Felipe is the

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

variant 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 populariz ...

, which derives from the Greek adjective ''Philippos'' "friend of horses". Felipe is also widely used in Portuguese-speaking

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

alongside

Filipe 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 ...

, the form commonly used in

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of th ...

. Noteworthy people with this name include:

Politics

Felipe Calderón Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa (; born 18 August 1962) is a Mexican politician who served as the 63rd president of Mexico from 1 December 2006 to 30 November 2012 and Secretary of Energy during the presidency of Vicente Fox between 2003 ...

, former

President of Mexico The president of Mexico ( es, link=no, Presidente de México), officially the president of the United Mexican States ( es, link=no, Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos), is the head of state and head of government of Mexico. Under the ...

* Felipe I of Spain *

Felipe II of Spain Philip II) in Spain, while in Kingdom of Portugal, Portugal and his Italian kingdoms he ruled as Philip I ( pt, Filipe I). (21 May 152713 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent ( es, Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain from 1556, K ...

Felipe III of Spain Felipe is the Spanish variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective ''Philippos'' "friend of horses". Felipe is also widely used in Portuguese-speaking Brazil alongside Filipe, the form commonly used in Portugal. Noteworthy ...

* Felipe IV of Spain *

Felipe V of Spain Philip V ( es, Felipe; 19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746) was King of Spain from 1 November 1700 to 14 January 1724, and again from 6 September 1724 to his death in 1746. His total reign of 45 years is the longest in the history of the Spanish mona ...

Felipe VI of Spain Felipe VI (;, * eu, Felipe VI.a, * ca, Felip VI, * gl, Filipe VI, . Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Grecia; born 30 January 1968) is King of Spain. He is the son of former King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía, and ...

, King of

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* Felipe de Marichalar y Borbón, nephew of the Spanish king * Felipe Herrera, Chilean economist * FELIPE may refer to the Popular Liberation Front in Spain

Sports

Felipe Paulino Felipe Albertin Paulino Del Guidice (born October 5, 1983) is a Dominican- Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals and Chicago Whit ...

(born 1983), Dominican-Venezuelan baseball pitcher *

Felipe Alou Felipe Rojas Alou (born May 12, 1935) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder, first baseman, and manager. He managed the Montreal Expos (1992–2001) and the San Francisco Giants (2003–2006). The first Dominican to play regularly in th ...

(born 1935), Dominican baseball player and manager *

Felipe Contepomi Felipe Contepomi (born 20 August 1977) is an Argentine rugby coach who is currently the backs coach at Leinster Rugby. He was a rugby union footballer who played fly-half or centre; his last club was Club Newman, in the first division of the ...

(born 1977), Argentine rugby union player *

Felipe Drugovich Felipe Drugovich Roncato (born 23 May 2000) is a Brazilian-Italian racing driver of Austrian descent who last competed in FIA Formula 2 Championship with MP Motorsport. He is the 2018 Euroformula Open champion and the 2022 Formula 2 champion ...

(born 2000), Brazilian racing driver * Felipe Franco, Brazilian water polo player * Felipe Kitadai (born 1989), Brazilian Olympic medalist judoka *

Felipe Massa Felipe Massa (, born 25 April 1981) is a Brazilian racing driver. He competed in 15 seasons of Formula One between 2002 and 2017, where he scored 11 Grand Prix victories, 41 podiums and finished as championship runner-up in 2008 by one point ...

(born 1981), Brazilian

Formula E Formula E, officially the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, is a single-seater motorsport championship for electric cars. The series was conceived in 2011 in Paris by FIA president Jean Todt and Spanish businessman Alejandro Agag, wh ...

driver * Felipe Muñoz, Mexican breaststroke swimmer *

Felipe Nasr Luiz Felipe de Oliveira Nasr (born 21 August 1992) is a Brazilian racing driver. He is the 2018 IMSA Sportscar champion and won the 2019 12 Hours of Sebring. After a year as the official test driver for Williams in 2014, he joined Sauber ...

, Brazilian former

Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...

driver *

Felipe Reyes Felipe Reyes Cabanás (born March 16, 1980) is a Spanish former professional basketball player. He represented the senior Spain national team. Standing at a height of 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) tall, and weighing 104 kg (229 lbs.), he pla ...

, Spanish basketball player * Felipe Vázquez, Venezuelan baseball player * Felipe Santos (disambiguation), multiple sportsmen Football *

Felipe Miñambres Felipe Miñambres Fernández (born 29 April 1965) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, currently director of football of Levante UD. He spent 12 seasons in La Liga, with Sporting de Gijón (two years) and Tene ...

, Spanish footballer *

Luiz Felipe Scolari Luiz Felipe Scolari (; born 9 November 1948), also known as Felipão ("Big Phil"), is a Brazilian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Athletico Paranaense. Scolari was a defender during his playing days, and not ...

, Brazilian football manager * Felipe (footballer, born 1989) (Felipe Augusto de Almeida Monteiro), Brazilian footballer *

Felipe Melo Felipe Melo de Carvalho (born 26 June 1983), known as Felipe Melo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Fluminense. He began his career with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A teams Flamengo, Cruzeiro ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Felipe Campos (Brazilian footballer) Felipe Souza Campos (born 24 May 1981), sometimes known as just Felipe, is a Brazilian football player, who plays for Guarani de Palhoça. Biography Club career An attacking midfielder who occupies the hole between midfield and the strikers ...

, Brazilian footballer * Felipe Félix, Brazilian footballer * Felipe Fumaça (born 1993), known as Felipe, Brazilian footballer *

Felipe Mattioni Felipe Mattioni Rohde (born 15 October 1988), known as Mattioni, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back. He also holds Italian citizenship, and spent most of his career with Espanyol, being hindered by several injurie ...

(born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Felipe (footballer, born February 1984) (Luiz Felipe Ventura dos Santos), Brazilian footballer *

Felipe (footballer, born 1977) Felipe Jorge Loureiro (born 2 September 1977), known as Felipe, is a Brazilian football coach and former footballer. He is the current head coach of Bangu. A left-footed midfielder, Felipe is known for his playmaking style, that nicknamed him ...

, Brazilian footballer * Felipe (footballer, born 1978), Brazilian footballer * Felipe (footballer, born 1988), Brazilian footballer *

Felipe (footballer, born 1992) Felipe de Sousa Silva (born 3 April 1992), commonly known as Felipe, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Chengdu Rongcheng F.C. Club career On 2 August 2021, Felipe would join Chinese second tier football club Ch ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Felipe (footballer, born 1994) Luiz Antonio Ferreira Rodrigues (born 10 April 1994), known by his nickname Felipe, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Goiás as a right back or a defensive midfielder. Career statistics Honours Uniclinic *Campeonato Cearense Série C: ...

, Brazilian footballer * Felipe (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer *

Felipe Albuquerque Felipe Albuquerque Felippi (born 27 September 1999), commonly known as Felipe Albuquerque, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série B club Ponte Preta, on loan from Grêmio. Atualmente e ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Felipe Martins (footballer, born September 1990) Felipe Campanholi Martins, sometimes known as just Felipe (born 30 September 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Orlando City of Major League Soccer. Career Beginnings After beginning his career with sm ...

(born 1990), commonly known as Felipe, Brazilian footballer * Felipe (footballer, born July 1984) (Felipe Dias da Silva dal Belo), Brazilian footballer * Filipe Luís, Brazilian footballer * Felipe Peralta (born 1962), Paraguayan footballer * Felipe Caicedo, Ecuadorian footballer * Felipe Guréndez (born 1975), known as Felipe, Spanish footballer

Fictional

*Felipe, a hostile scarlet macaw who is the leader of his own tribe in ''

Rio 2 ''Rio 2'' is a 2014 American 3D computer-animated musical comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and directed by Carlos Saldanha. It is the sequel to the 2011 computer-animated film '' Rio'' and the second installment of the ''Rio'' franchise ...

'' *Felipe Gómez, a character on the American television sitcom ''

Three's Company ''Three's Company'' is an American sitcom television series that aired for eight seasons on ABC from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984. It is based on the British sitcom '' Man About the House''. The story revolves around three single room ...

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screwdriver A screwdriver is a tool, manual or powered, used for turning screws. A typical simple screwdriver has a handle and a shaft, ending in a tip the user puts into the screw head before turning the handle. This form of the screwdriver has been repla ...

in ''

Handy Manny ''Handy Manny'' is a CGI-animated children's television series that premiered with its first two episodes consecutively on Saturday, September 16, 2006, originally as part of Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney block. On Valentine's Day 2011, t ...

Miscellaneous

Convento de San Felipe el Real The now defunct Convento de San Felipe el Real (English: Convent of Saint Philip the Royal) (briefly called as San Felipe el Real) was a former Madrilenian convent of Calced Augustinian monks, located at the beginning of Calle Mayor in Madrid, ...

(Madrid) * Felipe Espinosa (1836–1863), Mexican-American murderer * Felipe López (disambiguation) * Felipe (or Felipillo), a native Peruvian who accompanied Francisco Pizarro and Diego de Almagro on their various expeditions to Peru as an interpreter Portuguese masculine given names Spanish masculine given names {{hndis