Unfortunately the name
Jillian only "popped" for me when a woman called
Jillian Meagher was murdered in Melbourne recently :(. But
Jillian is just.. so lovely though! It's like water trickling in a brook.
I, like, you, never liked
Lily. Those two L's so close to each other are extremely awkward. The extra syllable of
Lillian helps balance it out a bit (I think that any awkward sound can be eased by adding extra syllables -
Cecile is fixed by
Cecilia,
Elle is fixed by
Ellen). However, my boyfriend has an ancestor called
Lillian nn
Lillie, and I have to admit I was darn near won over by that spelling.