Willis

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/ˈwɪlɪs/

proper noun

An English surname originating as a patronymic from the name Will.

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Meanings

Willis1

proper noun
  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. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Florida.
    2. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Indiana.
    3. A city in Brown County, Kansas.
    4. An unincorporated community in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
    5. An unincorporated community in Dakota County, Nebraska.
    6. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, Oklahoma.
    7. A city in Montgomery County, Texas.
    8. An unincorporated community in Floyd County, Virginia.
    9. An unincorporated community in Russell County, Virginia.

Willis2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Willi

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Willis

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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