Phyllis
Woman's traditional name
Phyllis is a woman's given name, from Greek meaning "foliage" or "green branch." The name appears in classical poetry as a conventional name for a country girl or shepherdess, giving it pastoral associations.
It was popular in English-speaking countries through the mid-20th century but has since declined: My grandmother Phyllis went by Phil.
Stone-fruit plant yielding edible seeds
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- ThraceHistorical Balkan territory
- GreekOf Athenian origin
- transformedFundamentally changed in nature
fidelity · betrayal · Theseus · Athenian · tragedy · myth · legend · curse
Belonging to earlier times
- classicOf lasting excellence
- retroEvoking recent past
- nostalgicLonging for the past
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
timeless · bygone · quaint · dated · grandmother · midcentury · 1950s · heirloom
almond tree
Stone-fruit plant yielding edible seeds
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- ThraceHistorical Balkan territory
- GreekOf Athenian origin
transformed · fidelity · betrayal · Theseus · Athenian · tragedy · myth · legend · curse · reunion
old-fashioned
Belonging to earlier times
traditional · timeless · bygone · quaint · dated · grandmother · midcentury · 1950s · heirloom · heritage
Dorothy
Classic feminine given name
Agnes · Ethel · Gertrude · Beatrice · Eunice · Gladys · Harriet · Irene · Loretta · Mildred
foliage
Plant's leafy covering
- Old-Fashioned NamesMildred, Gertrude, Ethel, Edna, Bertha
- Spinoffsbackdoor pilot, derivative, offshoot, sequel series, prequel series
- Pastoral Figuresshepherd, shepherdess, swain, goatherd, herdsman
- Gilbert and SullivanW.S. Gilbert, Gilbert, Sullivan, The Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore
- HeroidesPenelope, Phaedra, Hermione, Ariadne, Medea
- Retro TVI Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, Leave It to Beaver, The Andy Griffith Show, The Twilight Zone