Amaryllis | Name Meaning & Origin

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Name: Amaryllis

Origin and Meaning of the Name Amaryllis

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Gender:

Girl

Origin:

Greek

Meaning:

Sparkling

Pronunciation:

(am ah RIL us)   [Guide]

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Miscellaneous Info for Amaryllis

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Literary Characters, Nature, Greek

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English and Greek speaking countries

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Amaryllis was a nymph in Virgil's "Ecologues" and was used in the bucolic poetry of the ancient Greek poet Theocritus. It was one of the stock names of the bucolic/pastoral literary tradition, and in more modern times appears in Milton's "Lycidas".

Amaryllis is the scientific name for the Belladonna Lily, and the popular name for the tall, large-blossomed plants of the Hippeastrum genus.

It was also the name of the piano-playing young girl in Meredith Wilson's musical "The Music Man".

The name meaning of Amaryllis and the name origin of Amaryllis have been reviewed by our name experts.
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