Phyllis
Americannoun
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a name used in pastoral literature, as the Eclogues of Vergil, for a country girl or sweetheart.
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Also Phyliss. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “green leaf.”
Example Sentences
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Phyllis Jo Kubey, an enrolled agent in New York, says to read the letter carefully and follow its instructions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
It was an iconic image: Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin, longtime partners and lesbian activists, embracing after being wed in San Francisco City Hall.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
It’s tough to top the superlative energy Moore shared with Asner, Valerie Harper’s wisecracking Rhoda Morgenstern and Cloris Leachman as Mary’s smugly married downstairs neighbor, Phyllis.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026
Patterson is currently in a female maximum security prison - the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in Melbourne.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025
Mack and Phyllis Mae were doing Indian wrestling on the floor.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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