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 [ 3 syll. gil-lian, gi-lli-an ] The girl name Gillian is pronounced JHIHLiyahN KEY. 1: Gillian is of Latin origin and it is predominantly used in the English language. The name could have developed as a feminine form of Julian, or else it could have been an elaboration of Jill. It has been in use since the 13th century, and it was popular during the medieval period. It fell out of use after the 17th century, and subsequently gained acceptance as a name distinct from Julian. Variant forms of Gillian include Gilenia (English), Gillan (English), Gilli (English), Gillyanne (English), Jilliann (English), and Jillianne (English). 2: Gillian's origin is Scottish Gaelic. The meaning here is servant of Saint John. Gillian is a variant form (English) of Juliana (Czech, English, Slavic, Spanish, Dutch, German, and Portuguese). Gillian is also a variant form of Jillian (English). Gillian is somewhat popular as a baby girl name. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1990s. At the modest peak of its usage in 1999, 0.052% of baby girls were given the name Gillian. It was #303 in rank then. In 2008, its usage was 0.016% and its ranking #832. Out of the family of girl names directly linked to Gillian, Juliana (Czech, English, Slavic, Spanish, Dutch, German, and Portuguese) was the most popular. In 2008, it was 6 times more popular than Gillian. Baby names that sound like Gillian include Jilian (English), Jillian (English), Gyllian (English), Jacalyn (English), Jacilyn (English), Jackalene (English), Jackalin (English), Jackalyn (English), Jackalynn (English), Jackeline (English), Jackelyn (English), Jackilyn (English), Jackqueline (English), Jacolyn (English), Jacqualin (English), Jacqualine (English), Jacqualyn (English), Jacqueleen (English), Jacquelene (English), and Jacquelin (English). Details of famous persons named Gillian: KEY: English pronunciation for Gillian: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
