how to pronounce gillian

/ˈdʒɪliːən/

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gillian is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of gillian in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… household viewing until Gillian McKeith …”

meanings of gillian

noun:

A girl, especially a wanton.
A prostitute.

name:

A female given name from Latin. Medieval variant of Julian and Juliana, revived and quite popular in Britain in the mid-twentieth century.

gillian frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word gillian occurs in english on average 2.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.