Philippson

Philippson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Philipp", coming from the German language given name variant of "Philip", both derived from ''philippos'', of Ancient Greek origin (prefix ''philein'', meaning "to love"; suffix ''hippos'', meaning "horses"; combined, becoming "lover of horses").

"Philipp" evolved into "Philippson", a German surname especially prevalent amongst German Jews and Dutch Jews, often shortened back to Phillips.

"Phillip" evolved into "Phillipson", an English and Welsh surname. Philippson or Phillipson may refer to:

*Alfred Philippson (1864–1953), German geologist and geographer *Antony Phillipson (born 1971), British High Commissioner to Singapore *A. T. Phillipson (1910–1977), British vet and psychologist *Bridget Phillipson (born 1983), British politician *Caspar Phillipson (born 1971), Danish actor *Coleman Phillipson (1878–1958), English legal scholar and historian *David Phillipson (born 1942), British archaeologist *Eddie Phillipson (1910–1991), English cricketer *Ernst Alfred Philippson (1900–1993), German-American philologist *Frank Phillipson (active 1934), English athlete *Heather Phillipson (born 1978), British artist *John Phillipson (1698–1756), British navy administrator and politician *Ludwig Philippson (1811–1889), German rabbi and author *Sibyl Anikeef (1896–1997), born as Marie Augusta Phillipson, American photographer *Paul Phillipson (born 1952), Indian-born English cricketer *Richard Burton Phillipson (c. 1723–1792), British soldier and politician *Robert Phillipson (born 1942), English-born Danish professor and author *Tom Phillipson (1898–1965), English footballer Provided by Wikipedia