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For some reason this name popped in my head but I can’t decide which is better. I think Gillian looks better but I’m scared people aren’t going to understand it. WDYT?
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I think Jillian looks a whole lot better, but I doubt if Gillian is that unfamiliar that people wouldn't know what it was. There's Gillian Anderson, after all.
I really like Jillian.
I really like Jillian.
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Gillian has been the default spelling since the Middle Ages, no doubt because people then thought it looked better! And it's not as if gin and giblets are confusing people because they don't start with a j.
I like Gillian enough to use, and Jillian not at all. I do enjoy Jill as an independent name, but not enough to use it.And I was at school with, I think, three Gillian people and one Jillian, and nobody turned a hair.
I like Gillian enough to use, and Jillian not at all. I do enjoy Jill as an independent name, but not enough to use it.And I was at school with, I think, three Gillian people and one Jillian, and nobody turned a hair.
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I love the Name Gillian. It looks much nicer with a G IMO and I like the "old versions" of names (if historically rooted).
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I love the sonority for the name Jillian, but with a "G" I'd wonder if the "G" were to sound like the hard "g" as in Greg or a fish's Gill - than an alternate character for a "j" /Jh/ sound. Still, spell the name as you like it.
I'll admit that I am generally not skilled with assuming a (the) correct pronunciation for a name.
I'll admit that I am generally not skilled with assuming a (the) correct pronunciation for a name.
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That's funny.
I am somewhat indifferent to spelling--and tend to believe that language develops more through sound--and beyond this, by association than by written character. For all that, I like when short forms bear different spellings - &/or even different sounds.
That perhaps if a particular Gillian were pronounced with a hard G - she would also have the short name Jill - pronounced with the Jh - as in the old nursery rhyme. (I love the name Jill--even more than Gillian / Jillian).
That Thomas can be Tom
That Stephen is no less a Stevie or Steve than Steven is a Stevie or Steve - and that Stephanie too can bear any or more of these short names.
I am somewhat indifferent to spelling--and tend to believe that language develops more through sound--and beyond this, by association than by written character. For all that, I like when short forms bear different spellings - &/or even different sounds.
That perhaps if a particular Gillian were pronounced with a hard G - she would also have the short name Jill - pronounced with the Jh - as in the old nursery rhyme. (I love the name Jill--even more than Gillian / Jillian).
That Thomas can be Tom
That Stephen is no less a Stevie or Steve than Steven is a Stevie or Steve - and that Stephanie too can bear any or more of these short names.
This message was edited 8/15/2018, 4:35 PM
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I prefer Jillian because Jill makes more sense to me.
Gillian and Jillian are equally as popular here in the UK. I don't think either spelling would confuse anyone here.
Gillian and Jillian are equally as popular here in the UK. I don't think either spelling would confuse anyone here.
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Gillian.
Partly because like Perrine said, I dislike Jill, and with Gillian it seems less likely as a NN.
I'd also prefer it pronounced with a hard G, though. Like Gili.
Partly because like Perrine said, I dislike Jill, and with Gillian it seems less likely as a NN.
I'd also prefer it pronounced with a hard G, though. Like Gili.
This message was edited 8/14/2018, 3:22 PM
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I prefer the way Gillian looks, but I've met a couple who pronounce their name GILL-ee-an, gill as in fish gills, which is ugly.
I'm not a huge fan of the name as a whole however.
I'm not a huge fan of the name as a whole however.
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Gillian looks so much better. I would definitely go with Gillian. I'm sure people will understand it and if not it is easy enough to explain. Gillian looks classic to me whereas Jillian looks kind of 70s/80s. I also dislike Jill and I get the feeling that a Gillian is more likely to be called by her full name. It also seem more mature and elegant.
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