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 ...

meaning "lover of

horse The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million yea ...

s" or "

s' friend". Common alternative spellings include '' Filippa'' and ''Phillipa''. Less common is '' Filipa'' and even ''Philippe'' (cf. the French spelling of ''

Philippa of Guelders Philippa of Guelders (; 9 November 1464 – 28 February 1547), was a Duchess consort of Lorraine. She served as regent of Lorraine in 1509 during the absence of her son. She was the Great-Grandmother of Mary Queen of Scots. Life Philippa was born ...

'': ''Philippe de Gueldres''). It is the

feminine form In linguistics, grammatical gender system is a specific form of noun class system, where nouns are assigned with gender categories that are often not related to their real-world qualities. In languages with grammatical gender, most or all noun ...

of the masculine name '' Philip''. It is composed of the

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

elements ''philein'' (to love) and ''hippos'' (horse), and is derived from the name of

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II to ...

's father, the ancient Greek king, ''

Philip II of Macedon Philip II of Macedon ( grc-gre, Φίλιππος ; 382 – 21 October 336 BC) was the king ('' basileus'') of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia from 359 BC until his death in 336 BC. He was a member of the Argead dynasty, founders of the ...

'' (''aka'' ''Philippos'', ''Filippos'', and ''Pilipos''), who was an avid horse lover. The name is commonly shortened to the

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s '' 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 Philippa of Hainault (sometimes spelled Hainaut; Middle French: ''Philippe de Hainaut''; 24 June 1310 (or 1315) – 15 August 1369) was Queen of England as the wife and political adviser of King Edward III. She acted as regent in 1346,Stricklan ...

(c.1310/15–1369), queen consort of Edward III of England *

Philippa Roet Philippa de Roet (also known as Philippa Pan or Philippa Chaucer; – c. 1387) was an English courtier, the sister of Katherine Swynford, third wife of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (a son of King Edward III), and the wife of the poet Geoffre ...

(c. 1346–c. 1387), wife of Geoffrey Chaucer * Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster (1355–1382), granddaughter of Edward III of England *

Philippa of Lancaster Philippa of Lancaster ( pt, Filipa ; 31 March 1360 – 19 July 1415) was Queen of Portugal from 1387 until 1415 by marriage to King John I. Born into the royal family of England, her marriage secured the Treaty of Windsor and produced severa ...

(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 Isabella of Aragon, Countess of Urgell (1376 in Barcelona – 1424) was a daughter of Peter IV of Arag ...

(1437–1497), Portuguese noblewoman and nun

Modern era

* Philippa Boyens (born 1962), New Zealand screenwriter * Pip Courtney, Australian journalist and television presenter * Philippa Cullen (1950–1975), Australian performance artist * Philippa Dunne, Irish actress and writer * Philippa Fawcett (1868–1948), English mathematician and educationalist * Philippa Foot (1920–2010), British philosopher * Philippa Forrester (born 1968), British television presenter and producer * Philippa Gregory (born 1954), British novelist * Pippa Mann (born 1983), British racing car driver * Pippa Middleton (born 1983), English socialite, author, and sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge * Philippa Pearce (1920–2006), English children's author *

Philippa Schuyler Philippa Duke Schuyler (; August 2, 1931 – May 9, 1967) was an American concert pianist, composer, author, and journalist. A child prodigy, she was the daughter of black journalist George Schuyler and Josephine Schuyler, a white Texan heiress, S ...

(1931–1967), American pianist and child prodigy *

Phillipa Soo Phillipa Anne Soo (born May 31, 1990) is an American actress and singer. Soo gained prominence for originating the role of Eliza Hamilton in the Broadway musical ''Hamilton''. She earned nominations for the 2016 Tony Award for Best Actress in a ...

(born 1990), American actress/singer * Pip Tomson (born 1977), English journalist and presenter * Philippa Whipple (born 1966), British high court judge and barrister * Philippa Whitford (born 1958), Scottish politician and breast surgeon * Philippa York (born 1958), Scottish journalist and former professional cyclist

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Pre-modern era

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