# Gilliam vs Gillian

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Gilliam
*name · frequency rank #38,860*
A surname originating as a patronymic.

### Gillian
*name · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɪliən/ · frequency rank #19,349*
A female given name from Latin; Medieval variant of Julian and Juliana, revived and quite popular in Britain in the mid-twentieth century.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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