Given name & surname
Filis
“of the foliage”
Filis is a variant of Fyllis. In Greek use, Fyllis carries the interpretation “of the foliage.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Filis is a variant of Fyllis. In Greek use, Fyllis carries the interpretation “of the foliage.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Filis connects to the Phyllis name family through Fyllis. An origin associated with Phyllis is Greek.
Explained through its name family
Filis’s family of names
Filis has a related form in Fyllis. In Greek usage, Filis as a surname is a transliteration of Φίλης. In Greek usage, Filis as a surname is a transliteration of Φιλής.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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