Details for the forename Gillian

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Gillian (female)


Variants:	Egidia (F) Jillianne (F) Julia (F) Julian (F) Juliana (F)
Diminutive(s):	Gill (F)
Pet Name(s):	Gilly (F) Jill (F) Jilly (F)
Lesser Synonym(s):	Giles (F)
Can be spelt:	Gillianne (F) Gillyanne (F) Jillian (F)
Masculine form:	Gillespie (M)

Source(s):	English Parish Register freereg.rootsweb.com The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG Chambers Dictionary [2003]
Notes:	English; from the Latin form of Giles (F) and Julia [Whyte] or from Julian (male or female) [ONC; Chambers]. Juliana is the Latin form of Julian (F) and Gillian, used in old documents with appropriate Latin endings.