Gillian

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Gillian is a female first name (often abbreviated as Gill or Jill) and occasionally a family name .

Origin and meaning

The female first name Gillian was created in the 17th century by differentiating it from the first name Julian , which was previously given to both genders in the English-speaking world.

Name bearers

family name

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Patricia Hanks and Flavia Hodges, A concise dictionary of first names, Oxford University Press, 1997, ISBN 0198600941