Philis
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French Philis or from Greek.
Proper noun
Philis (plural Philises)
- A surname.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Philis”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears
French
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi.lis/
- Rhymes: -is
Proper noun
Philis m or f by sense
- a surname
- Pierre-Joseph-Adalbert Philis, b. 1831
Descendants
- → English: Philis