| Title: | A list of All the BABYNAMES (shadow copy) |
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| Created: | Tue Feb 13 1996 |
| Last Modified: | Fri May 30 1997 |
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My husband and I have been considering the name Jillian for our January baby, if it is a girl. I have seen it spelled as Jillian or Gillian in my babynames books. It seems to me that Gillian would be the older spelling. Does anyone know any history of this name? I think I like Gillian, because it seems less likely to be shortened to Jill, but I worry that it will be a bother for her to spell her whole life. I usually like the more traditional spellings for names. Any opinions/preferences? By the way, the full name we're considering is Gillian/Jillian Elizabeth Strogis - Tammy
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| 837.1 | KYOA::CHANG | Mon Nov 30 1992 09:23 | 8 | ||
Hi Tammi,
If I saw the name Gillian, I would pronounce it with a G (like the
gill of a fish) not a J. To me, it would be a totally different
name than Jillian. I am not up on different spellings, and you
could be totally correct about it being an alternate spelling, however.
Chris
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| 837.2 | Gillian gets my vote | AKOCOA::BOLAND | Mon Nov 30 1992 09:47 | 12 | |
Hi,
I like Gillian, a friend's grand-daughter is named Gillian. She is
a very beautiful child. The name suits her.
I think that some people will have problems with the pronouncation,
but I wouldn't let that stop me. Geoffrey (hope I've spelt that
correctly) is another spelling for Jeffery, I prefer the "G" spelling.
Rose Marie
(first name, two words) ;-)
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