Details for the forename Billy

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Billy (male)


Variants:	Builidh (M) Volle (M) Willy (M) Wully (M)
Pet Name for:	Bill (M) William (M)
Can be spelt:	Billie (M)
Feminine form:	Billie (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English pet name for William from Old German "helmet of resolution" or "helmet of desire". The spelling Billie 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. Originally Irish, now used in English speaking countries mainly for young boys.