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 [ 2 syll. (p)hyl-lis, ph-yll-is ] The girl name Phyllis is pronounced as FIHLIHS KEY. Phyllis is an English and German 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). Filide (Italian), Filis (Spanish), Philis (English), Phillis (English), Philliss (English), Phillys (English), Phylicia (English), and Phylliss (English) are variants of Phyllis. The spelling variants Phylis (English) and Phyliss (English) are other forms of the name. See also the related form, Doris (English). Phyllis is uncommon as a baby name for girls. At the height of its usage in 1929, 0.691% of baby girls were named Phyllis. It ranked at #24 then. The baby name has since fallen out of favor, and is now of irregular use. Within all girl names in its group, Phyllis was nevertheless the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Phyllis include Phillis (English), Filis (Spanish), Philis (English), Philliss (English), Phillys (English), Phylis (English), Phyliss (English), Phylliss (English), Felice (English and French), Felise (French), Felixa (Spanish), Feliz (Spanish), Felka (Polish), Filiz (Turkish), Flicka (English), Flossie (English), Flossy (English), Phelicia (English), Philicia (English), and Phylecia (English). A famous person named Phyllis is Author, P.D. James, born Phyllis Dorothy James, 3 August 1920, Oxford, England. KEY: Pronunciation for Phyllis: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
