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FELIPE m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of PHILIP.
PHILIP m /FIL-ip/ English, Biblical
From the Greek name Philippos which means "friend of horses", composed of the elements philos "friend" and hippos "horse". Saint Philip was an apostle in the New Testament. This was also the name of an early figure in the Christian church spoken of in Acts in the New Testament. The name was borne by five kings of Spain, six kings of France, and five kings of Macedon, including Philip II the father of Alexander the Great.

MEYER m English
From an occupational surname which meant "physician" in Old English.

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