BILLIE  

Gender: F
Origin: English, diminutive of WILHELMINA, WILMA
Meaning: "resolute protection"

Tomboyish nickname name and a possible retro choice for fans of jazz great Billie Holiday. Picked for his daughter by "My Name is Earl" actor Ethan Suplee.

Variations:
Billina, Willa, Billee, Billi, Billa, Billy

Billie is being discussed in our message boards:

• A thought
• You guys gave me the first name-Now Help Me with a Middle!
• Names like Lexi
• Naming a girl after William or George
• Hilbilly Names

Read Nameberry blog posts about Billie:

• HEROINE NAMES: Worthy Women with Notable Names, Part 2: Cultural Icons
• HEY, JUDE: Names from the Beatles and beyond
• HIPPER THAN HIPSTER
• NAMING CHARACTERS: A Writer's Take On Names
• JUST JOSIES: Nickname names--are they enough?