Names Like Phyllis — Find Similar Baby Names
Phyllis is a 7-letter Greek girls' name meaning “A Green Branch.”. This page collects 99 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Phillip and Phillips, Greek cousins like Abdera and Abderus, rhyming names ending in -lis like Alis and Olis, and names sharing the “branch” concept like Chi and Daliah.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Phyllis
9 baby names that differ from Phyllis by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip | 2 | Fond Of Horses. One Of The Biblical 12 Apostles. | English | Male |
| Phillips | 2 | Son Of Philip | English | Male |
| Pelles | 3 | A Fisher King | Arthurian | Male |
| Phelps | 3 | Son Of Philip | English | Male |
| Philip | 3 | Loves Horses | French | Male |
| Philips | 3 | Son Of Philip | English | Male |
| Phillida | 3 | Loving | Greek | Female |
| Phillipa | 3 | Loves Horses | French | Female |
| Phillipe | 3 | Loves Horses | French | Male |
More Greek Names
24 baby names that share Phyllis’s Greek origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abdera | From Abdera | Female |
| Abderus | Myth Name (A Friend Of Hercules) | Male |
| Absyrtus | Myth Name (Brother Of Medea) | Male |
| Abydos | From Abydos | Male |
| Acantha | Thorn | Female |
| Acastus | Myth Name (An Argonaut) | Male |
| Acestes | Myth Name | Male |
| Achates | Myth Name (Companion Of Aeneas) | Male |
| Achelous | Myth Name (A River God) | Male |
| Acheron | Myth Name (River Of Woe) | Male |
| Achilles | Lipless | Male |
| Acis | Myth Name (Lover Of Galatea) | Male |
| Aconteus | Myth Name | Male |
| Acrisius | Myth Name (Grandfather Of Perseus) | Male |
| Acteon | Myth Name (A Hunter Torn Apart By His Own Dogs) | Male |
| Adelpha | "Dear Sister."Variants Include Adelphe And Adelphie. | Female |
| Admeta | Myth Name (From A Tale Of Hercules) | Female |
| Admetus | Myth Name (A King Of Pherae) | Male |
| Adrastus | Myth Name (One Of The Attackers In "The Seven Against Thebes") | Male |
| Adrial | Male | |
| Aeacus | Myth Name (Grandfather Of Achilles) | Male |
| Aeaea | Myth Name (Island Of Circe) | Female |
| Aedon | Myth Name (Daughter Of Pandareos) | Female |
| Aeetes | Myth Name (Medea's Father) | Male |
7-Letter P-Names Like Phyllis
24 names that share Phyllis's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Phyllis's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Phyllis
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Phyllis.
Names That Rhyme with Phyllis
18 baby names that share Phyllis's last 3 letters — -lis. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alis | Brother Of Cliges | Arthurian | Male |
| Olis | "Powerful, Strong." | German | Male |
| Ailis | Noble Or Honest | Irish | Female |
| Colis | Son Of The Dark Man | English | Male |
| Dalis | Drawing Water | Hebrew | Female |
| Eblis | Devil | Arabic | Male |
| Eilis | Irish Form Of Elizabeth Consecrated To God | Irish | Female |
| Ellis | Variant Of Elias From Elijah My God Is Jehovah. | English | Male |
| Felis | Happy | Chamoru | Male |
| Iblis | Wife Of Lancelot | Arthurian | Female |
| Julis | Spanish | Male | |
| Lilis | Lily | Greek | Female |
| Sulis | "Goddess Who Watched Over Bath." | Anglo | Female |
| Arelis | Unknown | English | Female |
| Collis | Son Of The Dark Man | English | Male |
| Dallis | From The Dales: The Valley Meadows. | Scottish | Female |
| Hollis | Lives By The Holly Trees | English | Male |
| Idalis | "Happy, Noble Laborer" | German | Female |