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Jilly

Jilly proper noun: a diminutive of the female given names Jill and Jillian.

Proper noun

Jilly

  1. A diminutive of the female given names Jill and Jillian.

Origin of Jilly

Diminutives with -y.

Questions about Jilly

What does Jilly mean?
Jilly means a diminutive of the female given names Jill and Jillian.
What part of speech is Jilly?
Jilly is a proper noun.

Words near Jilly in the dictionary

  1. Jills-of-all-trades and mistresses of none
  2. Jillson
  3. Jillsons
  4. jillstrap
  5. jillstraps
  6. Jilly
  7. Jilolo
  8. Jilong
  9. Jilpander
  10. jilt
  11. jilted

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