Details for the forename Billie

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Billie (female)


Pet Name for:	Williamina (F)
Masculine form:	Billie (M) Billy (M) William (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English pet name for Williamina the feminine form of William from Old German "helmet of resolution". This spelling is now mainly used for girls and can be a given name, especially in Scotland and Ireland. The masculine spelling is generally, but not exclusively, Billy.