Phelps - Meaning of Phelps

What does Phelps mean?

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Phelps

[ 1 syll. (p)hel-(p)(s), ph-el-ps ] The baby boy name Phelps is pronounced FehLPS †. Phelps' language of origin is English and Old Greek. It is predominantly used in English. From English roots, its meaning is 'son of Phillip'.

In addition, Phelps is a derivative of the English Philip.

Derivatives of Phelps include the names Felps, Phelp, and Phelpes.

See also the related categories, english, son (heir), and greek.

Phelps is an uncommon baby boy name. It is not in the top 1000 names. In 2018, within the family of boy names directly related to Phelps, Philip was the most widely used.

Baby names that sound like Phelps include Phelpes, Felps, Phillips, Filips, Phillipos, Filipek, Flavias, Flavious, Flavius, and Flawiusz.

† Pronunciation for Phelps: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"