Name: Corliss
Gender: Male
Usage: Corliss is not a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Corliss are in general originating from United Kingdom, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Corliss is: Cheerful, Joy.
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Numerology of the first name Corliss: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 5. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: adventurous, energetic, curious, visionary, magnetic, expansive.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Extroverted, Adventurous
Ruling planet: Mercury
Colors: White, Gray
Gemstones: Diamond
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The name Corliss is ranked on the 18,201st position of the most used names. It means that this name is rarely used.
We estimate that there are at least 11900 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Corliss has seven characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Corliss for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Corliss is both a surname and a given name. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:
Surname:
- George Henry Corliss (1817-1888), inventor of the Corliss steam engine
- George W. Corliss (1834-1903), American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Guy C. H. Corliss (1858-1937), American judge and justice of the Supreme Court of North Dakota
- Jack Corliss, scientist and discoverer of undersea hydrothermal vents
- Jeb Corliss (born 1976), professional skydiver and base jumper
- John Blaisdell Corliss (1851–1929), U.S. Representative from Michigan
- Stephen P. Corliss (1842-1904), American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor
- Richard Corliss (born 1944), journalist and an editor for Time magazine
- William R. Corliss (1926-2011), American physicist and writer
- Bud Corliss, villain of A Kiss Before Dying (novel) and two film adaptations (renamed Jonathan Corliss in the second)
Given name:
- Corliss Lamont (1902-1995), American philosopher, political activist, and philanthropist
- C. C. Moseley (1894-1974), American aviator and aviation businessman
- Corliss P. Stone, mayor of Seattle (1872-1873) and businessman
- Corliss Williamson (born 1973), retired professional basketball player
- title teenage character of the American radio show Meet Corliss Archer (1943-1956) and the TV series
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