Gillian

This is also a Masculine name as a variant of Gilian (In wich itself is a French form of Gilean/Gillean, which came from the Scots Gaelic name Gilleain).
https://www.first-name.net/gillian#Info_FR
https://www.first-name.net/gillian#Info_BE
https://www.first-name.net/gillian#Info_BR

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The user-submitted name: https://www.behindthename.com/name/gillian/submitted?id=329853

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https://www.behindthename.com/name/gilian/submitted
https://www.behindthename.com/name/gilean/submitted
https://www.behindthename.com/name/gillean/submitted
https://www.behindthename.com/name/gilleain/submitted

Usages: French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Modern, Rare)

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Meaning: Borrowing of the English name. Not to be confused with the masculine name, which is a borrowing of the Scottish Gaelic name Gillean.

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https://meilleursprenoms.com/popularite-prenom/Gillian/feminin
https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Gillian
http://www.names.be/meisjesnamen.html?met=Gillian&sort=alpha

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(Information from name #119526 originally submitted by an anonymous user)

This hasn't been active in a while but I'm writing a book and I want to name a male character Gillian. I've read that it's an exclusively female name but it seems masculine to me and really fits him. Would it be weird to name him that despite this?

I feel like this name is pretty unusual, which makes me love it even more! I love the fact that it is uncommon and is spelled with a G. Probably not something I would name my child but I still love this name.

The name Gillian was given to 120 girls born in the US in 2015.

The name Gillian was given to 165 baby girls born in the US in 2012.