6-465: Phyllis or Phillis is a feminine given name of Greek origin meaning foliage . Phyllis is a minor figure in Greek mythology who killed herself in despair when Demophon of Athens did not return to her and who was transformed into an almond tree by the gods. Phillida, Phyllicia, and Phyllida are all variants of the name. The name has been in use since the 1600s when, often spelled Phillis, it
12-616: The British service-assisted evacuation operation for British citizens in Côte d'Ivoire in November 2004 James Fillis Phyllis (ship) , also spelled Phillis Phyllis (disambiguation) Phillips (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to
18-937: The first part of the 20th century. Phillis Phillis is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname [ edit ] Dennis Phillis (born 1948), Australian rules footballer Jodi Phillis (born 1965), Australian guitarist Rob Phillis (born 1956), Australian retired motorcycle road racer Tom Phillis (1931–1962), Australian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer Given name [ edit ] Phillis Lydia Macbeth, birth name of Lydia Bilbrook (1888–1990), English actress Phillis Emily Cunnington (1887–1974), English doctor and historian Phillis Levin (born 1954), American poet Phillis Meti (born 1987), New Zealand golfer Phillis Nolan (1946–2022), Irish lawn bowler Phillis Wheatley (1753–1784), first published African-American poet See also [ edit ] Operation Phillis ,
24-553: The name was popularized in the late 1800s after it was used by bestselling popular Irish novelist Margaret Wolfe Hungerford for the heroine of her 1877 romantic novel Phyllis, the Duchess . The name Phyllis was among the top 1,000 names for newborn girls in the United States in 1880 and increased in use in the late 19th century and early 20th century. The popularity of American actress Phyllis Haver (1899–1960), also raised
30-529: The profile of the name. Phyllis was among the top 100 names for American girls by 1915 and peaked in popularity in 1929 as the 24th most popular name for American girls. It remained among the top 1,000 names for American girls until 1950 and then declined in use. The name was also at its most popular in the Anglosphere , in countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, in
36-413: Was used by English poets John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester and Matthew Prior . African-born American poet Phillis Wheatley (1753–1784), who was captured and enslaved in the United States and was later freed, was named Phillis by her enslavers after the slave ship on which she arrived. Phillis was a popular name for women among the population of enslaved women in the United States. In the spelling Phyllis,
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