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Phyllis

What does Phyllis mean?

Phyllis Pronunciation of Phyllis as a girls' name is pronounced FILL-iss. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Phyllis is "greenery". Greek mythology: a character of this name dies for love, then is transformed into an almond tree. The name is used by poets to stand for the idealised country lass. Poet Phyllis McGinley; commedienne Phyllis Diller.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Ph-, -is

ASSOCIATED WITH greek, mythology

Variations

VARIANTS Filis, Fillis, Fillys, Fyllis, Philis, Phillis, Philys, Phylis, Phyliss, Phyllida, Phyllie, Phylliss, Phyllys

SEE ALSO Clematis, Phillida, Phylicia

CREATIVE FORMS
(female)

(male)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Phyllis Alexia (P.A.), ..

How popular is Phyllis?

Phyllis is a very popular first name for women (#93 out of 4276, Top 2%) but a rare last name for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Phyllis reached its highest rank of #27 in the U.S. in the 1930s, but is not in the list at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Phyllis name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Phyllis outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Popular variation forms of Phyllis are Phillis, Phylicia, Phylis and Phyliss. These forms of Phyllis reached the peak of their popularity 9 decades ago (AVERAGE #1013), but now, versions like Phylicia have become less trendy.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Phyllis, Phillis, Phylicia, Phylis, Phyliss in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Phyllis and related baby names outside U.S.

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Allis, Collis, Dallis, Dellis, Dylis, Dyllis, Ellis, Hollis, Pallas, Palles, Phelia, Philia, Phillie, Phillina, Philline, Phillipa, Phillira (see Philyra), Philly, Phyllicia, Phyllisha, Polli, Pollie and Wallis. These names tend to be less frequently used than Phyllis.

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