Felipe
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Felipe is a Spanish variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek voice Phileas Hippo or "who loves horses"
Noteworthy people with this name include:
- Felipe, Prince of Asturias
- Felipe Alou, baseball player & manager
- Felipe Rose, member of the band Village People
- Kings of Castile, Spain and Portugal:
- Felipe I of Castile "the Handsome" (1478–1506).
- Felipe II of Spain and I of Portugal (1526–1598).
- Felipe III of Spain and II of Portugal (1578–1621).
- Felipe IV of Spain and III of Portugal (1605–1665).
- Felipe V of Spain (1683–1746).
- Felipe González, Spanish politician
- Felipe López (disambiguation)
- Felipe Calderón, Mexican politician
- Felipe Molas López, former President of Paraguay
- León Felipe, Spanish poet
- Felipe Massa, Brazilian racing driver
[edit] Footballers
- Felipe Dias da Silva dal Belo commonly known as Felipe, Brazilian footballer with Udinese
- Felipe Ortiz Martinez Spanish footballer, won silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Filipe Luís Kasmirski Brazilian footballer, 3rd place winner of 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.