Gillian - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Gillian \gi(l)-lian\, also used as girl's name Gillian, is a variant of Gillean (Irish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Gillian is "servant of Saint John".

The baby name Gillian sounds like Gillion, Gillan, Gilian and Killian. Other similar baby names are Cillian and Gillman.

Gillian is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#11068 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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