Filipa is a

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 f ...

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

Philippa Philippa is a feminine given name meaning "lover of horses" or "horses' friend", from the Greek Philippos, which is derived from ''philein'', meaning to love and ''hippos'', meaning ''horse''. The English masculine form is Philip, which was form ...

'', ''Phillippa'', ''

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 ...

'', or ''Filipa''. It is the feminine form of the masculine name ''

Philip Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Macedonian Old Koine language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominen ...

'' in Serbian, Portuguese, Croatian,

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

and Polish. It is a noble name in Portugal and a rare name in Brazil. Notable people with the name Filipa include: * Filipa Azevedo, Portuguese singer * Filipa César, Portuguese film director * Filipa de Lencastre, English princess, consort queen of Portugal *

Filipa Moniz Perestrelo Filipa Moniz Perestrelo (c. 1455 – between 1479 and 1484) was a Portuguese noblewoman from Porto Santo Island, in Madeira, Portugal. She married Christopher Columbus in 1479 at Vila Baleira on the island. History Filipa Moniz was the da ...

, Portuguese noblewoman * Filipa Pinto (born 1971), Portuguese politician * Filipa Carmo da Silva, South African singer * Filipa Sousa, Portuguese singer * Filipa of Coimbra, Portuguese royal, granddaughter of Filipa de Lencastre

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