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.”
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Finalist Phyllis Thibodeaux Beach, whose construction-worker father helped build several Boston landmarks, sees it as a way to leave her own imprint on the city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Male vampires can even procreate with human women: Jesse has two half-vampire sons with his living wife, Phyllis, played by Rose Abdoo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
She has asked to watch the appeal by live video link from her prison, the maximum-security Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in Melbourne's western suburbs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
He wished he worked on “The Smothers Brothers” because they were so much cooler than Phyllis Diller.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
“Get your coat, Phyllis, we’re leaving,” Jimmy Fioretos said.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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