Hippo (disambiguation)

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A hippo or hippopotamus is either of two species of large African mammal which live mainly in and near water:

• Hippopotamus
• Pygmy hippopotamus

Hippo may also refer to:

Toponymy

• The ancient city of Hippo Regius (modern Annaba, Algeria)
• The ancient city of Hippo Diarrhytus (modern Bizerte, Tunisia)
• The ancient city of Hippo Nova or Iponuba (near modern Baena, Spain)^[1]
• Hippo, Kentucky

Given names

• Hippo (Greek woman), a Greek woman mentioned by Valerius Maximus as an example of chastity
• Hippo (philosopher), a Presocratic Greek philosopher
• Hippo, one of the mythical Oceanids
• Hippo, one of the daughters of the mythical Thespius
• Hippo, one of the mythical Amazons
• Hippo, one of the Leuctrides

Brand and product names

• HippoBooks and LivresHippo, African Christian publishers' imprints
• Hippo CMS, an open-source content management system
• Hippo Munchies, a wheat snack brand by Parle Agro available in India, a vegetarian product
• Hungry Hungry Hippos, a children's game marketed by Milton Bradley

Other

• Augustine of Hippo
• Hippo (Hpo), a protein kinase involved in the Hippo signaling pathway, a signaling pathway in cell regulation
• Hippo APC, a South African armoured personnel carrier
• HIPPO, a list of human threats to biodiversity
• King Hippo, a fictional boxer from Nintendo's Punch-Out!! series.

See also

• Hippopotamus (disambiguation)
• Tree warbler, genus Hippolais