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Girls Named Gillian
This chart illustrates how many Girls were named Gillian in the U.S. since 1880.
Records indicate that at least 11,734 girls have been named Gillian since 1880 in the United States.
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User Comments about the name Gillian
Comment left Apr 06, 2008: "I love my name!!! I also pronounce it with a hard G and all of my friends call me Gill. It does get annoying though when people say Jillian instead of Gillian, but I've gotten used to it.Gillian is such a cool and unique name I love it!" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Mar 12, 2007: "I'm a Gillian (with a hard G, making an unusual name even more so) and can count on one hand the number of times that anybody has pronounced it 'right' when seeing it. In fact, even when I answer the phone at the office with "This is Gillian," I usually get a "Hi, Jillian" in response. I hated it as a young girl, I wanted a 'normal' name that people could pronounce and wouldn't tease me about. But I like to think I've grown into it well. Gillian Welch also pronounces it with a hard G, and the first time I heard her being interviewed on the radio was so odd! It was as if the interviewer kept asking ME questions!" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Mar 01, 2007: "My name is Gillian..with a "hard G". Not pronounced like Jillian. All my life everyone assumes that its pronounced with a J, and i always have to correct them and say its G as in Grape. I'm just in high school, and all my friends just call me Gillie. When i'm older i'll probably go by my full name, but for now its just Gillie." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Feb 17, 2007: "My name is Gillian. I love it! Growing up, I did not care for it because I hated it when people mispronounced my name and say it with a "hard G". When I was younger, I always wished I had a more common name, but I have grown to love it because people always tell me it is a beautiful name. I got teased a few times in my life being called "Gilligan." That was in high school. Now that I am older (mid-thirties), I do not get teased. It just gets on my nerves when people mispronounce it or assume it is spelled with a "J." Although, I agree it is becoming more common. When I talk to a company on the phone and they ask me my name and I tell them, they usually ask "Is that with a G or a J?" I am glad they don't assume it is with a J. I also hate when people call my Julian, which is a boy's name. The name Gillian is common in England and the Caribbean (where my family is from). When people from there see my name, they know it is pronounced with a soft J. Family and friends call me Gill (Jill), Gilly (Jilly), and Gilly-Bean or Jellybean (which I love them all). There are a lot of cute nicknames for the name Gillian!!" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Jan 20, 2007: "my name is gilianne it is my grandpas name except in girl forumm. I hate it everyone makes fun of it and people always get it wrong! whatever.!" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Dec 04, 2006: "My name is Gillian. I love my name, and being from a small town, everyone knows me by my first name. Of course, I have corrected people all of my life on how to say my name, but I don't mind it. I think the name is sexy and powerful, and I am so thankful I was not named something common." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Nov 07, 2006: "I'm a Gillian (soft G). I do have to correct people's pronounciation quite often. However, since the name is slowly becoming more mainstream people are really starting to catch on to the "real" way to say it. Growing up in the 70's and 80's, and even in college I did get a lot of teasing about being "Gilligan" but like others who posted here, I wouldn't ever considering changing my name." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Jun 05, 2006: "My parents "borrowed" my name from an English cousin. I'm 40 so for the first 25+ years I had to explain that the "G" is pronounced as though it were a "J". This was tiresome, but I've always liked having an unusual name. Nowadays, people are more familiar with the name and this version of the pronounciation. Some of the credit has to go to actress Gillian Anderson of "The X-Files"." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Jan 12, 2006: "My youngest daughter is named Gillianne. We sort of feminized the ending more because my husband thought it looked too masculine. People seem to often try to pronoungce it with a hard G rather than the softer J sound it should be." (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Aug 13, 2005: "I have just named my daughter Gillian. We have received lots of postive feedback about the name. However, we still get the occassional "ghil-ian" at the doctor's office etc. In fact the nurse in the hospital believed this was a male name and marked our daughter down as a boy...despite the obvious plumbing differences" (Report as inappropriate)
Comment left Jul 26, 2005: "I get a lot of "oh- I love that name!".
As a thirty-something I would say that I've never wanted to change my name- Gillian blended in well in school...and as an adult it's perfectly suited for any career from actrees to exec. The only problem I encounter is always having to tell people...Gillian with a "G" and those who pronounce "ghil-ian" However, considering the weird spellings people give their kids these days- I'm probably not alone. I've never had to use my last initial with my name- and Gillian also has good nicknames- Gill (Jill), Gilly.... I quite like my name!" (Report as inappropriate)
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