Anyone interested in German phonetics should click here for my PowerPoint letter on the phonemes of German or here for the page on German phonetics on my German Dialects linklist. This pronunciation guide is subdivided into sections on German consonants, German vowels and pronunciation exercises.
The name Gillian is of Latin and English origin. The meaning of Gillian is downy-bearded, soft haired, implying youthful. Gillian is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced Gi-lli-an.
Shirley /shir-ley/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced SURE-lee. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Shirley is  bright meadow . Place name.Made famous by child actress and American ambassador Shirley Temple-Black.Actress Shirley MacLaine; politician Shirley Chisholm; novelist Shirley Hazzard.hirley /shir-ley/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced SURE-lee. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Shirley is  bright meadow . Place name.