Philippa is a feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

meaning "lover of horses" or " horses' friend". Common alternative spellings include ''

Filippa Filippa is a given name meaning "lover of horses" or "horses' friend". Common alternative spellings include ''Philippa'', ''Phillippa'' or ''Filipa''. It is the feminine form of the masculine name ''Philip'' in Scandinavia, Italy, Greece, Cyprus (� ...

'' and ''Phillipa''. Less common is ''

Filipa Filipa is a given name meaning "friend of horses". Common alternative spellings include ''Philippa'', ''Phillippa'', ''Filippa'', or ''Filipa''. It is the feminine form of the masculine name ''Philip'' in Serbian, Portuguese, Croatian, Czech and ...

'' and even ''Philippe'' (cf. the French spelling of '' Philippa of Guelders'': ''Philippe de Gueldres''). It is the feminine form of the masculine 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 ...

''. It is composed of the Greek elements ''philein'' (to love) and ''hippos'' (horse), and is derived from the name of Alexander the Great's father, the ancient Greek king, '' Philip II of Macedon'' (''aka'' ''Philippos'', ''Filippos'', and ''Pilipos''), who was an avid horse lover. The name is commonly shortened to the nicknames '' Pippa'', ''Pippy'', ''Pippita'', ''Pipka'', ''Pippulina'', and Pip. Notable people with the name Philippa include:

Pre-modern era

* Saint Philippa (died 220), Christian martyr and saint * Philippa of Hainault (c.1310/15–1369), queen consort of Edward III of England * Philippa Roet (c. 1346–c. 1387), wife of Geoffrey Chaucer * Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster (1355–1382), granddaughter of Edward III of England * Philippa of Lancaster (1360–1415), English princess, consort queen of Portugal * Philippa of England (1394–1430), daughter of King Henry IV of England, Queen of Sweden, Denmark and Norway *

Philippa of Coimbra Infanta Philippa of Coimbra (1437–1497) was the youngest child of Infante Peter, Duke of Coimbra, and Isabella of Aragon, Countess of Urgell. She became a nun in the Convent of Odivelas Odivelas ( or ) is a city and a municipality in Lisbon me ...

(1437–1497), Portuguese noblewoman and nun

Modern era

Philippa Boyens Philippa Jane Boyens (born 1962) is a New Zealand screenwriter and film producer who co-wrote the screenplay for Peter Jackson's films ''The Lord of the Rings'' series, ''King Kong'', ''The Lovely Bones'', and the three-part film ''The Ho ...

(born 1962), New Zealand screenwriter *

Pip Courtney Philippa Jane "Pip" Courtney is an Australian journalist and television presenter. She is known for her work as a reporter and host of the ABC series ''Landline''. In 2000, she became a reporter on ''The 7.30 Report'', but returned to ''Landline'' ...

, Australian journalist and television presenter *

Philippa Cullen Philippa Ann Cullen (24 March 1950 – 3 July 1975) was an Australian dancer, choreographer, teacher and performance artist who was notable for her innovative dance performances incorporating the use of the theremin and the development of movemen ...

(1950–1975), Australian performance artist *

Philippa Dunne Philippa Dunne is an Irish actress and writer. She is known for co-writing and starring in the RTÉ comedy '' The Walshes'', as well as her roles as Anne Flynn in ''Motherland'', Geraldine Devlin in ''Derry Girls'' and Ria in '' This Is Going t ...

, Irish actress and writer *

Philippa Fawcett Philippa Garrett Fawcett (4 April 1868 – 10 June 1948) was an English mathematician and educationalist. She was the first woman to obtain the top score in the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos exams. She taught at Newnham College, Cambridge, and at ...

(1868–1948), English mathematician and educationalist *

Philippa Foot Philippa Ruth Foot (; née Bosanquet; 3 October 1920 – 3 October 2010) was an English philosopher and one of the founders of contemporary virtue ethics, who was inspired by the ethics of Aristotle. Along with Judith Jarvis Thomson, she is cre ...

(1920–2010), British philosopher *

Philippa Forrester Philippa Clare Ryan Forrester (born September 1968) is a British television and radio presenter, producer and author. Throughout her career, Forrester has presented shows such as CBBC, ''Tomorrow's World'', Crufts, ''The Heaven and Earth Show'' ...

(born 1968), British television presenter and producer *

Philippa Gregory Philippa Gregory (born 9 January 1954) is an English historical novelist who has been publishing since 1987. The best known of her works is ''The Other Boleyn Girl'' (2001), which in 2002 won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award from the Roman ...

(born 1954), British novelist *

Pippa Mann Pippa Mann (born 11 August 1983) is a British racing car driver, who competes in the IndyCar Series. She was born in London, United Kingdom. Career Formula Renault Mann began her career in 2003, after signing a three-race contract with Man ...

(born 1983), British racing car driver *

Pippa Middleton Philippa Charlotte Matthews (née Middleton; born 6 September 1983) is an English socialite, author and columnist. She is the younger sister of Catherine, Princess of Wales. Born in Reading and raised in Bucklebury, Berkshire, Middleton attende ...

(born 1983), English socialite, author, and sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge *

Philippa Pearce Ann Philippa Pearce OBE (22 January 1920 – 21 December 2006) was an English author of children's books. Best known of them is the time-slip novel ''Tom's Midnight Garden'', which won the 1958 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, as ...

(1920–2006), English children's author * Philippa Schuyler (1931–1967), American pianist and child prodigy * Phillipa Soo (born 1990), American actress/singer *

Pip Tomson Philippa "Pip" Tomson (born 30 August 1977) is an English journalist and presenter. She is a news correspondent for ''Good Morning Britain (2014 TV programme), Good Morning Britain'' on ITV Breakfast. Career At the age of 18 she trained as a jo ...

(born 1977), English journalist and presenter *

Philippa Whipple Dame Philippa Jane Edwards Whipple, (born 7 May 1966) is a British judge, former barrister, and former solicitor. Between October 2015 and November 2021, she was a High Court judge (England and Wales), Justice of the High Court assigned to the Q ...

(born 1966), British high court judge and barrister *

Philippa Whitford Dr Philippa Whitford (born 24 December 1958) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician and a breast surgeon. She was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Ayrshire in May 2015 and was re-elected in 2017 and 2019. She ...

(born 1958), Scottish politician and breast surgeon *

Philippa York Philippa York (born Robert Millar on 13 September 1958) is a Scottish journalist and former professional road racing cyclist. York, who competed when known as Robert Millar, is one of Britain's most successful cyclists. York won the "King of ...

(born 1958), Scottish journalist and former professional cyclist

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