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What does Willis mean?
Willis 
▼ as a boys' name is of Old English origin. Diminutive of William, or from Will. Basketball player Willis Reed.
STARTS WITH Wil-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, reed (meadow)
Variations
VARIANTS Will▼, Willes, Willess, Willie▼, Williss, Williston, Willy
RELATIONS VIA WILL, WILLIAM Bill▼, Bille, Billie▼, Billy▼, Villem, Wil, Wilek, Wiley▼, Wilkes, Wilkie, Willem, Willi, Williams, Willkie, Wills, Willson, Wilmer▼, Wilmot, Wilson▼
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Willis Bowen (W.B.), ..
How popular is Willis?
Willis is a very prominent first name for males (#348 out of 1220, Top 28%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#216 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Willis entered the list in 1880-1889 and reached its apex position of #106 in the U.S. then, but is not in the list currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
William (#3 FROM RECENT DATA), Wilson (#622), Billy (#845), Will (#892), Willie (#934), Wiley (#1437), Wilmer (#1682), Bill, Billie, Wilkie, Willem, Williams, Willy and Wilmot are the popular variation forms of Willis. These relations of Willis were at the apex of their popularity during the years 1880-1889 (AVERAGE #734) and are now significantly less widespread (#1494, DOWN 90.4%), with forms such as Wilson becoming somewhat outmoded.
Similar Names
Willis▼ is pronounced similarly to Aiolos, Aiolus, Alwis, Elis, Ellis▲, Elliss, Wallas and Wallis. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Billie▼, Callis, Collis, Dallis, Fillip, Gilles, Gillies, Gillis, Gilliss, Hillie, Hollis▼, Mills, Sills, Tallis, Tullis, Wallie, Wells▲, Wilek, Wilkes, Wilkie, Wilkins, Willem, Willet, Willets, Willey, Willi, Williams, Willkes, Willkie, Willkins (see Wilkinson) and Wills. These names tend to be less commonly used than Willis.
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