Phylis - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Phylis \ph(y)-lis\ is a variant of Phyllis (Greek), and the meaning of Phylis is "greenery".

The baby name Phylis sounds like Phyliss and Philis. Other similar baby names are Dylis, Philia, Phelia, Phyllys, Phylliss, Phyllie, Philys and Phillis.

Phylis is a very common first name for women (#1519 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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