Finding the Perfect Name!!

My daughter is Abby Simone. Gillian is a very pretty name. I would keep the middle name to no more than two syllables. I loved Simone for a middle name and since it is a little different, I wanted something simple and not too long for a first name. Good Luck and please let us know what you choose!

is this a boy or girl? my top choices would be

Gillian patrick
Gillian micheal
Gillian alexander

Gillian grace
Gillian rea
Gillian alexandria

hopefully it helps

<3
Jess

Gillian is a beautiful name. I have one daughter, her middle name is Grace witch would be pretty with Gillian and I also like the Hope for the middle. Hope this is helpful. Good Luck!

Looking at the other responses I think the best middle name will depend on your last name. Also, look at how the initials will line up. I like Gillian Ann or Gillian Leigh (or Lee). Are you sure there are no family names that will work on either side? Aunts, cousins, in-laws, grands?

Gillian Brooke sounds nice...

I'll lend you my daughter's middle name LOL

Gillian Paige :-)

We have chosen 'virtue' names Faith Hope Grace Joy Mercy Patience

Sooooo many replies from people huh?? I have a neice named Gillian Paige. I think it's beautiful. She lives in San Antonio so you could use the name and no one would ever know except you & I that there are 2 Gillian Paiges in the world.

you definitely should use a 1 syllable middle name. Think of your little girl learning to write her name! So many people suggested 3 syllable middle names. Wow--tooooo long!

I can think of several middle names that seem to go with Gillian - I hope that you like them.

Gillian Rose
Gillian Dian
Gillian Nevaeh (nevay)
Gillian Kate
Gillian Marie

I guess any name with no more that 2 syllables will fit. Good Luck!

I like the name grace as a middle name. I would have used it as a middle name for one of my girls,but i have a friend who used it. Oh another name is paige. No one that i know of has used that name in awhile so my 7m.old middle name is paige.

I always have loved the middle name "Lee" and i think it goes well with everything...Gillian Lee. Cool!

Not sure if this is a boy or girls name so I am giving a few of both.

Gillian Layne
Gillian Renee
Gillian Kay
Gillian Annette
Gillian Lee
Gillian Chase
Gillian Robert
Gillian Steven

Gillian Avery
Gillian Nicole
Gillian Grace

I think it really depends on your last name. If you have a short, one syllable last name, then a longer middle name might sound nice. If it is a longer last name, then a one syllable name sonds nice to break up the first & last name. You should also consider what the initials will be, kids can be very cruel about that! Another consideration is to use the mom's maiden name as the middle name (depending on how it sounds) so that both sides of the family are represented.

Good luck! All that being said, my husband & I picked a very biblical name for our son's first name and a more modern name for his middle.

Kate
Naomi
Kelly
Claire
Hope
Lea
Adah
Eve
Hannah
Ruth

My daughter's name is Jillian Paige. We call her Paige(going by your middle name is a tradition in my husband's family). I was set on her first name being Jillian, and we did have to consult a baby name book to come up with her middle name. I do hope this helps. Good luck on finding her perfect name.

HOw about Elise?

Gillian Elise?

My husband and I had the same problem finding a middle name for our little girl, we named her Gwendolynn, i liked the middle name chase, grace, or cadence, he wanted madison. we finally decided to let her pick her own middle name, we finalize it when she is 12 on her social security card, leaving a space. right now it is "kitten" it was "snake" lol, but she is 4, so it has yet to be decided by her of course. I like my decision because it will give her creative input on something very important, and somewhat defining. Just a thought.

Lee, anne, tracy, lacy, leah, pearl, hope, sue, deidra

????hope this helps

Girl:

Grace
Leigh
Marie

i personally go for names that others would not think about often, so my suggestion would be Gillian Monique. I wish you the best of luck with the new baby.

god bless,
M.

Gillian Marie
Gillian Renee
Gillian Rae

Good luck!! :)
~H.~

with so many pretty names you really don't need another comment but will give one anyways. LOL

Is there someone in the family that you could use thier name as a first name allow Gillian be a middle name but just use the name Gillian for her name?

another solution is if there is several names in the family you like but feel it won't work, write thier names on a sheet of paper, and see if a name could be form using letters of thier name...

sometimes a name can be an inital...

again I agree with those that wrote about the last name.
whatever you chose put all the name together and see how it sounds, and if you like it then go with it, if not think of others until you find that right name.

A name is very important... also sometimes the meaning of a name plays a important role in a child's life.

Like with my oldest gd's name I didn't care for it in the beginning and it a name that you really never hear, but after she was born and as she grew the name went with her personality and I love it now.. It fits her to a T.

The 2nd gd's name it took forever for my daughter to find it
as it is Hanna and my name for the kids are Nana... so a name like that could come up... think of everyone.. If there is a reason why you do not want to use a family name, is there someone that is very close to you that is like a family member that you might like to use it and they would feel honor that you did.

Also if you are a christian pray about the name... GOD can place the right name in your and your husband mind.

Whatever I wish you the best as you find that right name for you little one. May GOD bless you and the little one..

God Bless

Gillian Danielle
Gillian Elizabeth
Gillian Rose

I like Faith or Grace.

is it for a girl???? if so Gillian Ann..

What about Gillian Elizabeth? That is my middle name, but it seems to go with everything. I love the name Gillian!! Good luck and congratulations.

I think it should be a one syllable middle name, since the first name has 3 syllables. I think it will flow better.

Topher or Hunter for boy
Renee or Grace for girl

My little sister (who will be 28 in May - gasp!!!) is named "Jillian Leigh". She goes by "Jillian" and everyone always loves her name. Just a thought...

I like Gillian Grace. Patrice is nice too. (Something different.) My daughter has my middle name. Maybe something that has ties to your backgrounds/ethnicity. My daughter's nick-name is actually a very common Irish boy name(Rori - we changed the common spelling with Rory to Rori), but I wanted Irish because of our last name.
When are you due? I was born in December so my parents used that. All of my names (and my bro's) were for the meaning, not how they sound. My full name means "A pearl, precious, a gift from God" It's a little corny, but sweet. I had two middle names. I thought it was ridiculous growing up, but when I got married, I fought so hard to have my full name on the license.
G. Aleece Noelle (mouthful!!!). My maiden name was very long and started with G, so my initials spelled GANG. lol
Good luck with your names!

Gillian Kate has my vote!

Like Kristen up above, the first thing I thought of was Gillian Lee. Good luck!

With my son we started by what his initials spelled and went from there. My husband is a pilot and we liked the name jet but didn't want to name him that....so we did...with his initials!....once you narrow down to the first letter...it makes it easier????!!! :)

Marie goes with everything! (that's my middle name :)

What about Nicole? My daughter's name is Allison -- which sounds like Gillian -- and that's her middle name.

I think the name Gillian is a pretty name. Have you thought about no middle name. I didn't have one and thought it was cool, though sometimes i'd make middle ones up. Have you thought about combining yours and her dads name to make a name? I too like the sound of Gillian Grace. Whatever you decide say out loud. A friend of mine named her daughter Alle Ann (alle is pronounced (A Leigh) So if you say her name it sounds like Alien...

I vote for Gillian Leigh. good luch

Mylae (pronounced My-lah)

Since Gillian is an unusal name (you don't hear it alot) I would consider a more common name as a middle name. That way when she gets older, she can choose to go by her middle name if she is one of those people that HATES their name. It's cute for a baby, but think about how she will like it in college or HS.

Gillian Nichole
Gillian Ashley
Gillian Marie
Gillian Kate
Gillian Emily

Just a thought. Good luck. We're pregnant with our 3rd child and still haven't chosen a name. we used the two we liked for our first two! Lol

I would go for the name that was mentioned most down below. All of the names are great, but there are a few that are mentioned more.

Keep us informed!

Gillian Renee has a nice ring

So does Gillian Denise

rose!!

my daughter is sofia rose and i just think it makes such a nice middle name

congrats on your baby

Rose or Grace both are beautiful with Gillian.

What about:
Gillian Elyse
Gillian Kate
Gillian Sara
Gillian Clara

The first thing that came to mind was
Gillian Elizabeth.

Sounds like royalty!

I suppose it's for a girl, right? In that case.....Gillian Brooke...Gillian Rae...Gillian Leigh...Gillian Journey....There are so many names that could fit this. Good Luck finding one and I hope that I gave you some ideas:)

B.

Try something traditional the traditional names always seem to fit:
Examples
Gillian Robert
Gillian Thomas
Look at the baby name book if you have one and just say them out loud together something will fit.
My youngest is Dillon Patrick and my Mom actually helped me with a middle name because I could not find anything to me that sounded right.
If you have a baby shower have that be a game or just ask friends to help you out.
Like I said eventually it will come!
Hope this is helpful!
A.

I think Gillian Ann/Anne sounds really nice. But that's just me.

Oh how funny! My first thought BEFORE I read the other mom's responses were "Gillian Grace" and "Gillian N.". Seems other moms think those are nice too! :-) LOL

I also like these:
Gillian Camille
Gillian Rose
Gillian Marie
Gillian Hope
Gillian Christine
Gillian Elizabeth
Gillian Raquel
Gillian Deshay (D'shae, D'shay)
Gillian Elaine
Gillian May

Let us know what you decide! :-)

Gillian M., Gillian Renee, Gillian Christine, Gillian Elaine,

Well I hope these helps.
M.

Gillian Sinclaire
Gillian Paige

These are my 2 choices. Gillian needs a middle name that is not standard like Anne or Marie or Grace, although each of those names are nice and my little girl herself has the first name Anna. The 2 above sound beautiful together! Good luck!

Finding the perfect name is a funny subject for me because I went through the exact same thing!!! So we decided to have 2 middle names for our girls and that works out really well... as far as it going well together its all up to what you would feel is right.. for example one of my daughters middle name (one of them) is Lily.. because throughout my pregnancy I smelled lilies saw lilies and just became my favorite flower so thats how I came up with that!!! GOOD LUCK and CONGRATS!!!!!

I always thought Rose was a beautiful middle name that pretty-much goes with everything, including Gillian (for a girl though of course)!

Eliza
Elizabeth
Mae
May
Rose
Grace (She can go by, GG)
Hope
Irene
Kate
Nora
Paige
Sage
Victoria

How about Gage or Jay? G. W Also depends on last name

what about Evan? It sounds nice together,,, to me.
good luck!
S.

My 5 year old daughter is named Jillian Rebecca....and we love it....

Gillian Marie or Gillian Grace is sweet!!!

I like Gillian Grace, Gillian Shea, Gillian Kate, Gillian Claire,Gillian LeeAnn and Gillian Layne (my son's middle name).If you don't like any of them that's fine but HTH. I love helping people with names and my friends always come to me when they need help, they call the "name queen." LOL! Good luck and be sure to let us know what you decide on!!
M.

Gillian Alyssa
Gillian Marie
Gillian Melissa
Gillian Diane
Gillian Rhiannon
Gillian Scarlet
Gillian Rene
Gillian Lenore
Gillian Cheyene
Gillian Morgan
Gillian Elizabeth
Gillian Rebecca
Gillian Rachelle
Gillian Michelle
Gillian Susanna
Gillian Brittany
Gillian Candace
Gillian Frances
Gillian Katherine
Gillian Naomi
Gillian Patrice

My daughter is Cameron Paige. I love the name Paige so much, I wish I had used it for her first name.

I love the name Gillian! My husband and loved it so much that we named our first daughter Gillian Celeste 23 years ago. She is a beautiful, young woman now and loves her name. And we did spell Gillian with a "G", not a "J" despite our critics. Because her name was unusal and spelled with a "G" her teachers and college prof's new her when they saw her both on and off campus. We, and our daughter, are glad we did not change the spelling. Hope this helps.

Mom of 4 beautiful girls, the youngest is 8.