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What does Gillian mean?
Gillian 
▼ as a girls' name (also used as boys' name Gillian) is pronounced GILL-ee-an, JILL-ee-an. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Gillian is "youthful". Anglicization of Juliana; feminine of Julian. A common name in the Middle Ages that was used as a generic term for a female. Actress Gillian Anderson.
STARTS WITH Gi-
ASSOCIATED WITH youthful
Variations
VARIANTS Ghilian, Ghiliane, Ghillian, Gilian, Giliana, Gill, Gillan, Gillianna, Gillianne, Gillie, Gilly, Gillyanne, Jillian▼, Jillianne, Jillyan, Jyllian
SEE ALSO Jill
OTHER FORM VIA JULIANA Giuliana
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Gillian Rilynn (G.R.), ..
How popular is Gillian?
Gillian is a very prominent first name for women (#1252 out of 4276, Top 29%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#11917 out of 150436, Top 8%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Gillian entered the list in 1960-1969 and reached its peak rank of #303 in the U.S. in the year 1999, but is not listed currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Gillian ranked in the Top 2000 are Juliana (#151 VIA LATEST LIST), Giuliana (#675), Jillian (#735), Gillie, Jill and Julian. These relations of Gillian were popular as birth names 5 decades ago (USAGE OF 0.4%) and are now significantly less common (USAGE 0.2%, DOWN 61.3%). Juliana has been the most prominent, while versions such as Jillian have become less popular.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Aillin, Dillan, Dillian, Dilliana, Galiana, Gallia, Galliena, Geelan, Gilana, Gilia, Giliah, Giulia, Giulianna, Giulianne, Giullia, Jilian, Jillan, Jilliana, Jilliane, Jilliann, Lilian▲, Lillia, Lillian▼, Lilliana▲, Lilliane, Lilliann, Lillias, Lillyan▼ and Sillia. These names tend to be less frequently used than Gillian.
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