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Phelps

/fɛlps/

Phelps proper noun: a surname transferred from the given name. Also the plural of Phelp.

Proper noun

Phelps (countable and uncountable, plural Phelpses)

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A census-designated place in Pike County, Kentucky, United States.
  3. A town and village therein, in Ontario County, New York, United States.
  4. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States.

Also used as

Phelps is also the plural of Phelp.

Forms of Phelps

pluralPhelpses

Origin of Phelps

From Philip + genitive (mainly patronymic) suffix -s.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words formed from Phelps

Questions about Phelps

What does Phelps mean?
Phelps means a surname transferred from the given name.
What part of speech is Phelps?
Phelps is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Phelps?
Phelps is pronounced /fɛlps/.

Words near Phelps in the dictionary

  1. pheloderm
  2. phelonia
  3. phelonion
  4. phelonions
  5. Phelp
  6. Phelps
  7. Phelps County
  8. Phelpses
  9. pHEMA
  10. Pheme
  11. Phemie

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