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Gillian at a glance
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- Unisex
- Western numerology
- 1
- Indian numerology
- 8
- Characters
- 7
- Popular
- 204 family views
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Gillian is a baby name with Indian, Christian, English, Gaelic, Latin context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is A Scottish Gaelic name meaning St John's servant; Child of the gods A feminine form of Julian, meaning Jove's child; downy-haired; Gillian is a female name of....
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