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Phyllicia
How to Pronounce Phyllicia
Pronounced fuh-LEE-shuh /fษหliหสษ/Medium
Meaning: Phyllicia is a decorative spelling in the Phylicia and Felicia family, from the Latin felix, 'happy,' 'lucky,' or 'fortunate.' Its Phyll- opening also brushes against Phyllis, from the Greek for 'foliage' or 'green leaf.' The result reads as a graceful, fortunate name with a leafy echo.Low
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History & Origin
Phyllicia is an ornate spelling in the Felicia and Phylicia family. Its core is the Latin felix, 'happy' or 'fortunate,' the same root behind Felix and Felicity. The doubled-l Phyll- opening also nods to Phyllis, from a Greek word for 'green leaf.' Elaborated spellings of Felicia flourished in the nineteen-eighties.
Phyllicia was never common in this spelling, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak in the late nineteen-eighties, far behind Felicia. A girl named Phyllicia then is in her late thirties today.
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Phylicia Rashad (born 1948)American actress whose fame in the nineteen-eighties popularized the related spelling Phylicia; noted as a style association, not a bearer of this exact spelling
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Phyllicia mean?
It is a spelling of Phylicia and Felicia, from the Latin felix, 'happy' or 'fortunate,' with a nod to Phyllis, 'green leaf.'
How do you pronounce Phyllicia?
It is said fuh-LEE-shuh, three syllables with the stress on the middle.
Is Phyllicia a boy or girl name?
Phyllicia is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Phyllicia?
It has always been rare in this spelling, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak in the late nineteen-eighties.