"Fliss" meaning in English

See Fliss in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Fliss
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Felicity. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Fliss-en-name-2EC-XDu4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Flisses [plural]
Etymology: Germanized or Americanized form of Polish Flis. Etymology templates: {{der|en|pl|Flis}} Polish Flis Head templates: {{en-proper noun|es}} Fliss (plural Flisses)
  1. A surname from Polish.
    Sense id: en-Fliss-en-name-HT-Nr2xo Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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