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.
Iris /iris/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced EYE-riss. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Iris is  rainbow .A flower name. Mythology: Iris was a messenger-goddess who rode rainbows between heaven and earth to deliver messages from Olympus.Novelist Iris Murdoch.ris /iris/ [2 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced EYE-riss. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Iris is  rainbow .