Amaryllis

Words can't really describe how much I love this beautiful name! It has a dreamlike quality to it, so delicate and noble!

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In Greece, we commonly use Marilia (Mah-REE-lee-ah) and Marili (can be pronunced as Mah-REE-lee or Mah-ree-LEE) as nicknames.

Amaryllis is the dust of dreams, quivering beneath its own wrath. Blue and white and yellow and pink clash exuberantly in an orchestra of stars and sunshine. It whispers and crackles and hisses, cheering its anthems of regality to the heavens. It is no less than dazzling, a spectacular mystery of the world. No matter your gender, no matter your race, I believe it works. And I am sincerely grateful to deliver this simple message of praise.

It's so over-the-top... I love it.

My daughter is named Amaryllis and she gets compliments on her name quite often. It's a name that commands attention, but at the same time brings warm and happy feelings for those that know the flower. Everywhere my daughter goes, people know it's her just by hearing her name. It's hard to forget an Amaryllis because it's a strong and beautiful name.

This is a very strong name.

It sounds a bit awkward. Very frilly, overall not bad.

A quite interesting name indeed.

My great-great grandmother was named Amaryllis. From what I've heard, she went by Emma in her daily life though, which I'm not really keen on. Anyway, in a sea of female ancestors with names like Mary, Sarah or Catherine, her name does stand out on my family tree (in a positive way). It's memorable and very pretty.

Proud to be one!

Could be shortened to either Amy, Mary or Lissy.

My God, this is such a beautiful name! I can imagine a girl with this name as independent, strong, but having some untold weaknesses. Amaryllis and Lillian could be perfect twin girl names because the Amaryllis flower is known as a lily.

I've loved this name ever since watching The Music Man.

Such an unusual name, but so pretty! It reminds me of mangos for some reason. Rolls off the tongue, although some might find it hard to spell. The best part is, if a bearer of this name thought it was a bit much, there are a plethora of nicknames. Amy, Mary, Lily, Lissie, maybe even Lisa, just to name a few possibilities. Again, such a pretty name!

I'm conflicted on this name. On one hand, it's overflowing regality, grace and elegance and rolls lyrically and beautifully off the tongue. But it's also rather rigid, stiff and pompous. Reminds me of soldiers. However, it's not nearly as bad as other certain names that try too hard to be elegant and royal and come off as extremely long, tedious or pompous instead.

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I can see why a child might find this name overwhelming and prefer a nickname, such as Amy, Amie, Mary, Maryl, Lissie, Liss, Lizzie. My personal favorite is Lily, since I've heard the Amaryllis and lily flowers are related or similar. I think Amaryllis is a more fancy, flashy and showy version of Lily, more complex and exotic and bold and impressive to say and write than the meek, gentle, delicate, weak Lily.

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It's a curious name, since it both rolls off the tongue beautifully, naturally and elegantly and is also slightly stiff and rigid to say. It's both princessy and royal while being natural and fluent and elegant, and also stiff, pompous, and overly long, tedious and arrogant. I honestly can't decide which it is. I think it is slightly arrogant and pompous and stiff, rigid like marching soldiers, but I still like this name. I can see an exotic beauty having this name. It's just a pure, beautiful, elegant flower - while still having a bit of 'oomph' and strength and length, unlike Lily which is just pure and innocent but weak, without much backbone or strength.

I LOVE this name! It is SO beautiful and fantasy-like.

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The only problem is that it's four syllables long and, therefore, somewhat cumbersome. A nickname is inevitable for convenience. Still, "Amaryllis" would be a great middle name or character name. It could still work as a first name if worn boldly.

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Possible Nicknames: Amy, Mary, Maryl, Ryllis, Rylli (pronounced Riley), Lis, Lissy, Arliss, Aris, Alis.

Amaryllis is a beautiful name just like the flower. My daughter's name is Amaryllis. And she receives a lot of good comments about her name. I have not seen anybody have difficulty pronouncing her name at all.

Now that is just pathetic. LOL! What could someone be thinking even putting it on a list of possible names for actual humans? What about Platipa? Or Trippet? Or maybe Wobblia? Those are actually better...

I disagree with the above poster Lollipopfop.
Just because a name is unfamiliar, does not mean it is a terrible name. I happen to find Amaryllis far more attractive, romantic and stylish than more common flower names like Lily, Rose and Daisy. It's lively and beautiful. I would even consider using this on a child today.

I like it, but for some reason, it reminds me of sarsaparilla.

Unusual, pretty name with a lot of nicknames.

I mostly like names that end with "a" but this is an exception. Amaryllis is such a beautiful flower anyway.

Simply put: Beautiful flower, ugly name. It's just too long and arrogant sounding for me.

So beautiful--delicate, yet also strong. I love it!

Very lovely name. Much better than Mary-Rose (having 'Mary' in it and being my first names). 'Lissy' sounds like a nifty nickname. Gosh now I wish this were my name, or at least my second name!

I simply love this name! Have you seen the Amaryllis flower? It`s also known as the winter lily - a beautiful, half delicate, half strong, and noble flower. Like this name.

I know someone called Amaryllis who shortens her name to Lily because no one could ever get her name right!

This is a great name! It is uncommon, yet not obscure, and if the girl bearing this name grew tired of it, she could always shorten it. The list of possible nicknames includes Amy, Mary, Maryl, Lissie, and many many more!

What a pretty name! It's not common at all, also, that's a plus.