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.
Jill /jill/ [1 syll.] as a girls' name is pronounced jeel. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Jill is youthful. Short form of Gillian, from Juliana. Now often used as an independent given name. It was already used in the phrase Jack and Jill in the 15th century.