Jill

Jill
Jill Jill, n. [See {Gill} sweetheart.] A young woman; a sweetheart. See {Gill}. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]

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  • Jill — f English: short form (respelled) of GILLIAN (SEE Gillian), now often used as an independent name in its own right. It was already used as a prototypical female name in the phrase ‘Jack and Jill’ by the 15th century …   First names dictionary

  • jill — jill·et; jill; …   English syllables

  • Jill — fem. proper name, variant of Gill, familiar shortening of Jillian, Gillian, the common Middle English pronunciation of Juliana (see GILLIAN (Cf. Gillian)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Jill — [jil] n. [var. of GILL3] 1. a feminine name 2. [often j ] Chiefly Literary a girl or woman; esp., a sweetheart …   English World dictionary

  • Jill — Infobox Given Name Revised name = Jill imagesize= caption= pronunciation= gender = Female meaning = Girl Sweetheart Youthful region = canada and the united states. origin = Latin related names = footnotes = Jill is a female given name, of Latin… …   Wikipedia

  • Jill — noun /dʒɪl/ a) Generic use for any female (as Sheila in Australian English), especially paired (since the 15th c., compare Ienken and Iulyan) with the male Jack. Just Jill, Im afraid. Would you prefer if it was Gillian? Oh, I think so. Gillian… …   Wiktionary

  • Jill — see a good Jack makes a good Jill every Jack has his Jill …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • jill — /jil/, n. (sometimes cap.) Slang. 1. a girl or young woman. 2. a sweetheart. [generic use of JILL] * * * …   Universalium

  • JILL — J. Jill Group, Inc. (Business » NASDAQ Symbols) …   Abbreviations dictionary

  • Jill — Jil, Jill englische Kurzform von → Jillian und Nebenform von → Gillian bzw. → Juliane (Bedeutung angelehnt an einen römischen Geschlechternamen). Namensträgerin: Jil Sander, deutsche Modedesignerin. englische Kurzform von → Gillian; auch ein… …   Deutsch namen

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