Given name

Jilly

“jack and Jill”·“one who is youthful”

In English use, Jilly is a diminutive of Jill. One interpretation is “jack and Jill.” In English use, Jilly is a diminutive of Jillian. In English use, Jillian carries the interpretation “one who is youthful.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

In English use, Jilly is a diminutive of Jill. One interpretation is “jack and Jill.” In English use, Jilly is a diminutive of Jillian. In English use, Jillian carries the interpretation “one who is youthful.”

Explained through its name family

How it developed

In English usage, Jilly is a diminutive of Jill. In English usage, Jilly is a diminutive of Jillian.

Jilly’s family of names

In English usage, Jilly is a diminutive of Jill. Jilly has a related form in Jill. In English usage, Jilly is a diminutive of Jillian.

Walk Jilly’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

People named Jilly

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