Bill

English, diminutive of William
"resolute protection"

Bill Origin and Meaning

The name Bill is a boy's name of English origin meaning "resolute protection".

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

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Famous People Named Bill

  • William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton
    42nd U.S. president
  • William Henry "Bill" Gates III
    American business magnate, founder of Microsoft
  • William James "Bill" Pullman
    American actor
  • William Francis "Bill" Nighy
    English actor
  • William T."Bill" Hader
    Jr., American actor/comedian
  • William James "Bill" Murray
    American actor/comedian
  • Bill Kaulitz
    lead singer of German band Tokio Hotel
  • William Sanford "Bill" Nye
    American scientist and TV host
  • William Clyde "Bill" Elliott
    American NASCAR driver
  • William "Bill" Shatner
    Canadian actor
  • Bill Laswell
    American bassist and producer
  • William Stephen "Bill" Belichick
    American NFL coach
  • William J. "Bill" Gaither
    American gospel singer
  • William Theodore "Bill" Walton III
    American basketball player and sportscaster
  • James William "Bill" Anderson III
    American country music singer
  • James William "Bill" Cartwright
    American retired NBA player & former head coach
  • William Smith "Bill" Monroe
    American bluegrass musician
  • William Edgar "Bill" Oddie
    English ornithologist
  • William Scott "Bill" Bruford
    English drummer of band Yes
  • William "Bill" Shankly
    Scottish footballer
  • William Desmond Anthony "Bill" Pertwee
    English actor/comedian
  • William Edward "Bill" Haslam
    American politician, governor of Tennessee
  • William John "Bill" Edrich
    English cricketer
  • William Patton "Bill" Black
    Jr., American rock musician
  • Bill W. (born William Griffith Wilson)
    American founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
  • William Denby "Bill" Hanna
    American animator (Hanna,Barbera)
  • William "Bill" Paxton
    American actor
  • Bill Klein
    TLC reality star of "The Little Couple"
  • Bill Istvan Günther Skarsgård
    Swedish actor
  • William "Bill" Alan Finn
    American composer and lyricist
  • Bill Wurtz
    American musician

Bill in Pop Culture

  • Bill Weasley
    from the "Harry Potter" series by J. K. Rowling
  • Bill Compton
    vampire on TV's"True Blood"
  • Bill Haverchuck
    from the TV series "Freaks and Geeks"
  • Bill Haydon
    from movie "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
  • Bill Harken
    character from TV series "Alphas"
  • William "Bill" Spencer Jr.
    character on soap "The Bold and the Beautiful"
  • Bill S. Preston
    Esq., main character from the movie "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure"
  • William Fontaine de la Tour Dauterive (aka Bill Dauterive)
    character on the animated series "King of the Hill"
  • Bill Cipher
    dream demon from the cartoon "Gravity Falls"
  • William "Bill" Cage
    main character in film "Edge of Tomorrow"
  • "Kill Bill
    " 2003 movie
  • "Won't You Come Home
    Bill Bailey?" popular song
  • Bill Denbrough
    character from Stephen King's "It"
  • Bill Austin/Anderson
    character in the "Mamma Mia!" musical and films

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