jill

¹ American  

[jil] / dʒɪl /

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

1. a girl or young woman.

2. a sweetheart.

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Jill ² American  

[jil] / dʒɪl /

noun

1. a female given name, form of Juliana.

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jill British  

/ dʒɪl /

noun

1. dialect a variant spelling of gill 4

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Etymology

Origin of jill

Generic use of Jill

Example Sentences

J.Jill swung to a fourth-quarter loss and issued fiscal 2026 guidance expecting comparable sales to decline for the year.

From The Wall Street Journal

J.Jill swung to a fourth-quarter loss and issued fiscal 2026 guidance expecting comparable sales to decline, causing shares to fall 14%.

From The Wall Street Journal

J.Jill expects first-quarter comparable sales to decline 7% to 9% and full-year comparable sales to fall 1% to 3%.

From The Wall Street Journal

For the fourth quarter, J.Jill reported a net loss of $3.52 million, or 23 cents a share, on net sales that fell 3.1%.

From The Wall Street Journal

“These are my two. Jack and Jill. They’re not puppies anymore, but they were a big handful when they were.”

From Literature