# Jill

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /d͡ʒɪl/ · frequency rank #9,489

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Latin.
2. A female given name from Latin.
3. A generic use for any female (as Sheila in Australian English), especially paired (since the 15th c., compare Ienken and Iulyan) with the male Jack.

## Etymology
A variant of Gill, diminutive of Gillian, a medieval form of Juliana, ultimately from Latin.

## Easily confused with
- **Jim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jill-vs-jim)
- **jin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jill-vs-jin)
- **jiu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jill-vs-jiu)
- **JIT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jill-vs-jit)
- **July** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jill-vs-july)
- **Joel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jill-vs-joel)
- **Jimi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jill-vs-jimi)
- **jinx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jill-vs-jinx)
- **jive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jill-vs-jive)
- **Jing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jill-vs-jing)
- **jolt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jill-vs-jolt)
- **jizz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jill-vs-jizz)
- **jinn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jill-vs-jinn)
- **jolly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jill-vs-jolly)
- **JI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ji-vs-jill)
- **jig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jig-vs-jill)
- **Jia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jia-vs-jill)
- **jib** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jib-vs-jill)
- **Jie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jie-vs-jill)
- **jail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jail-vs-jill)

## Common misspellings (4)
`ijll`, `jil`, `jjill`, `jlil`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jill