Lips (surname) explained

Lips is a Dutch and German patronymic surname, "Lip" being a short form of Filip or Philip.^[1] People with this name include:

• Bruno Lips (1908–1939), Swiss canoer
• Charles C. Lips (ca. 1835–1888), German-born American civil servant
• Constantine Lips (died 917), Byzantine aristocrat and admiral
• Hannie Lips (1924–2012), Dutch broadcaster and television announcer
• Joest Lips (1547–1606), Flemish philologist and humanist better known as "Lipsius"
• Johann Heinrich Lips (1758–1817), Swiss copper engraver
• Karen Lips (born 1995), American biologist
• Michael Lips (born 1967), Swiss curler
• Miriam Lips (born 1967), Dutch-born New Zealand academic
• Robert Lips (1912–1975), Swiss cartoonist and fencer
• Thomas Lips (born 1970), Swiss curler
• Tim Lips (born 1985), Dutch equestrian
• Tom Lips (born 1968), American soccer player

See also

• Marjolein Lips-Wiersma, New Zealand academic

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=Lips&nfd_naam=Lips&info=documentatie&operator=eq&taal= Lips