Does Phillips sound like a Greek name?

Phillips is a Greek name.





Definition: A patronymic surname meaning "Son of Phillip." The given name Phillip comes from the Greek name Philippos which means "friend of horses," composed of the elements philos "friend" and hippos "horse."





Surname Origin: Greek





Alternate Surname Spellings: PHILIPS, PHILLIP, PHILIP





WELSH


Phillips: Philip was a popular forename in med. England, probably because it was the name of several early saints; it was derived from Greek Philipos 'lover of horses'.





SCOTTISH


Philip, Phillips: From a Greek word meaning 'lover of horses';





IRISH


Phillips: In modern times this English name has to some extent taken the place of Philbin. With the prefix Mac it is found in Cavan and Monaghan and there is usually a branch of the Scottish clan MacDonnell of Keppoch.





(Mac) Philbin: Mac Philbin (a diminutive of Philip). The name of one of the hibernicized brances of the Connacht Burkes which formed a sept of the Irish type. O'Donovan says there were two branches one in Mayo and one in Co. Galway





Fo the most part one can assume the name goes back to the Greek originally.

Does Phillips sound like a Greek name?
No I don't think it sounds like a Greek name. It sounds more like an American name.
Reply:I'm not sure about Phillips with an "s", but there was the famous Philip of Macedon.





I will place odds that Phillips might be a surname from Britain or Scotland.
Reply:Phillip came from Greek definitely: Philo- knowledge, ip (hipp)- horse. So... but it doesn't sound like Greek name. If it were Phillipulos or something like that... then it would be Greek
Reply:Yes, Philippe is an ancient city in Greece.
Reply:no, it sounds like American name.
Reply:as a last name it does not sound greek, you might get away with it as a first name
Reply:Remember Alexander's father?





He was named Philip.
Reply:Nope, but maybe the maternal side is Greek.
Reply:no
Reply:no
Reply:No way. It has got to be Anglo-Saxon

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