BILL  

Gender: M
Origin: English, diminutive of WILLIAM
Meaning: "resolute protection"

Most Bills today are dads...or grandpas. The younger Williams are usually nicknamed Will, or called by their full names.

Variations:
Byll, Billie, Bil, Billy

Bill is being discussed in our message boards:

• A thought
• Preferred Spellings of Haley and Kaylee?
• What do you think when you hear the name Crosby?
• New to Nameberry - Need Help
• Names with four levels of formality

Read Nameberry blog posts about Bill:

• STAGE NAMES: Would You Change Your Name for Fame?
• VAMPIRE BABY NAMES
• HEY, JUDE: Names from the Beatles and beyond
• PRESIDENTIAL FIRST NAMES