Amaryllis Forename

220,830th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,275 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greece

Amaryllis Forename Definition:

‘Refreshing stream’ in the Greek; in English, a name now seldom heard, but in C17-18 a convention of pastoral and lyric verse, for ‘sporting with Amaryllis in the shade’ was a favourite rural occupation. In literature, Amaryllis, like Aminta (q.

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Amaryllis Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
7201:503,52413,254
Brazil
100%
1531:1,400,23633,084
Greece
100%
1351:80,9972,379
Philippines
 
93%
471:2,255,52148,741
Belgium
100%
451:255,3345,575
England
100%
381:1,463,23521,026
Qatar
100%
151:157,97416,771
South Africa
100%
121:4,544,38799,592
Puerto Rico-121:295,8583,040
France
100%
111:6,042,75822,831
Chile
100%
91:1,956,35613,525
Venezuela
100%
61:5,033,64967,876
India
100%
51:242,975,5942,326,743
Germany
 
89%
41:24,169,46959,466
Morocco-41:8,587,15911,086
Malta-41:107,3402,111
Singapore
100%
31:2,095,68522,815
Costa Rica
100%
31:1,589,31614,648
Switzerland-31:2,737,83221,065
Thailand
100%
31:23,355,271268,869
Uruguay-31:1,142,54610,015
Jamaica-31:961,07614,069
Italy
100%
31:20,354,03045,650
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Wales
100%
21:1,547,15412,610
Mexico
100%
21:62,072,21496,650
Argentina
100%
21:21,386,62229,627
Canada
100%
21:16,566,68686,787
Curaçao-11:155,8031,239
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Ukraine-11:45,499,90832,056
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
Cyprus
100%
11:871,0765,368
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Nicaragua
100%
11:6,018,33634,175
Netherlands
100%
11:16,902,08343,152
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Malaysia
100%
11:30,449,940373,101
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066

Amaryllis Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

‘Refreshing stream’ in the Greek; in English, a name now seldom heard, but in C17-18 a convention of pastoral and lyric verse, for ‘sporting with Amaryllis in the shade’ was a favourite rural occupation. In literature, Amaryllis, like Aminta (q. v.), is on a par with Celi ___, and Clorinda, ‘the three Disgraces’.

Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge

Greek (feminine) - A refreshing stream.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

A Greek name, meaning: A refreshing stream: sparkling.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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