Lillian
Proper noun
Meaning
Lillian
A female given name from Latin. (This is the standard American spelling.)
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Examples
For Lillian Gish, My Favorite Actress. On the occasion of her 1st visit to New York of which this book is a practical guide. From Her Chattel, F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Lillian Gish is not only the best actress in her profession, but has the best mind of any woman I have ever met.
Lillian Gish thought that there should be a cabinet position for the arts and I think she was right. I think she was right.
According to director Lindsay Anderson, one day while filming The Whales of August he said to Lillian Gish, "Miss Gish, you have just given me a perfect close-up." Bette Davis remarked: "She should. She invented 'em."
I don't need to be married to Georgia O'Keeffe or Lillian Hellman, but I like being with a woman I can look up to.
I'm no relation to Lillian or Dorothy Gish. Not even way back. But when I first became interested in acting, I wrote a letter to Lillian Gish. She wrote back, discouraging me from entering the business.