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Phips

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

Proper noun

Phips

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Origin of Phips

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

Questions about Phips

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

Words near Phips in the dictionary

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

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