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Philippa

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English

Etymology

A Latinate feminine form of Philip, recorded in medieval England, but originally pronounced like the masculine form.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Philippa

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • 1854, John Esten Cooke, The Youth of Jefferson, Redfield, published 1854, page 22:
      "You detest every thing insincere, I know, charming Philippa — pardon me, your beautiful name betrays me constantly. Is it not — like your voice — stolen from poetry or music?"
    • 1963, Jane McIlvaine, Cammie's Cousin, Bobbs-Merrill, page 58:
      They had an expensive, well-cut air which was like a uniform, and their conversation was all about people with names like Terence and Geoffrey, Philippa and Vivien, who lived in London and County Wicklow and who were "terribly amusing".
    • 1989, Paul Heaton, Dave Rotheray, “Song for Whoever”, performed by The Beautiful South:
      Jennifer, Alison, Philippa, Sue / Deborah, Annabel, too, I wrote this song for you

Translations

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French

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Philippa f

  1. a female given name

Latin

Etymology

Feminine form of Philippus from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos, literally “Lover of Horses”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Philippa f sg (genitive Philippae); first declension

  1. a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Philippus, equivalent to English Philippa or Pippa
  2. A fictitious Greek female character in the play Epidicus of Plautus, famed Roman playwright of the Old Latin period

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

More information singular, nominative ...

Descendants

Further reading

  • “Philippa”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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Portuguese

Proper noun

Philippa f

  1. alternative spelling of Filipa

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