Filippo
Encyclopedia
Filippo is the Italian
equivalent of the English
name Philip
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Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
equivalent of the English
English language
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name Philip
Philip (name)
Philip is a given name, derived from the Greek Philippos , meaning "friend of horses". A common mistake is to translate the name as "lover of horses". From φίλος "lover" and ίππος "horse". While the literal translation, in Ancient Greece, the ownership of horses was available only to those rich...
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Notable Filippos
- Filippo BrunelleschiFilippo BrunelleschiFilippo Brunelleschi was one of the foremost architects and engineers of the Italian Renaissance. He is perhaps most famous for inventing linear perspective and designing the dome of the Florence Cathedral, but his accomplishments also included bronze artwork, architecture , mathematics,...
, Italian architect - Filippo Salvatore Gilij, Italian Jesuit priest, an important figure in South American historical linguisticsHistorical linguisticsHistorical linguistics is the study of language change. It has five main concerns:* to describe and account for observed changes in particular languages...
- Filippo InzaghiFilippo InzaghiFilippo Inzaghi, Ufficiale OMRI commonly known as Pippo, is a World Cup and UEFA Champions League-winning Italian footballer who plays for Serie A club Milan....
, a striker for the footballer (soccer) team AC Milan. - Filippo MagniniFilippo MagniniFilippo Magnini is an Italian swimmer, who was two times 100 m freestyle world champion.-Biography:Magnini was born in Pesaro, Marche....
, Italian swimmer