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- proper noun A female
given name . Medieval variant ofJulian andJuliana , revived and quite popular in Britain in the mid-twentieth century.
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Examples
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I've explained to Gill how sexy "Gillian" is to geeks across the land due to Gillian Anderson.
Editorial Feats of Strength apexdigest 2008
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In 1697, the Lincolnshire diarist and antiquarian, Abraham de la Pryme, noted: They have at (Alkborough) two Roman games, the one called Gillian's (for Julian's) Bore, and the other Troy's Walls.
Restored - but medieval maze is still a puzzle after centuries 2007
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I wish I could save up £2000 or so and spend a summer doing the Goethe Institut course that Gillian is doing.
Susannah's Journal skittledog 2005
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In 1697, the Lincolnshire diarist and antiquarian, Abraham de la Pryme, noted: They have at (Alkborough) two Roman games, the one called Gillian's (for Julian's) Bore, and the other Troy's Walls.
Archive 2007-06-01 2007
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Gillian is a relative newcomer to the country music scene.
There's a few... reynardo 2002
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Gillian is also strong-willed and determined, but those qualities cannot mask the fear she feels when the raiders from the North ransack her village
There's a few... reynardo 2002
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Gillian is an always efficient and highly creative woman, direct and to the point without being blunt and tactless
There's a few... reynardo 2002
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Gillian is a Visionary, a Seer, born with the gift of knowing
There's a few... reynardo 2002
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Gillian is missing, can MacGyver find her or is it too late?
There's a few... reynardo 2002
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Gillian is working towards a Ph.D. at the University of Calgary
There's a few... reynardo 2002
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