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Phipps

/fɪps/

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

Proper noun

Phipps

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. An unincorporated community in the town of Lenroot, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States, named after a railroad official.

Forms of Phipps

alternative formFipps

Origin of Phipps

From Middle English Phipp, a diminutive of Philip + genitive (mainly patronymic) suffix -s.

Words formed from Phipps

Questions about Phipps

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

Words near Phipps in the dictionary

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

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