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The name Gillian is of Latin and English origin. The meaning of Gillian is downy-bearded, soft haired, implying youthful. Gillian is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced Gi-lli-an.
For other uses, see Bowie. Bowie is an Irish and Scottish surname. The name is pronounced /ËbuËiË/ BOO-ee, /ËboÊ.i/ BO-ee, or /ËbaÊ.i/ BOW-ee. The name can be derived from the Gaelic nickname buidhe, meaning yellow, fair-haired. The surname can also be an Anglicised form of the Irish surname Ã³ Buadhaigh; this surname means descendant of Buadhach and is also rendered as Bogue and Boyce. The personal name Buadhach means victorious.