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 [ 4 syll. a-ma-ryl-lis, am-aryll-is ] The girl name Amaryllis is pronounced AEMerIHLahS KEY. Amaryllis is of Old Greek origin and it is used mainly in the English language. The meaning of the name is 'sparkling eyes'. Derived from the word amaryssein meaning 'to sparkle'. The name was popular in literature; it was used by Virgil, Ovid, and English pastoral poets from the 16th and 17th centuries, such as Spenser and Milton. The name was often used poetically to refer to a simple shepherdess or country girl. Amaryllis is also associated with the flower or plant, itself named after the 19th-century Arcadian heroine. Variant forms of the name include the Spanish Amarilis and the Latinized Amarilla. Amaryllis is not frequently used as a baby girl name. It is not ranked within the top 1000. A baby name that sounds like Amaryllis is the Spanish Amarilis. KEY: Pronunciation for Amaryllis: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
