What does Phyllis mean?
How do we pronounce Phyllis?
Phyllis \(p)hyl-lis, ph-yll-is\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.
The baby girl name Phyllis is pronounced as FIHLihS in English 1.
1 Pronunciation for Phyllis: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"
What is the origin of Phyllis?
Phyllis is an English, German, and Greek name of Old Greek origin. The Greek 'phyllis' (foliage, green branch) is from the element 'phyllon' (leaf). The name was borne in Greek mythology by a beautiful young girl who hanged herself for love; the gods took pity on her and turned her into an almond tree. It appeared as the names of rustic maidens in several classical works by Virgil and Horace among others, and later in John Milton's famous pastoral poem L'Allegro (1631). Phyllis is a widely used name; it has 27 variant transcriptions that are used in both English and other languages. English variant transcriptions include Fillis meaning and origin, short names for Fillys, name Fyllis, name Phila origin, Philida name popularity, Philis name popularity, name Phillida, name Phillis meaning, name Philliss meaning, Phillys name, Philys name, nicknames for Phyl, name Phylicia origin, name Phylina, Phylla pronounciation, short names for Phyllicia, meaning of Phyllida, Phyllie name popularity, name Phyllina origin, name Phylliss meaning, Phyllys name, and Phylys pronounciation. Other English forms include the spelling variants Phylis name variations and Phyliss name. name Filide meaning (Italian), Filis definition (Spanish), and Phylida name variations (Greek) are variant transcriptions of Phyllis that are used in other languages. See also the related form, nicknames for Doris (English).
A famous person named Phyllis is Author, P.D. James, born Phyllis Dorothy James, 3 August 1920, Oxford, England.
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The baby name Phyllis fun facts:
The name Phyllis in reverse order is "Sillyhp".
The numerological value of the name Phyllis is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.
How popular is Phyllis?
Phyllis is not in the top girl names in USA.