English
McPhillips
McPhillips comes from Scottish Gaelic Mac Philib ‘son of Philip’.
- Scottish GaelicmodernMac Philib‘son of Philip’
- EnglishtodayMcPhillips
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Scottish GaelicmodernMac Philib‘son of Philip’
- EnglishtodayMcPhillips
The story
Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Philib (‘son of Philip’); compare McKillip.
Every English word from Scottish Gaelic Mac Philib
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Scottish Gaelic Mac Philib / McPhillips