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Meaning & Origins
Short form (respelled) of Gillian, also used as a given name in its own right. It was already used as a prototypical girl's name in the phrase ‘Jack and Jill’ in the 15th century.
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Chinese (pinyin Zu) 祖: from the character for ‘ancestor’, zu. In ancient China a ‘style name’ was given when a person reached majority: the twentieth birthday for a boy, and the fifteenth birthday for a girl. During the Shang dynasty (1766–1122 BC), the style name of several kings contained the character zu, and the surname was derived from this usage.
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