Philippa
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A Latinate feminine form of Philip, recorded in medieval England, but originally pronounced like the masculine form.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɪ.lɪ.pə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
[edit]Philippa
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- 1854, John Esten Cooke, The Youth of Jefferson, Redfield, published 1854, page 22:
- "You detest every thing insincere, I know, charming Philippa — pardon me, your beautiful name betrays me constantly. Is it not — like your voice — stolen from poetry or music?"
- 1963, Jane McIlvaine, Cammie's Cousin, Bobbs-Merrill, page 58:
- They had an expensive, well-cut air which was like a uniform, and their conversation was all about people with names like Terence and Geoffrey, Philippa and Vivien, who lived in London and County Wicklow and who were "terribly amusing".
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]female given name
French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Philippa f
- a female given name
Related terms
[edit]- Philippe (male)
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Feminine form of Philippus from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos, literally “Lover of Horses”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pʰiˈlip.pa/, [pʰɪˈlʲɪpːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fiˈlip.pa/, [fiˈlipːä]
Proper noun
[edit]Philippa f sg (genitive Philippae); first declension
- a female given name from Ancient Greek, masculine equivalent Philippus, equivalent to English Philippa or Pippa
- A fictitious Greek female character in the play Epidicus of Plautus, famed Roman playwright of the Old Latin period
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Philippa |
| genitive | Philippae |
| dative | Philippae |
| accusative | Philippam |
| ablative | Philippā |
| vocative | Philippa |
Descendants
[edit]- Catalan: Felipa
- French: Philippe, Philippine
- Galician: Filipa
- Italian: Filippa, Filippina
- Portuguese: Philipa, Filipa
- Sicilian: Filippa
- Spanish: Felipa
Further reading
[edit]- Philippa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Philippa f
- Alternative spelling of Filipa
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