February 16
Why this day? Jil is a short form of Jill, and shares its name day.
Jil is celebrated in the United States on February 16.
Jil is a short form of Jill. It keeps its origin (Latin) and meaning — youthful / downy-bearded (from the gens Julia), and shares its name day, February 16.
On birth records, Jil is rarely written as such: the Jils are Jills (208,469 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Jill page.
Jil is a short form of Jill, which means youthful / downy-bearded (from the gens Julia).
February 16, together with Jill: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Jill.
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