Phelps

Phelps
Recorded in over one hundred spelling forms from Phillipus, Philip, Phipps, Phelps, and apparently Pherps, and found through Christendom, this is a surname of Greek origins. However spelt it derives from the personal name of Ancient Greek origins "Philippos", a compound of the words "philein" meaning to love and "hippos", a horse; and hence "lover of horses". Philip of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great, was the first famous bearer of the name, and its popularity throughout Greece and Asia Minor was largely due to him. The name was borne by five kings of France, including Philip 1st, who reigned from 1060 to 1108. It entered England via France in the 12th Century and appears as "Filippus" in the "Documents relating to the Danelaw", for Lincolnshire in the year 1142. Henry Phelipe was noted in the Hundred Rolls of Norfolk in 1273 and the patronymic form of the name also appears at this time, with the final "-s" being a reduced form of "son of". John Phippes is registered in the Calendar of Plea and Memoranda Rolls in 1364, and the Phipps family, the marquesses of Normandy and earls of Mulgrave, are descended from Constantine Phipps (1656 - 1723), Lord Chancellor of Ireland. A slightly more humble cousin Sir William Phipps (1651 - 1695), was born in Maine, America, where his parents had emigrated. He was originally a ship's carpenter, but was knighted by Charles 11, and rose to become Governor of Massachusetts. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Alicia Philippes, which was dated 1273, in the "Hundred Rolls of Huntingdonshire". Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Phelps — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Anson Green Phelps (1781–1853), US amerikanischer Unternehmer Brian Phelps (* 1944), britischer Wasserspringer Charles E. Phelps (1833–1908), US amerikanischer Politiker Darwin Phelps (1807–1879), US… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Phelps — Phelps, NY U.S. village in New York Population (2000): 1969 Housing Units (2000): 877 Land area (2000): 1.169259 sq. miles (3.028366 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.169259 sq. miles (3.028366… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Phelps, KY — U.S. Census Designated Place in Kentucky Population (2000): 1053 Housing Units (2000): 491 Land area (2000): 8.934401 sq. miles (23.139992 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 8.934401 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Phelps, NY — U.S. village in New York Population (2000): 1969 Housing Units (2000): 877 Land area (2000): 1.169259 sq. miles (3.028366 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.169259 sq. miles (3.028366 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Phelps — Phelps, 1) Samuel, engl. Schauspieler, geb. 1806 in Devonport, gest. 6. Nov. 1878 in Epping bei London, war erst Setzer in einer Buchdruckerei zu Plymouth und debütierte als Schauspieler 1828 in York. Nachdem er an den bedeutendern Theatern… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Phelps — (Anthony) (né en 1928) poète haïtien: été (1960), Motifs pour un temps saisonnier (1976), la Bélière caraïbe (1980). Roman: Mémoire en colin maillard (1976) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Phelps —   [felps], Samuel, britischer Schauspieler, * Devonport (heute zu Plymouth) 13. 2. 1804, ✝ Coopertale (County Essex) 6. 11. 1878; zunächst Schauspieler in der Provinz, ab 1837 in London; 1843 62 Direktor des Sadler s Wells Theatre, das unter… …   Universal-Lexikon

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  • Phelps — Original name in latin Phelps Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/New York longitude 42.95756 latitude 77.05747 altitude 162 Population 1989 Date 2011 05 14 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

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