Bullis

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proper noun

A surname from Middle English.

OriginMiddle English bulehus →
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Meanings

proper nounBullis (plural Bullises)

plural Bullises

  1. A surname from Middle English.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbulehus“bull house”
  2. EnglishBullis

Probably a metonymic occupational surname for someone employed in a cattle shed, from a reduced form of Middle English bulehus (“bull house”).

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APA

Bullis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bullis

MLA

“Bullis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bullis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bullis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bullis.

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