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    Philippa

    fih-LIP-ah

    Greek
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Lover of horses; Friend of horses
    Origin
    Greek
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Philippa does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Lover of horses; Friend of horses", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Philippa.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Philippa brings others to Jesus — finding, telling, introducing, the friend whose greatest gift is saying 'Come and see the One Moses wrote about.'
    Verses on this meaning
    • John 1:45

      "Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."

    • John 12:21

      "The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus."

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