Willis

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪlɪs/

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Willis

  1. An English surname originating as a patronymic from the name Will.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A town in Grenada.
  4. A city in Kansas.
  5. A city in Texas.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Willis is the 230th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 130,152 individuals. Willis is most common among White (62.22%) and Black (31.07%) individuals.

Proper noun

Willis

  1. plural of Willi

Dutch

Etymology

Derived from a dialectal variant of wildernis (“wilderness”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: Wil‧lis

Proper noun

Willis n

  1. A neighbourhood of Zaanstad, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
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