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The girl's name Phyllis \

is pronounced FILL-iss. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning 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.

Phyllis has 13 variant forms: Filis, Fillis, Fillys, Fyllis, Philis, Phillis, Philys, Phylis, Phyliss, Phyllida, Phyllie, Phylliss and Phyllys.

For more information, see also related names Clematis and Phylicia.

Baby names that sound like Phyllis are Phyllicia and Wallis.

Phyllis is a very common first name for women (#93 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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