Philippine

French, feminine variation of Philippe

"lover of horses"

Philippine Origin and Meaning

The name Philippine is a girl's name of French, Polish origin meaning "lover of horses".

Philippine would be taken as an ethnic identification rather than a name in the U.S. Better try Philippa, 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.

Popularity of the name Philippine

• 1802 Nameberry 2023

Famous People Named Philippine

• 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

The name Philippine in Pop Culture

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