Anyone interested in German phonetics should click here for my PowerPoint letter on the phonemes of German or here for the page on German phonetics on my German Dialects linklist. This pronunciation guide is subdivided into sections on German consonants, German vowels and pronunciation exercises.
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.
Kimberly /kim-ber-ly/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name (also used less widely as boys' name Kimberly) is pronounced KIM-ber-lee. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Kimberly is Cyneburg's field. Place name and surname: Cyneburg was an Old English personal name meaning  royal forest .Masculine use of the name can be traced back to the Boer War, when English soldiers were fighting in the South African town of Kimberley.Judge Kimba Wood.imberly is a very prominent first name for females (#24 out of 4276, Top 1%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#11994 out of 150436, Top 8%). (2000 U.S. Census). Presented below is the baby name popularity of Kimberly for girls.