Phelps
William Lyon
[lahy-uh n] /ˈlaɪ ən/ (Show IPA), 1865–1943, U.S. educator and literary critic.
a male given name.
Contemporary Examples
London Olympics’ Must-See Moments The Daily Beast Video July 31, 2012
Fred Phelps May Be Dead, But His Fundamentalist God Lives Matthew Paul Turner March 22, 2014
Fred Phelps, Friend of the Gays Jay Michaelson March 19, 2014
Keynes Trumps Hayek in Debate Felix Salmon November 8, 2011
Fred Phelps, Friend of the Gays Jay Michaelson March 19, 2014
Historical Examples
Winning His “W” Everett Titsworth Tomlinson
Cap’n Dan’s Daughter Joseph C. Lincoln
Cicely and Other Stories Annie Fellows Johnston
Cap’n Dan’s Daughter Joseph C. Lincoln
In the Wilderness Charles Dudley Warner
noun
Michael (Fred). born 1985, US swimmer, who won a record eighteen gold medals at three Olympic Games: six in 2004, eight in 2008, and four in 2012
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