Jill

Short for Gillian

Jill is a common female given name, a diminutive of Gillian.

It appears in the nursery rhyme "Jack and Jill," where the pair has become shorthand for a generic boy and girl or young couple.

A jill is also a female ferret or polecat. (Lowercase jill refers to the animal.)

nursery-rhyme

Jack

Male court card

hillLow natural elevation
pailOpen-topped carrying vessel
waterClear essential liquid

well · fetch · tumbling · fall · crown · broken · vinegar · brown paper · plaster · bucket

name

Jennifer

Welsh feminine name

JessicaFeminine given name
JuliaFemale name or coding language
JoannaWoman's first name

Janet · Jane · Julie · Jackie · Jillian · Joan · Joyce · Josephine · Judith · Rebecca

Categories

C.S. LewisAslan, Narnia, Narnian, Ransom, Edmund
female game charactersLara Croft, Princess Zelda, Ellie, Chun-Li, Princess Peach
Julia variationsJuliana, Juliet, Julie, Jules, Juliette
nursery rhymeslullabies, Little Jack Horner, cradle songs, Old Mother Hubbard, nursery rhymes

Opposites

gendered name pairing

JillJack

Male court card

John · Jim · Bill · Joe · Tom

Phrases

Jack and JillNursery rhyme pair
Jill Biden
jill of all tradesMulti-skilled woman

Family

Julius, Julian, Gillian

Familiarity: Top 200,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G