Philips - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Philips \ph(i)-li-ps\ is a variant of Philip (Greek) and Phipps (Old English), and the meaning of Philips is "horse lover; son of Philip".

The baby name Philips sounds like Phillips, Phelps, Philippus, Philippos and Philipson. Other similar baby names are Philipp, Phillip, Philippe and Phips.

Philips is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#4797 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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