Philippus
Philippus is the Latin form of the given name Philip, derived from the Greek Philippos, meaning “lover of horses” or “friend of horses.” In Latin texts, Philippus was used to Latinize individuals named Philip and to serve as a formal ecclesiastical or scholarly given name in medieval and early modern manuscripts. The form has given rise to many modern variants in different languages, including Philip in English, Filippo in Italian, Philippe in French, Felipe in Spanish and Portuguese, and Filip in several Slavic languages.
Historically, Philippus appears in Christian and secular Latin sources. Saint Philippus the Apostle is known in
In modern contexts, Philippus remains primarily a historical or ecclesiastical form and is seldom used as a