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The baby name Filipe is a Boy name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced fee-LEE-peh.

Filipe is Greek, Latin, Portuguese in Origin.

Gender: Boy
Syllables: 3
Origin: Greek, Latin, Portuguese
Pronunciation: fee-LEE-peh

What is the meaning of the name Filipe ?

The baby name Filipe is a boy name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced fee-LEE-peh.

Filipe is Greek, Latin, Portuguese in Origin.

Filipe is the Portuguese form of Latin Philippus, from Ancient Greek Philippos, the earliest known form behind the name. Philippos combines philos, loving or friendly, with hippos, horse; the final -os is a masculine nominative ending. The literal sense is horse-loving or lover of horses, reflecting Greek aristocratic vocabulary shaped by horsemanship and cavalry.

The name was borne by Philip II of Macedon and by Saint Philip the Apostle, helping its passage through Christian Europe as Philippus and then local forms. Filipe is specifically Portuguese, beside Spanish Felipe, French Philippe, Italian Filippo, German Philipp, and English Philip. Portuguese royal usage includes Filipe I, the Spanish Habsburg who ruled Portugal from 1581 to 1598. In Brazil, Portugal, Mozambique, and diaspora communities it remains recognizably Lusophone; in U.S. birth records, Filipe has been sparse and chiefly male.

Filipe has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Filipe

Filipe Nyusi Politician · Born 1959 · Mozambique Filipe Nyusi is best known as the president of Mozambique, serving from 2015 to 2025. Born on 9 February 1959, he is a Mozambican politician who also served as Chairman of the Southern African Development Community from 2020 to 2022.

Filipe – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
FJ Boys 0 #16 2 603
MU Boys 0 #23 3,136 8,477
PT Boys 0 #23 13,229 7,951
MU 0 #33 233 3,613
LU Boys 0 #35 387 4,970
PT 0 #35 969 4,161
LU 0 #42 25 2,830
MO 0 #42 11 2,706
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
AO 0 #48 29 2,729
AO Boys 0 #48 384 5,568
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
Switzerland Boys 2024 #135 3 1,769
BR Boys 0 #135 3,078 12,213
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
MO Boys 0 #179 45 5,842
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
Sweden Boys 2019 #182 3 1,462
LU Girls 0 #186 5 4,850
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
BR 0 #193 164 5,969
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
AO Girls 0 #216 2 4,575
BG Boys 0 #218 3 3,850
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
NA Boys 0 #252 2 6,830
TW Boys 0 #255 2 7,111
HR Boys 0 #258 2 3,997
JP Boys 0 #295 9 7,909
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
CZ Boys 0 #299 7 6,530
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
Canada Boys 2016 #327 7 2,391
DK Boys 0 #327 6 7,401
CN Boys 0 #330 2 9,639
PL Boys 0 #337 4 6,459
MU Girls 0 #356 7 8,539
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
France Boys 2021 #385 3 2,865
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
UY Boys 0 #411 3 5,922
PT Girls 0 #415 37 7,952
Austria Boys 0 #431 12 2,180
CL 0 #434 1 6,867
ZA 0 #438 10 14,421
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
AR Boys 0 #479 5 7,628
GT Boys 0 #496 4 7,625
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
RU Boys 0 #523 4 12,621
HK Boys 0 #555 3 12,905
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
PS Boys 0 #559 3 10,655
IR Boys 0 #560 6 10,162
CM Boys 0 #571 5 12,054
BO Boys 0 #579 14 9,244
BH 0 #584 4 17,937
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
CL Boys 0 #650 16 13,390
Finland Boys 2026 #675 8 3,552
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #696 2 13,071
IT 0 #703 12 4,183
QA Boys 0 #736 8 18,093
SG Boys 0 #736 4 17,960
KW Boys 0 #799 8 18,755
Germany Boys 0 #804 149 5,697
Spain Boys 0 #805 126 5,610
TN 0 #860 6 13,765
PE Boys 0 #865 14 14,506
NL Boys 0 #873 79 5,873
United States Boys 2023 #892 7 7,053
CO Boys 0 #897 24 15,656
OM Boys 0 #911 8 17,948
BR Girls 0 #918 24 12,708
EG Boys 0 #924 2 15,035
ZA Boys 0 #958 222 25,619
NG Boys 0 #1,000 2 16,906
MX Boys 0 #1,027 7 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
MY Girls 0 #1,072 1 24,821
AE Boys 0 #1,077 16 22,615
ZA Girls 0 #1,113 29 25,928
MA 0 #1,117 12 20,986
DZ 0 #1,159 18 20,130
MY Boys 0 #1,180 3 25,439
TR 0 #1,250 5 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,366 106 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,683 9 28,008

Filipe is popular in 70 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Switzerland
United States
Canada
Sweden

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People also ask about Filipe

Filipe is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Filipe is a 3 syllable name, pronounced fee-LEE-peh.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Philippos, Philippus, Felipe, Philip, Phillip and Philippe.
Yes — Filipe ranked #135 in Switzerland in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 6 countries.
Filipe ranks highest in Switzerland (#135 in 2024).
Yes — 1 notable people named Filipe are in our database, including Filipe Nyusi (Politician).