Phyllida or Phillida is a feminine
given name
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derived from the
genitive case
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of the
Greek
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''Phyllidos'' and the
Latin
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''Phyllidis'', both meaning “
foliage
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.”
It is a variant form of
Phyllis.
Phillida
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Phillida Bunkle
Phillida Bunkle (born 1944) is a former New Zealand politician. She represented the Alliance in Parliament from to 2002, when she retired. Bunkle was for many years a lecturer at Victoria University.
Early life
Bunkle was born in Sussex, Eng ...
(born 1944), New Zealand politician
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Phillida Gili, British children's book illustrator
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Phillida Nicholson (1924–2021), Welsh-born artist and Land Girl
Phyllida
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Phyllida Ashley (1894–1975), American pianist
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Phyllida Barlow
Dame Phyllida Barlow (4 April 1944 – 12 March 2023) was a British visual artist. She studied at Chelsea College of Art (1960–1963) and the Slade School of Art (1963–1966). She joined the staff of the Slade in the late 1960s and taught th ...
(1944–2023), British sculptor
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Phyllida Law (born 1932), Scottish actress
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Phyllida Lloyd
Phyllida Christian Lloyd, (born 17 June 1957) is an English film and theatre director and producer.
Her theatre work includes directing productions at the Royal Court Theatre and Royal National Theatre, and opera director for Opera North and ...
(born 1957), British film and theatre director
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Phyllida Crowley Smith
Phyllida Crowley Smith (born 9 December 1967) is an English ballerina, theatre actress and choreographer.
Born in Stoke and grew up in the Isle of Wight and studied at the Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts, she won The Cosmopolitan Magazine ...
(born 1968), English ballerina, theatre actress and choreographer
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