Phyllida

  • [ FIL-i-də ]
  • English (Rare)
From Φυλλιδος (Phyllidos), the genitive form of PHYLLIS. This form was used in 17th-century pastoral poetry.

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: Phillida
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Philis, Phillis, Phyliss, Phyllis
GERMAN: Phyllis
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Phyllis