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What does Philippe mean?
Philippe 
as a boys' name (also used as girls' name Philippe) has its root in Greek, and the name Philippe means "horse lover". Philippe is a French form of Philip (Greek). Biblical: one of the 12 apostles.
STARTS WITH Ph-
ASSOCIATED WITH greek
Variations
VARIANTS Phyllip, Phillip▼, Philipp, Fyllip, Fillip, Filip, Filep, Felipe
RELATIONS VIA PHILIP Filippo, Philippos, Philippus, Philips, Phillips, Pilipo
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Philippe Mac (P.M.), ..
How popular is Philippe?
Philippe is an unusual given name for men but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#20028 out of 150436, Top 13%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Philippe was first listed in 1940-1949 and reached its apex position of #1250 in the U.S. during the years 1960-1969, but is not in the list currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Felipe (#789 IN 2018), Filip (#1676), Philip (#439), Phillip (#451) and Phillips are the prominent related forms of Philippe. Other variants, like Phyllip, are seldom used. These forms of Philippe were popular 8 decades ago (USAGE OF 0.6%) and have become significantly less common since (USAGE 0.1%, 83.7% LESS), with versions such as Philip becoming less trendy.
Similar Names
Philippe is alike in pronunciation to Felippe. Other recommended sound-alike names are Paulie, Pelike (see Felix), Phelim, Phelps, Phil▼, Philander, Philbert, Philemon, Philibert, Philipson, Philly, Philo, Phinian, Phipps, Phips (see Phipps) and Pippo. These names tend to be more commonly used than Philippe.
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