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This is the Portuguese version of Philippa, extremely rare in Brazil but very popular in Portugal and in other Portuguese speaking countries. Sometimes, is also spelled as Felipa. It's a very aristocratic name.

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This is my daughter's name and I had a grand-aunt with the same name.

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Meanings and history of the name Filipa: | Edit

It became popular in Portugal due to the Queen Filipa de Lencastre (Philippa of Lancaster - Leicester, 1359 - Lisbon, 1415), wife of King John I of Portugal.

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Filipa de Lencastre - Queen of Portugal
Maria Filipa - Brazilian heroine that fought against Portugal for the country independence
Felipa Domenech Ferrés - Salvador Dalí's mother

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