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By Clare Green · Jul 2026

Gilly

OriginLiterary name
Meaning"youthful"
GenderGirl
Also a boy's nameShow me Gilly as a boy's name
NB Rank#7698

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About Gilly

Variation of Gilberte

Famous Gillys

  • Gilly Louise Scarlett Flaherty

    English footballer

  • Gilly Helen Coman

    English actress

  • Gilly Flower

    English actress

Gilly in pop culture

  • Galadriel "Gilly" Hopkins

    main character in "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson

  • Geillis "Gilly" Ramsey

    character in "Thornyhold" by Mary Stewart

  • Gilly

    character in the "Game of Thrones" series

  • Gilly

    character on "Saturday Night Live" played by Kristen Wiig

Gilly in blog posts

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