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phipps

/fɪps/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables
phipps
IPA
/fɪps/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname transferred from the given name.

name

An unincorporated community in the town of Lenroot, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States, named after a railroad official.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Fipps (alternative)

Derived Forms

Phippsburg

Rhymes With

tips ships lips trips chips clips strips eclipse hips slips grips dips

Questions

How do you pronounce phipps?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɪps/.
What does phipps mean?
A surname transferred from the given name.
Where does phipps come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce phipps

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