How do YOU pronounce "Gil"?

[RagnaToad]

I always pronounced it like the girl name "Jill", only maybe without the [d] you hear in the beginning.

But I was watching an FF XII walkthrough the other day, and noticed how one of the characters in a cutscene pronounced Gil differently.

With a [g] like in "gate".

How do you guys pronounce it?
And is it a European thing to pronounce it like I do, or am I just weird?

[Fate]

THere's an actual name that's called Gil. And it's pronounced Gil as in Gate.

[KeybladerXIII]

I say Gil, like the fish breathing organs.

[Ralz]

Actually, in Final Fantasy X, a character called O'aka XXIII at one point says "Gil - G as in Gate!" I've always called it that way. I sometimes tease the word with "Jill," but I've always known it a G for Gate.

[RagnaToad]

I guess everyone has pronounced it that way.

I'm an exception. The way I say it just has a great ring to it, but it might be the fact that I know French (living in Belgium and all).

[Kilala]

I pronounce it like the fish gill thing... Always have... I never thought of saying it like the name before... Awesome x3
But me thinks I"ll stick to the fish way. It's how I said it in FFVIII.. so I will always say it like that <3

[~Fate~]

I never thought of saying Gil any way other than gills. I guess it makes sense about using a J sound if you said you are French tho, since that is the more natural way of speech for ya mate?

[Darkwave]

I will also have to agree with the g as in gate

[Xanatos]

I don't know about you guys but I always say Gil with the g as in gate.

[streaml1ned]

I've always pronounced it Gil with a G as in "guilt" or "guild". I've never heard it said any other way.

[MILK]

haha to be unkind to some close friends of mine....i always pronounce things like they look to me in english even if its wrong....its not really important if you can express it to another person with them understanding....but to the friend thing if you have the obvious way to pronounce it and you want to be different by pronouncing like jill(which im not saying any of you do ) you waste time and lose the point by just wanting to stand out

[SilkAngel]

G as in Gate. ^.^

[Crazy Chocobo]

I say Gil as in gate, it sounds better to me. When I was younger I think I pronounced it as Jill but I was a kid. xD I suppose it doesn't matter how you say it, either way can work.

[RagnaToad]

Only one person so far who pronounces it like I do? O_o

But it sounds so much better my way.
It has that ring to it. Gil (as in gill) doesn't sound fluently enough for a word as commonly used as a currency valuta would be in real life.

[Alpha]

Wow I never even thought about pronouncing it different. It's always just been Gil as in gill to me.

[coombsy1989]

Gil as in gill again. I can see why you say jill tho Ragna. Personally I don't think it really matters.

[Furore]

¡Yo lo pronuncío como dinero, el chupador de pezóns de cabra!

Did I get that right? I'm a little rusty.
Anyways, it's Dinero. WIth a silent G, I and L that make a DINERO sound.

[Tallulah]

I pronounced Gil as in 'gate' as well

Or like the down-on-his-luck guy from The Simpsons.

[Unknown Entity]

I have always prounced it as "Gil" as in fishes breathing organs. Always - it didn't even accur to me that it could be prounced differently. 0.o

If someone came up to me, and stated talking Final Fantasy, and said "Gil" as "Jill", I'd think I'd missed something... >>;

[MRH83]

Ha I actually had this conversation with someone years ago (yeah we are losers but I'm over it). He thought it was "Jill" like the name and I thought it was "Gill" like gate (or fish). We never really resolved it and I haven't seen or spoken with this person in years.

Recently I met someone named Gil (like gate). As was stated earlier in this thread, the name is pronounced that way so I guess that settles that debate. I laughed when I saw this thread.

[Terminus Est]

Gil as in Goth, gate or Lady Gaga.

If I remember correctly, in the American Super Nintendo version of Final Fantasy IV they switched it to "GP" as in gold pieces...FFIV was my first FF ever, so naturally, when I had first seen "Gil" in another FF title, I related it to the word gold. Makes sense to me, no matter how French I am.
I probably would have done the same even had I never seen the term gold or gold pieces attributed to the serie's currency.
I mean, do "krona" or "rupee" sound anymore "valuta"? O_o And those are REAL.

[FFTheBest]

I pronounce it with a "G" like Gate.

[Silver Spyro]

"G" As in "Gate".

[Firefly]

I say Gil, like the fish breathing organs.

Thats how I pronounce it.

[KeyranSolo]

I say it in the way i'd say Jill, maybe it's a British thing?

[Dario]

I've always pronounced Gil like the company Gillette. So, like the girls name Jill. But then I found out the correct way is with hard g sound like gate. Quoted from Wikipedia, "Final Fantasy IV is the only game to explain the origin of the word; in that game, the word Gil is named after Gilbart, a common name for members of the royal family of Damcyan, and was originally used as the currency of Damcyan."

[Padraic]

Gil as in Gil Quest Final Fantasy Gil Quest | Watch Final Fantasy Gil Quest Animation Free Online | AnimationArcade.com

Sorry couldn't resist but I've always found it to be G like gate

[GypsyElder]

I say Gil, like the fish breathing organs.

Same, here, I've said it like this for as long as I can remember.

[Yesha]

I simpLy just pronounced it as "jiLL".. LoL!

I don't know what's the correct prounounciation, but oh weLL.. I saw many here prounounced it as "g" (gate). but Idk.

[Josh_R]

I pronounce it with a G not a hard word to pronounce...