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Re: Jillian vs Gillian

by Pie

8/15/2018, 1:35 AM

Gillian with this spelling was in the top 100 here from the 1930s to the 1970s, so it looks more normal and familiar to me. I like it. I've never seen Jillian in use.

I would have thought that Gillian Anderson was well-known enough in the US for it to be a recognisable name there?

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- Barbra (barbierose) +1

8/15/2018, 2:54 AM

If Gillian Anderson is the star of the X Files - I've seen her name, but I've never heard it pronounced.

- Pie

8/15/2018, 4:04 AM

Thanks. Yup looking at the charts, Jillian has been far more popular across the pond than Gillian - I didn't know that, but now it makes sense that Gillian's less familiar to people.

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