Filipe is a common first name in Portuguese-speaking countries. It is a Portuguese and Galician spelling of the 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 ...

(aka Phillip) (the name is spelled Felipe in

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 countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

and in archaic Portuguese orthography).

Famous Filipes

Royalty

There are several

kings who were named Felipe. The three Felipes that also ruled over

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

were known in Portugal as Filipe (with an "i"): * Filipe I of Portugal (II of Spain) * Filipe II of Portugal (III of Spain) * Filipe III of Portugal (IV of Spain)

Sports

Filipe Luís Filipe Luís Kasmirski (born 9 August 1985) is a Brazilian football manager and former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left back. He is the current head coach of Campeonato ...

(born 1985), Brazilian footballer *

Filipe Andrade Félix Filipe Andrade Félix (born 7 February 1985), commonly known as Filipe, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Filipe spent most of his footballing career in Poland Poland, officially the ...

(born 1985), Brazilian-Polish footballer *

Filipe Gomes Ribeiro Filipe Gomes Ribeiro (born 25 May 1987 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Albanian club Partizani. Career Filipe started his football career playing with Vasco da Gama. In 2005, he was noted by F ...

(born 1987), Brazilian footballer *

Filipe Gonçalves dos Santos Filipe Gonçalves dos Santos (born 31 January 1998), commonly known as Filipe, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Brazilian side Marcílio Dias as a goalkeeper. Career statistics Club References 1998 births Living people Br ...

(born 1998), Brazilian footballer *

Filipe Marques Filipe Marques (born 9 July 1999) is a Portuguese paratriathlete. He represented Portugal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Career Marques made his international debut for Portugal at the 2021 European Triathlon Championships and won a bronze ...

(born 1998), Portuguese paratriathlete

Other

Filipe Nery Xavier Filipe Nery Xavier (17 March 1801 - 26 May 1875) was a Portuguese administrator, littérateur and historian. He was descended from a "very distinguished" Gaud Saraswat Brahmin (GSB) family that had converted to Christianity when the Portuguese ...

(1801-1875), Goan-Português administrator and historian {{given name Portuguese masculine given names Masculine given names