Definitions for willis
willis

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1. Willis, Thomas Willisnoun

   English physician who was a pioneer in the study of the brain (1621-1675)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Willisnoun

   from the name Will.

2. Willisnoun

   transferred from the surname.

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1. willis

   Willis is most commonly recognized as a personal male given name, often a variant of the name William. It can also be a surname. The name has Germanic origins, generally meaning "resolute protector." It may also refer to several places in the United States, a character in a TV show, or even a tower in Chicago previously known as the Willis Tower.

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1. Willis

   Willis is the third album by the ska/soul band The Pietasters. It was released in 1997 This album was released during the mid- to late-1990s ska explosion, and reached 44 on the Heatseekers chart, a record for the Pietasters.

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1. WILLIS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Willis is ranked #230 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Willis surname appeared 130,152 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 44 would have the surname Willis.
   
   62.2% or 80,981 total occurrences were White.
   31% or 40,438 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 3,319 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.3% or 3,007 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 1,731 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 664 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Neurologist

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce willis?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say willis in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of willis in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of willis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of willis in a Sentence

1. Bonnie Bedelia:

   You bet it was [ Bruce Willis first big film ], it was kind of like a big thing when Bruce Willis got this because Bruce Willis was just on ‘ Moonlighting. ’ This was Bruce Willis first movie, and Bruce Willis was the star of a huge blockbuster and it was very well advertised that Bruce Willis was making $ 5 million, which at the time was unbelievable. And everybody was like, ‘ Why would you pay $ 5 million to an untried movie star ? ’ But boy, someone was really smart.

2. Emily Kohrs:

   I don’t think she did anything that jeopardized Fani Willis’ strategy or her ability to bring her case.

3. Bruce Willis:

   I would get Bruce Willis into a situation and at some point I had learned that if someone wants, values me sexually, or I feel like they desire me, then they are entitled to me, when I was like 14, because I was so shamed like when all those blogs came out about how I looked, how my face looked, then my idea was that,' Oh, well then, if I'm desired sexually, then I have value.'.

4. John Raymond:

   So I was hoping for Bruce Willis. But Steve Carell's a great actor, i love his shows, so we're looking forward to that.

5. Emily Maw:

   Cedric Willis was a very low-key guy dealing with an awful lot : the unimaginable wrong and pain Cedric Willis suffered and the difficulty of being a black man in Jackson, Mississippi.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=willis
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Willis
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=willis
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=willis