Fliss

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proper noun

A diminutive of the female given name Felicity.

OriginPolish Flis →
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Meanings

Fliss1

proper noun
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Felicity.

    It was addressed to "Fliss Benson", so it must be from someone who knows me.' 'Why must it?' Laurie demands. 'They'd have written "Felicity" otherwise.' He squints at me. 'Is your name Felicity?'

    2010, Sophie Hannah, A Room Swept White, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN, page 22

Fliss2

proper nounFliss (plural Flisses)

plural Flisses

  1. A surname from Polish.

Origin

  1. PolishFlis
  2. EnglishFliss

Germanized or Americanized form of Polish Flis.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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