Jill
[dʒɪl]Meaning
short form of Gillian, a medieval form of Juliana, from Latin.
Background Story
Jill is an English feminine given name, usually a short form of Gillian or Jillian, which began as a Middle English variant of Juliana. It was common enough to carry an everygirl quality, as in the 15th century English nursery rhyme Jack and Jill. By the 17th century it had become a term for a "common street jade", and its use declined in the Anglosphere before rising again in the 20th century, most heavily from the 1930s to the 1970s. It remains well used in the Netherlands.
Variations
Gillian, Jilly, Jillianne
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