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Meaning & Origins
Name of a minor character in Greek mythology who killed herself for love and was transformed into an almond tree; the Greek word phyllis means ‘foliage’, so clearly her name doomed her from the start.
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English, Welsh, and Irish: from the personal name Piers, the usual Norman vernacular form of Peter. In Wales this represents a patronymic ap Piers. In Ireland it represents a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Piarais ‘son of Piaras’, a Gaelicized form of Piers.
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Nicknames & variations
Phylliss, Phyliss, Phylis, Phylicia, Phyllys, Phylisha, Phylls, Phyllisa, Phylecia, Phyliis
Pierre, Pierson, Piercy, Pierrelouis, Pier, Pierro, Pieri, Pierpont, Piercey, Piersall
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