Phillips

English

Etymology 1

Phillip +‎ -s

Alternative forms

• Philips, Philipps

Proper noun

Phillips (countable and uncountable, plural Phillipses)

1. A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Philip.
2. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.
   2. A town in Franklin County, Maine.
   3. A community in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
   4. A village in Hamilton County, Nebraska.
   5. A small town in Coal County, Oklahoma.
   6. A ghost town in Hutchinson County, Texas.
   7. A city, the county seat of Price County, Wisconsin.

Derived terms

• Kwiatkowski-Phillips-Schmidt-Shin test
• Phillipsburg
• Phillips County

Noun

Phillips (plural Phillips)

1. A Phillips screwdriver.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Phillips

1. plural of Phillip