions and next steps a team takes

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