Lippi

Lippi
Recorded in over one hundred spellings ranging from Philip, Phillip and Filip, to Lippi, Filippeli, Filipichov, and Khilkov, and found in the relevant spellings throughout Europe from Spain to the Russian Steppes, in the Medieval period, this famous surname is of Ancient Greek origin. It derives from the word 'philippos', a compound made up of two elements 'philein' meaning 'to love, and 'hippos, a horse, hence ' lover of horses'. In the great Christian revival period of the 11th and 12th centuries, a large number of expeditions were launched to 'free' the Holy Land and specifically Jerusalem, from the control of the 'infidel Muslim'. These expeditions were lead by the kings of the various participating Christian countries, the most famous being Richard, Coeur de Leon, King of England 1189 - 1199. Soldiers returning from these 'Crusades' took to naming their children after biblical characters or ones associated with Christianity. In this case the association appears to be more romantic than actual, since the most famous 'Philip' of ancient times was the father of Alexander, the Great, whose activities were barely Christian. Even though all Crusader expeditions were ultimately unsuccessful, the biblical names largely replaced the earlier (often) pagan names throughout Europe, and formed the root of many modern surnames, such as this one. Early examples of the surname recording taken from authentic early European registers include: Wernherus Philippi of Worms in Germany in 1274, and in England in the following year Henry Philip, in the famous charters known as 'The Hundred Rolls' for the county of Norfolk. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Lippi — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Augustin Lippi (1678–1705), französischer Arzt Filippino Lippi ( 1457–1504), italienischer Maler Filippo Lippi ( 1406–1469), italienischer Maler Lorenzo Lippi (1606–1665), italienischer Maler Marcello… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Lippi — is the name of several people: *Filippo Lippi (1406 1469), Italian painter *Filippino Lippi (1460 1505), Italian painter, son of Filippo *Lorenzo Lippi (1606 1664), Italian painter and poet *Marcello Lippi (born 1948), Italian football (soccer)… …   Wikipedia

  • Lippi — es el apellido de las siguientes personas: Marcello Lippi, director técnico de fútbol italiano. Fra Filippo Lippi, pintor italiano del quattrocento. Filippino Lippi, pintor italiano del cinquecento. Esta página de desambiguación cataloga… …   Wikipedia Español

  • LIPPI (F.) — LIPPI FILIPPINO (1457 1504) Fils de Filippo, Filippino Lippi travailla près de Botticelli. Ses œuvres de jeunesse, regroupées naguère par Bernard Berenson sous le nom du fictif Amico di Sandro, sont, en effet, très proches de celles de son maître …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Lippi — Lippi, s. Filippo Lippi …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Lippi — Lippi, Filippino Lippi, Fra Filippo …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Lippi — [lip′ē; ] It [ lēp′pē] 1. Filippino [fē΄lēp pē′nō̂] 1457? 1504; Florentine painter X 2. Fra Filippo [fē lēp′pō̂] 1406? 69; Florentine painter: father of Filippino: also called Fra Lippo Lippi [frä lip′ō lip′ē] …   English World dictionary

  • Lippi — Lippi, 1) Fra Filippo, geb. 1412 in Florenz. bildete sich an Masaccios Werken zum Maler, kam in seinem 17. Jahre in die Gewalt der Seeräuber, u. verdankte nach 18monatlicher Gefangenschaft der Kunst, indem er seines Herrn Bildniß, zu dessen… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Lippi — Lippi, 1) Fra Filippo, ital. Maler, geb. um 1406 in Florenz, gest. 9. Okt. 1469 in Spoleto, trat mit 15 Jahren in das Karmeliterkloster zu Florenz und bildete sich nach Masaccio, später aber auch unter dem Einfluß des Masolino und des Angelico da …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Lippi — Lippi, Fra Filippo, ital. Maler, geb. um 1402 zu Florenz, nach einem abenteuerlichen Leben gest. 9. Okt. 1469 in Spoleto; naiv natürliche Madonnen, Krönung Mariä, Fresken in Prato und Spoleto u.a. – Sein Sohn Filippino L., geb. um 1457, gest. 18 …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Lippi — (Filippo, dit Fra Filippo) (v. 1406 1469) peintre et moine italien. Son art raffiné doit beaucoup à Masaccio et annonce Botticelli (son élève): Couronnement de la Vierge (1441 1447) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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