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Phippen

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

Proper noun

Phippen

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. An unincorporated community in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Origin of Phippen

From a Middle English diminutive of Phipp, a pet form of Philip.

Questions about Phippen

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

Words near Phippen in the dictionary

  1. phiomorphs
  2. phiomyid
  3. phiomyids
  4. Phipp
  5. Phippard
  6. Phippen
  7. Phipps
  8. Phippsburg
  9. Phips
  10. Phipson
  11. phiran

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