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I have met a Gillian who goes by Gill. I always want to pronounce it "gill" and "gill-ian".
I kind of hate Jill for how 'common' it is, but I also don't think it's common. I think Jill only sounds common because of "Jack and Jill" and we know that Jack is the common everyman fairytale name, and Jill only gets that reputation by association. The sound also makes no sense to me and doesn't sound namey at all. I think it sounds like an unpleasant word instead of a name.
Jilly is better than Jill but it's also not a good name, it's like a cross between silly and jelly. Jill is at least more usable in a serious context. I'd prefer Gigi or Jiji but those don't sound very serious either.
Th full name Jillian just makes me think we should bring back Julian as a unisex name because that sounds so much better.
I kind of hate Jill for how 'common' it is, but I also don't think it's common. I think Jill only sounds common because of "Jack and Jill" and we know that Jack is the common everyman fairytale name, and Jill only gets that reputation by association. The sound also makes no sense to me and doesn't sound namey at all. I think it sounds like an unpleasant word instead of a name.
Jilly is better than Jill but it's also not a good name, it's like a cross between silly and jelly. Jill is at least more usable in a serious context. I'd prefer Gigi or Jiji but those don't sound very serious either.
Th full name Jillian just makes me think we should bring back Julian as a unisex name because that sounds so much better.
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