Filippo Explained

Filippo
Pronunciation:	pronounced as /it/
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	Friend of horses
Region:	Italy
Origin:	Italian
Related Names:	Philip

Filippo is an Italian male given name, which is the equivalent of the English name Philip, from the Greek Philippos, meaning "horse lover".^{[1] [2]} The female variant is Filippa. The name may refer to:

• Filippo I Colonna (1611–1639), Italian nobleman
• Filippo II Colonna (1663–1714), Italian noblemen
• Filippo Abbiati (1640–1715), Italian painter
• Filippo Baldinucci (1624–1697), Italian historian
• Filippo Brunelleschi (1377–1446), Italian architect
• Filippo Carli (1876–1938), Italian sociologist
• Filippo Castagna (1765–1830), Maltese politician
• Filippo Coarelli (born 1936), Italian archaeologist
• Filippo Coletti (1811–1894), Italian singer
• Filippo di Piero Strozzi (1541–1582), French general
• Filippo Salvatore Gilii (1721–1789), Italian priest and linguist
• Filippo Grandi (born 1957), Italian diplomat
• Filippo Illuminato (1930–1943), Italian partisan, recipient of the Gold Medal of Military Valour
• Filippo Inzaghi (born 1973), Italian football player and manager
• Filippo Lippi (1406–1469), Italian painter
• Filippo Lombardi (footballer) (born 1990), Italian footballer
• Filippo Lombardi (politician) (born 1956), Swiss politician
• Filippo Lussana (1820–1897), Italian doctor
• Filippo Magnini (born 1982), Italian swimmer
• Filippo Mannucci (born 1974), Italian rower
• Filippo Marinetti (1876–1944), Italian writer
• Filippo Nigro (born 1970), Italian actor
• Filippo Parlatore (1816–1877), Italian botanist
• Filippo Raguzzini (1690–1771), Italian architect
• Filippo Rusuti (1255–1325), Italian painter
• Filippo Scelzo (1900–1980), Italian actor
• Filippo Severoli (1762–1822), Italian general
• Filippo Timi (born 1974), Italian actor
• Filippo Turati (1857–1932), Italian politician

See also

• Pippo (disambiguation)
• Filippino (given name), the diminutive form

Notes and References

1. Behind the Name. "Given Name Filippo". Retrieved on 23 January 2016.
2. Behind the Name. "Given Name Philip". Retrieved on 23 January 2016.