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View Name: Gillian


GILLIAN
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English
PRONOUNCED: JIL-ee-ən   [key]
Meaning & History
Medieval English feminine form of JULIAN. This spelling has been in use since the 13th century, though it was not declared a distinct name from Julian until the 17th century.
Related Names
VARIANT: Jillian
DIMINUTIVES: Gill, Jill, Jillie, Jilly
MASCULINE FORMS: Julian, Jolyon, Julyan
OTHER LANGUAGES: Iuliana, Juliana (Ancient Roman), Yuliana (Bulgarian), Julijana (Croatian), Juliana (Dutch), Juliane, Julienne (French), Juliana, Juliane, Liane (German), Julianna (Hungarian), Giuliana, Liana (Italian), Julijana (Macedonian), Julianna (Polish), Juliana, Liana (Portuguese), Iuliana (Romanian), Uliana, Yuliana, Yulianna (Russian), Julijana (Slovene), Juliana (Spanish)
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