Philippa

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈfɪ.lɪ.pÉ™/

Origin

A Latinate feminine form of Philip, recorded in medieval England, but originally pronounced like the masculine form.

Full definition of Philippa

Proper noun

1. .
• 1854 John Esten Cooke, The Youth of Jefferson, Redfield (1854), page 22:"You detest every thing insincere, I know, charming Philippa — pardon me, your beautiful name betrays me constantly. Is it not — like your voice — stolen from poetry or music?"
• 1963 Jane McIlvaine, Cammie's Cousin, Bobbs-Merrill, page 58:They had an expensive, well-cut air which was like a uniform, and their conversation was all about people with names like Terence and Geoffrey, Philippa and Vivien, who lived in London and County Wicklow and who were "terribly amusing".

Related terms

• (pet forms) Phil, Pippa