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Meaning of the nameFillipe

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

Meaning

“friend of horses”

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

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

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People (2022)
1,629
Rank in Brazil
#5,911
Median age
25 years
2010 Census
1,081
people

Fillipe in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Fillipe, 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 (624 people).

0 women 1,623 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 Fillipe is most common

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

  1. Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.002%
  3. Bahia 0.001%
  4. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Minas Gerais3220.002%
Rio de Janeiro2840.002%
São Paulo2310.001%
Bahia1110.001%
Distrito Federal940.003%
Goiás930.001%
Pernambuco680.001%
Santa Catarina660.001%
Rio Grande do Sul640.001%
Espírito Santo540.001%
Paraíba360.001%
Paraná310.000%
Sergipe280.001%
Ceará240.000%
Pará230.000%
Alagoas210.001%
Rio Grande do Norte170.001%

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

The spelling Fillipe

The spelling with a doubled LL after the initial I.

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 Fillipe

What does the name Fillipe mean?

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

How many people are named Fillipe in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,629 people with the first name Fillipe, which ranks it number 5,911 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

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

Fillipe is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,623 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Fillipe?

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

In which Brazilian state is Fillipe most common?

Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.002% of the state's population is named Fillipe (284 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Fillipe?

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

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