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Philippine

OriginFrench, feminine variation of Philippe
Meaning"lover of horses"

About Philippine

Philippine might be taken as an ethnic identification rather than a name in the U.S. Philippa would be more easily understood, though if you don't mind eternally correcting people, Philippine can make an interesting alternative. Pippa can be a short form of Philippine as well as Philippa.

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu is the soigné French actress who plays the fearfully chic boss in Emily in Paris.

As of October 2026, Philippine ranked #5545 in US births in 1923 SSA, peaked at #1743 in 1897.

Editor's take: The name Philippine is a girl's name of French origin meaning "lover of horses".

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Famous Philippines

  • Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne

    French,American nun

  • Philippine Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans; Mademoiselle de Beaujolais

    granddaughter of Louis XIV of France

  • Philippine Charlotte

    Princess of Prussia, Duchess of Brunswick,Wolfenbüttel

  • Philippine Elisabeth Caesar

    Princess of Saxe,Meiningen

  • Philippine Antoinette

    Philippine Elisabeth, Philippine Louise, and Philippine Wilhelmine, Princesses of Saxe,Meiningen, daughters of Philippine Caesar and Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe,Meiningen

  • Sophie Philippine Élisabeth Justine

    Princess of France, Duchess of Louvois, daughter of Louis XV

  • Philippine Auguste Amalie

    Margravine of Brandenburg,Schwedt, Landgravine of Hesse,Kassel

  • Philippina "Pina" Bausch

    highly influential modern dancer and choreographer

  • Elisabeth Phillipine Keeseberg

    member of the Donner Party

  • Inès Philippine Alexia Krusbæk (b. 2011)

    great,great,great,granddaughter of Grand Duchess Charlotte of Luxembourg

Philippine in pop culture

  • The Philippines

    a Southeast Asian country in the Western Pacific, comprising more than 7,000 islands

Philippine in blog posts

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