Felipe
Encyclopedia
Felipe is the Spanish
variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective Philippos "friend of horses". Felipe is also used in Portuguese
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Noteworthy people with this name include:
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective Philippos "friend of horses". Felipe is also used in Portuguese
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
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Noteworthy people with this name include:
Politics
- Felipe AgoncilloFelipe AgoncilloFelipe Agoncillo was the Filipino lawyer representative to the negotiations in Paris that led to the Treaty of Paris , ending the Spanish–American War and achieving him the title of "outstanding first Filipino diplomat."As a family friend and adviser of General Emilio Aguinaldo and General Antonio...
, Filipino diplomat - Felipe CalderónFelipe CalderónFelipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa is the current President of Mexico. He assumed office on December 1, 2006, and was elected for a single six-year term through 2012...
, current Mexican PresidentPresident of MexicoThe President of the United Mexican States is the head of state and government of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces... - Felipe GonzálezFelipe GonzálezFelipe González Márquez is a Spanish socialist politician. He was the General Secretary of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party from 1974 to 1997. To date, he remains the longest-serving Prime Minister of Spain, after having served four successive mandates from 1982 to 1996.-Early life:Felipe was...
, former President of the Spanish GovernmentPrime Minister of SpainThe President of the Government of Spain , sometimes known in English as the Prime Minister of Spain, is the head of Government of Spain. The current office is established under the Constitution of 1978... - Felipe, Prince of AsturiasFelipe, Prince of AsturiasFelipe, Prince of Asturias de Borbón y de Grecia; born 30 January 1968), is the third child and only son of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain....
, first in the line of succession to the Spanish throne - Felipe HerreraFelipe HerreraFelipe Herrera was a Chilean economist. He served as the first president of the Inter-American Development Bank.-References:...
, chilean economist - FELIPE may refer to the Popular Liberation Front in Spain
Sports
- Felipe Alou (born 1935), Dominican baseball player and manager
- Felipe ContepomiFelipe ContepomiFelipe Contepomi is an Argentine rugby union footballer. A fly-half and centre, he currently plays for Stade Francais of the French Top 14; he made his debut for the club in November 2009 after recovering from a torn ACL suffered in a 2008–09 Heineken Cup match with his previous club, Magners...
(born 1977), Argentine rugby union player - Felipe FrancoFelipe FrancoFelipe Malzac Franco is a male water polo player from Brazil. Nicknamed "Mega" he competed for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games, where he claimed the silver medal with the Brazil men's national water polo team.-References:...
, Brazilian water polo player - Felipe GuréndezFelipe GuréndezFelipe Guréndez Aldanondo, sometimes just Felipe , is a retired Spanish professional footballer.Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also operate as a defensive-minded right defender.-Football career:...
(born 1975), Spanish footballer known as just Felipe - Felipe MassaFelipe MassaFelipe Massa is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver. He finished second in the Drivers' World Championship, and is under contract to race for Scuderia Ferrari until the end of the season.-Early years:...
(born 1981), Brazilian racing driver - Felipe MuñozFelipe MuñozFelipe Muñoz Kapamas is an Olympic champion breaststroke swimmer from Mexico, and as of 2008, is the President of the Mexican Olympic Committee...
, Mexican breaststroke swimmer - Felipe Jorge Loureiro, Brazilian footballer
- Felipe Dias da Silva dal BeloFelipe Dias da Silva dal BeloFelipe Dias da Silva dal Belo commonly known as just Felipe is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Fiorentina. He has spent his whole professional career at Italian Serie A.-Udinese:...
, commonly known as just Felipe, Brazilian footballer - Filipe Luís KasmirskiFilipe Luís KasmirskiFilipe Luís Kasmirski, known as Filipe Luís , is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid in La Liga....
, Brazilian footballer - Felipe PeraltaFelipe PeraltaFelipe Peralta is a retired football midfielder from Paraguay. He played professional football in Paraguay, and also had a spell in Colombia, playing for Deportivo Pereira.- International :...
(born 1962), Paraguayan footballer - Felipe ReyesFelipe ReyesFelipe Reyes Cabanas is a 2.06 m tall Spanish professional basketball player. His older brother Alfonso is also a former professional basketball player...
, Spanish basketball player - Felipe de Souza CamposFelipe de Souza CamposFelipe de Souza Campos, nicknamed Felipe, is a Brazillian football player, who plays in Saudi Arabia for Al Raed.-Club career:...
, Brazilian footballer - Felipe Almeida FélixFelipe Almeida FélixFelipe Almeida Félix, commonly known as Felipe , is a Brazilian footballer. He plays for Ferencvárosi TC.He played for Atlético Paranaense in 2003, and for Grupo Desportivo Os Nazarenos in 2005....
, Brazilian footballer - Luiz Felipe ScolariLuiz Felipe ScolariLuiz Felipe Scolari , ComIH , also known as Felipão in Brazil and Phil Scolari in the United Kingdom, is a World Cup-winning Brazilian football manager. He is currently the manager of Palmeiras. He served as the manager of the Portuguese national team from July 12, 2003 to June 30, 2008...
, Brazilian football trainer - Felipe Melo, Brazilian footballer
- Felipe Mattioni, known as 'Felipe', Brazilian footballer
- Felipe CaicedoFelipe CaicedoFelipe Salvador Caicedo Corozo is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a striker for Lokomotiv Moscow.-Basel:...
, Ecuadorian footballer.