Phillis

Phillis is a nearly unused variant spelling of the name Phyllis. The name is noteworthy for having belonged to Phillis Wheatley, who was the first African American, the first slave, AND the first woman, to publish a book of poems in the United States. You can read more (and you should!) about this amazing lady here. For still more information about her, simply do a search on Google or Teoma. This variant spelling of Phyllis appeared briefly in the top 1000 names for baby girls in the U.S. in the 1940's, but has not appeared since.