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Willis

/ˈwɪlɪs/

Willis proper noun: an English surname originating as a patronymic from the name Will. Also the plural of Willi.

Proper noun

Willis

  1. An English surname originating as a patronymic from the name Will.
    • Forrest later attacked Willis in New York, knocking him to the ground; lawsuits proliferated as Willis sued Forrest for assault, and Forrest countersued for libel.2014, Eric L. Haralson, Encyclopedia of American Poetry: The Nineteenth Century, page 497
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A town in Grenada.
  4. An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Florida.
  5. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Indiana.
  6. A city in Brown County, Kansas.
  7. An unincorporated community in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
  8. An unincorporated community in Dakota County, Nebraska.
  9. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Oklahoma.
  10. A city in Montgomery County, Texas.
  11. An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Virginia.
  12. An unincorporated community in Russell County, Virginia.

Also used as

Willis is also the plural of Willi.

Words formed from Willis

Phrases with Willis

Words that rhyme with Willis

Questions about Willis

What does Willis mean?
Willis means an English surname originating as a patronymic from the name Will.
What part of speech is Willis?
Willis is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Willis?
Willis is pronounced /ˈwɪlɪs/.

Words near Willis in the dictionary

  1. willings
  2. Willington
  3. Willington Quay
  4. Willington Square
  5. Willington Worthenbury
  6. Willis
  7. Willis circle
  8. Willis-Ekbom disease
  9. Willisian
  10. Willison
  11. Willisons

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