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Baby Name of the Day: Gilana

November 25, 2011 By appellationmountain 6 Comments

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Image by Robbert van der Steeg via Flickr

She’s a happy elaboration, a little-heard name that would be right at home with today’s stylish picks.

Thanks to Latasha for suggesting her daughter’s name, Gilana, as our Baby Name of the Day.

Gilana could be invented from any number of sources.

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Comments

  1. KO says

    November 25, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    Stick a J on it and it could work for Duggar baby 20!

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    • appellationmountain says

      November 26, 2011 at 9:25 PM

      HA! It could …

      Reply
  2. Lou @ Mer de noms says

    November 25, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    The pronunciation comes awkwardly to me, but I can see her appeal. The pronunciation of Adriana doesn’t come naturally to me either, but she’s such a delightful name.

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  3. Raquel Somatra says

    November 25, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    Gilana’s really pretty, but I think I like Giliana better with the extra syllable (and much more obvious pronunciation). I also am attracted to using G as a J sound, like Giulietta. It just looks so romantic to me; maybe is’t the Italian reference.

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    • namegroupie says

      November 27, 2011 at 6:21 AM

      When I see Giuletta I think of Juliet by Ann Fortier. It’s a truly lovely book.

      Reply
  4. namemuststay says

    November 25, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    Not for me, but I like where it comes from (the meaning). But it’s a pronunciation nightmare. Gill-anna? Gill-awna? Jill-awna? Jill-anna? Jee-law-na doesn’t even register when I look at it. I hate the idea of giving a kid a name they have to explain all day long sometimes.

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