Phillis

Meaning

The name is presented in the excerpts as an old female baptismal name from Greek Phyllis, linked to words for a green branch, leaf, foliage, or a heap of leaves. In older name books, it is also associated with literary and classical figures named Phyllis, which helped keep the name in use. The excerpts do not support a connection to Philip/Philippa here; they point instead to the plant-and-leaf Greek root.

Origin

Fun fact

One excerpt notes that Phillis could even be a corruption of Felicia in at least one recorded instance, showing how names sometimes shifted in use over time.