Phillis

  • [ FIL-is ]
  • English
Variant of PHYLLIS.

PHYLLIS   female   Greek Mythology, English, German
Means "foliage" in Greek. In Greek mythology this was the name of a woman who killed herself out of love for Demophon and was subsequently transformed into an almond tree. It began to be used as a given name in England in the 16th century, though it was often confused with Felicia.
EQUIVALENTS
ENGLISH: Philis, Phyliss, Phyllis
GERMAN: Phyllis
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Phyllis
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Phillida, Phyllida