Philippa

name

name ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from Ancient Greek.

    ""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?""

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""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?""

Etymology

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

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