Felipe
Felipe is a boy name of Spanish origin, meaning Lover of horses.
What Felipe means
Lover of horses.
Felipe sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Felipe comes from
Spanish names blend Latin roots with Visigothic and Arabic influence, and many are tied to Marian devotions or saints' days, which is how a single name can have several regional forms.
Felipe is recorded as Spanish in origin. Browse other Spanish names.
How popular is Felipe?
In the boy name rankings we track, Felipe falls outside the top 100. That puts it in the broad middle ground where most names live: familiar to those who know it, uncommon enough to still feel like a choice.
The character of Felipe
The thread we file Felipe under is the natural world — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.
Themes: Nature
Names like Felipe
These share Felipe's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Raul — Wolf counsel; wise.
- Paloma — Dove — a symbol of peace.
- Carmen — Garden; song; Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
- Rocio — Dew; Our Lady of the Dew.
- Daiki — Great glory; great tree.
- Fabian — Bean grower.
- Falcon — The swift bird of prey.
- Feng — Summit, peak.
- Forest — Of the woods.
- Oliver — Olive tree; symbol of peace.
- Ronan — Little seal.
- Rowan — Little red one; the rowan tree.