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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.
Jillian /jil-lian/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced JIL-ee-an. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Jillian is youthful.Variant of Gillian, from Julian; diminutive of Juliana.See also Jill.illian is a very prominent first name for women (#586 out of 4276, Top 14%) but an unusual surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. Census). Charted below is the birth name popularity of Jillian for girls.