Phyllis

Greek

"green bough"

Phyllis Origin and Meaning

The name Phyllis is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "green bough".

Phyllis has been used by classical poets for the idealized pastoral maiden. A Greek mythological name of a woman who was turned into an almond tree, Phyllis was in the Top 100 from 1916 to 1958, reaching #24 in 1929, and has the (remote) possibility of joining other revived s-ending names like Iris. In the 'St Clare' book series by Enid Blyton Phyllis is nicknamed Fizz. Just a thought. Phyllida is a variation that sounds at once more old-fashioned and more stylish.

Phyllis Rank in US Top 1000

# 958 in the US

Popularity of the name Phyllis

• 1383 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Phyllis

• Phyllis Chesler American feminist psychologist and author
• Phyllis McAlpin Stewart Schlafly American activist and author
• Phyllis Coates (born Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell) American actress
• Phyllis Ayame Whitney American novelist
• Phyllis St. Felix Thaxter American actress
• Phyllis Diller (born Phyllis Ada Driver) American comedienne
• Phyllis Calvert (born Phyllis Hannah Bickle) English actress
• Phyllis Margaret Logan Scottish actress
• Phyllis Smith American actress
• Phyllis Christine "P.C." Cast American novelist
• Phyllis Linda Hyman American singer,songwriter and actress
• Philomena "Phyllis" Lynott Irish memoirist

The name Phyllis in Pop Culture

• Phyllis Lapin Vance, character on TV's "The Office"
• Phyllis Greek mythological wife of Demophon
• Phyllis Lindstrom character on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"
• Phyllis "Bella" Crawford character on TV's 'Hannibal'
• Phyllis Summers Newman character on American soap "The Young and the Restless"
• Phyllis "Fizz" Bentley character in the "St Clare" book series by Enid Blyton
• Phyllis a character in the Disney XD cartoon "Penn Zero: Part,Time Hero"
• Phyllis Crane character from Call the midwife
• Phyllis Arable character in book/film Charlotte's Web

International Variations of the name Phyllis

• Filide Italian
• Filis Spanish
• Phillis French
• Philis French