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Probably the best known sources for the names Julius & Julian are from the famed Roman emperors. Many spelling variants combine "Julie with Anne", with little variance from Julian, and are frequently used to name females. Jillian is yet another variant more exclusively retained by females, yet this variance is guarded with greater fortification - and perhaps with greater ferocity because of the "Jack and Jill" nursery rhyme. Is there anything wrong with the name Jillian for a boy with the (occasional) nickname Jill? Is there anything wrong with the (occasional) nick-name Julie for a boy? I saw the names Julian and Jillian on Diet Coke bottles this week - and on a few Behind the Name texts, which led me to reconsider this - which I've considered previously.