Jill is an English feminine given name, a short form of the name
Gillian and
Ghislaine, which in turn originated as a
Middle English variant of
Juliana. Jill was such a common name that it had an
everygirl quality, as in the 15th century English nursery rhyme
Jack and Jill.[1] By the 17th century, the name had become a term for a "common street jade," implying promiscuous sexual behavior, and declined in usage in the
Anglosphere.[2] Usage of the name increased again in the 20th century. The name was most used in English-speaking countries from the 1930s to the 1970s. It is currently well-used in the Netherlands.[3]
People with the given name
Jill Abramson (born 1954), American author, journalist, and academic
Jill Zimmerman (born 1959), computer scientist and professor at Goucher College
Fictional characters
Jill, a character in the nursery rhyme "
Jack and Jill"
Jill Foster Abbott, a character on the soap opera The Young and the Restless
Jill Andersen, Riley's mother during the events of Disney Pixar's Inside Out. She is not named in the film itself, but rather in supplementary material.
Genocide Jill, a serial killer and the alternate personality of
Toko Fukawa from the Danganronpa series
^ Campbell, Mike.
"Jill". behindthename.com. Behind the Name. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
Jill is an English feminine given name, a short form of the name
Gillian and
Ghislaine, which in turn originated as a
Middle English variant of
Juliana. Jill was such a common name that it had an
everygirl quality, as in the 15th century English nursery rhyme
Jack and Jill.[1] By the 17th century, the name had become a term for a "common street jade," implying promiscuous sexual behavior, and declined in usage in the
Anglosphere.[2] Usage of the name increased again in the 20th century. The name was most used in English-speaking countries from the 1930s to the 1970s. It is currently well-used in the Netherlands.[3]
People with the given name
Jill Abramson (born 1954), American author, journalist, and academic
Jill Zimmerman (born 1959), computer scientist and professor at Goucher College
Fictional characters
Jill, a character in the nursery rhyme "
Jack and Jill"
Jill Foster Abbott, a character on the soap opera The Young and the Restless
Jill Andersen, Riley's mother during the events of Disney Pixar's Inside Out. She is not named in the film itself, but rather in supplementary material.
Genocide Jill, a serial killer and the alternate personality of
Toko Fukawa from the Danganronpa series
^ Campbell, Mike.
"Jill". behindthename.com. Behind the Name. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
Name list
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.