Phyllis

English Alternative forms en Phillis Etymology From the masculine en grc Φύλλις or from the feminine grc Φυλλίς. Pronunciation en /ˈfɪlɪs/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Phyllis.wav US en ɪlɪs 2 en Phyl lis Proper noun en Greek mythology A girl who killed herself for love and was turned into an almond tree. en female Ancient Greek derived from the mythological character. 1599 John Farmer, Fair Phyllis (a madrigal): Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone / Feeding her flock near to the mountain side 1855 A.W., The Little Foot-Page, in Chambers's Journal, No. 92, Oct. 6, 1855: But the name to which the Pages were given of yore, / And the name of the Page I am speaking of, bore / As much likeness as Sukey to Eleonore, / or Betty to Phyllis or Lalage; en 1906 w:Edith Nesbit The Railway Children, Chapter 11 "Look," said Bobbie, "I've made the nest all right again. Give me the bit of stick to mark your initial name on it. But how can you? Your letter and Peter's are the same. P. for Peter, P. for Phyllis." "I put F. for Phyllis," said the child of that name. "That's how it sounds. The swallows wouldn't spell Phyllis with a P., I'm certain-sure." en 2002 Patricia McCune Irvine A Tinkling Cymbal iUniverse 0595227341 183 "Well, you know when a father's name is Paul and they name the baby girl, Paulette?" "Or Paula." "That's right. Or his name is Philip and they name her Phyllis?" "Or Phillipa. Don't forget Phillipa. I love the name Phillipa." Lark smiled and played the game with Holly. en Timothy Stanley How Phyllis Schlafly gave us Sarah Palin w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/06/opinions/phyllis-schlafly-non-feminist-in-politics-stanley 2016-09-06 The death of anti-feminist activist Phyllis Schlafly on Monday brought commiserations from the GOP ticket. https://web.archive.org/web/20220701035327/https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/06/opinions/phyllis-schlafly-non-feminist-in-politics-stanley/ 1 July 2022 Usage notes The given name was mostly limited to pastoral poetry until it became popular in the Anglo-Saxon world during the first half of the 20th century. Related terms en Phillida en Phyllida Translations mythical character German: de Phyllis Italian: it Fillide f female given name Italian: it Fillide f Turkish: tr Filiz