Philipstown en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɪlɪpstaʊn/
Etymology
* (New York) From Philipse + town, after Adolphus Philipse. * (Northern Cape) From Philip + -s- + town, after Philip Edmond Wodehouse. * (Ireland) from Philip + -s- + town, after Philip II of Spain.
Meanings
- A town in Putnam County, New York, United States.
- A town in the eastern Karoo, Northern Cape, South Africa.
- (historical) Former name of Daingean: a town in County Offaly, Ireland.
wikipedia: Adolphus Philipse · wikipedia: Philip II of Spain · wikipedia: Philip Edmond Wodehouse