Bill

English, diminutive of William

"resolute protection"

Bill Origin and Meaning

Variation of William

Bill Rank in US Top 1000

# 885 in the US

Popularity of the name Bill

• 1399 Nameberry 2024
• 99 sweden 2022

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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

The name 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