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Phipps.

A surname transferred from the given name.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/fɪps/
  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.

Where this word comes from

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

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