Phipps

P3H4I1P3P3S1
/fɪps/

proper noun

A surname transferred from the given name.

OriginMiddle English Phipp →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Fipps

  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.

Origin

  1. Middle EnglishPhipp
  2. EnglishPhipps

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

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APA

Phipps. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phipps

MLA

“Phipps.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phipps. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Phipps,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Phipps.

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