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Philcox

Philcox proper noun: a surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun

Philcox

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Origin of Philcox

Phil (“short form of Philip”) + Middle English cock (“a male diminutive suffix”) + -s (“genitive (mainly patronymic) suffix”).

Questions about Philcox

What does Philcox mean?
Philcox means a surname transferred from the given name.
What part of speech is Philcox?
Philcox is a proper noun.

Words near Philcox in the dictionary

  1. Philbins
  2. Philbrick
  3. Philbricks
  4. Philbrook
  5. Philbrooks
  6. Philcox
  7. Phildickian
  8. phile
  9. Philedom
  10. Philem.
  11. philemaphobia

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