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Meaning of the nameFelippe

Felippe is a spelling of the name Felipe, which means “friend of horses”.

Meaning

“friend of horses”

Meaning of the name Felipe, of which Felippe is a spelling.

Source: Wiktionary: Felipe · Wiktionary: Filipe · Behind the Name: Philip

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People (2022)
4,234
Rank in Brazil
#3,081
Median age
28 years
2010 Census
2,808
people

Felippe in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Felippe, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,331 people).

21 women 4,213 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Felippe is most common

States with the highest share of people named Felippe in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio de Janeiro 0.006%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.003%
  3. São Paulo 0.003%
  4. Espírito Santo 0.003%
  5. Paraná 0.002%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1,4290.003%
Rio de Janeiro9270.006%
Minas Gerais3670.002%
Santa Catarina2620.003%
Paraná2360.002%
Rio Grande do Sul2020.002%
Espírito Santo1190.003%
Bahia1130.001%
Goiás920.001%
Distrito Federal870.003%
Pernambuco500.001%
Mato Grosso450.001%
Ceará420.001%
Paraíba420.001%
Pará380.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul260.001%
Maranhão250.000%
Rio Grande do Norte230.001%
Amazonas220.001%
Alagoas160.001%
Rondônia160.001%
Piauí150.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Felippe

The spelling with a doubled PP at the end.

About the name Felipe

Wiktionary derives Felipe and Filipe from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos), 'fond of horses', from φιλέω ('to love') and ἵππος ('horse'); Behind the Name translates it as 'friend of horses', from φίλος ('friend') and ἵππος. It is also the name of the apostle Philip in the New Testament. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 676,680 people named Felipe, the largest group born in the 1990s. Wiktionary describes Felipe as the Brazilian variant of Filipe; the other spellings, with PH, LL or PP, are forms of the same name.

Other spellings of Felipe

SpellingPeople (2022)
Felipe676,680
Filipe55,537
Fellipe7,439
Phelipe5,751
Felippe4,234
Philipe3,533
Philippe1,653
Fillipe1,629

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Felipe · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Filipe · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: Philip · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: Philippe · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Felippe

What does the name Felippe mean?

Felippe means “friend of horses”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Felipe, of which Felippe is a spelling.

How many people are named Felippe in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,234 people with the first name Felippe, which ranks it number 3,081 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Felippe a boy's or a girl's name?

Felippe is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 21 women and 4,213 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Felippe?

Felippe is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Felippe most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.006% of the state's population is named Felippe (927 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Felippe?

Felipe, Filipe, Fellipe, Phelipe, Philipe and Philippe and others. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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