Gillian vs. Jillian

rc1276 · February 2009

I've been thinking of the name Gillian/Jillian lately, but am divided on the spelling. Gillian is more traditional, but would people pronounce it with a hard G instead of soft? And if we wanted to nickname her Jill, would Jillian be better, or would Gillian work too?

Thoughts?

Ranita · February 2009

I prefer Jillian personally. I just like the look of it better.

Melinz · February 2009

Only Gillian i knew was a boy, when i read Gillian i think i should pronouced the G in it more, more of a Gill, then a Jill.

I perfer Jillian, but im bias its my sisters name

2bejunebride06 · February 2009

I like Jillian better.

mhwood · February 2009

My daughter is Gillian...we have never had any issues with pronunciation or anything like that. Also, we don't shorten it. She has always been Gillian, not Gill.

So, if you are looking for a nickname, then I would say go with Jillian.

ETA: We can never find things with her name on it, which kind of bums her out, but we always see things with Jillian. I don't know if that matters to you.

LaneyM · February 2009

I like Jillian better, especially if you wanted her to be nicknamed Jill b/c if I saw Gill i would pronounce it like Gill as in Gilmore.

MrsDonk · February 2009

I like Jillian.

AllThatGlitters101 · February 2009

I prefer Jillian to Gillian.

thatgirlang · February 2009

I like Jillian a lot more.

mhwood · February 2009

I'm kind of sad how many people hate the spelling of my daughter's name...

vanceandlori · February 2009

I like Jillian... we are considering that name too!

houndbaby · February 2009

Jillian

Lauryn216 · February 2009

I like both. I personally would go with Gillian if you aren't planning to call her Jill, Jillian if you want to use the nickname. I don't think anyone will mispronounce it either way. (unless they are an idiot). I tend to prefer more traditional spellings.