Bill

E17085
given name hypocorism masculine given name

Bill is a common masculine given name, typically used as a diminutive or nickname for William.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bill canonical 76
Billy 11

Statements (24)

Predicate Object
instanceOf given name ⓘ
hypocorism ⓘ
masculine given name ⓘ
category English masculine given names ⓘ
Hypocorisms ⓘ
Nicknames in English ⓘ
componentMeaning “helmet, protection” (from Old High German *helm*) ⓘ
“will, desire” (from Old High German *willo*) ⓘ
derivedFrom Old High German name Willahelm (via William) ⓘ
diminutiveOf William ⓘ
etymologicallyRelatedTo William ⓘ
gender masculine ⓘ
hasVariant Bill self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Billy

Will ⓘ
Willie ⓘ
Willy ⓘ
languageOfUse English ⓘ
nameDayRegion varies by country ⓘ
nicknameFor William ⓘ
shortFormOf William ⓘ
typicalUse familiar address ⓘ
informal context ⓘ
usage common in English-speaking countries ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ

Referenced by (87)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

William → hasVariant → Bill ⓘ
William → hasVariant → Bill ⓘ
this entity surface form: Billy
William → shortForm → Bill ⓘ
William → diminutive → Bill ⓘ
this entity surface form: Billy
Will → relatedName → Bill ⓘ
Will → relatedName → Bill ⓘ
this entity surface form: Billy
Willem → hasShortForm → Bill ⓘ
Willem → hasShortForm → Bill ⓘ
this entity surface form: Billy
Bill Parcells → nickname → Bill ⓘ
Bill Callahan → givenName → Bill ⓘ
Bill → hasVariant → Bill self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Billy
Willy → relatedName → Bill ⓘ
Willy → relatedName → Bill ⓘ
this entity surface form: Billy
Back to Bedlam (2004 studio album) → hasPart → Bill ⓘ
subject surface form: Back to Bedlam
this entity surface form: Billy
Billy Wilder → nickname → Bill ⓘ
this entity surface form: Billy
Bill McKibben → givenName → Bill ⓘ
Lisa Brennan-Jobs → spouse → Bill ⓘ
Billy Williams → givenName → Bill ⓘ
this entity surface form: Billy
Bill Rowling → nickname → Bill ⓘ
Billy Bishop → hasNickname → Bill ⓘ
this entity surface form: Billy
Billy Donovan → nickname → Bill ⓘ
this entity surface form: Billy
Guglielmo → hasCognate → Bill ⓘ
Bill Koop → hasGivenName → Bill ⓘ
Bill Kenwright → givenName → Bill ⓘ
Duane → usesNickname → Bill ⓘ
subject surface form: Duane Charles Parcells
Bill Rasmussen → givenName → Bill ⓘ
Jefferson → nickname → Bill ⓘ
subject surface form: William Jefferson Clinton
Bill Burns → hasGivenName → Bill ⓘ
Show Boat → notableSong → Bill ⓘ
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids → character → Bill ⓘ
Bull Halsey → nickname → Bill ⓘ
Bill Viola → givenName → Bill ⓘ
Bill Musselman → givenName → Bill ⓘ
Bill Callahan → givenName → Bill ⓘ
Browder → givenName → Bill ⓘ
subject surface form: Bill Browder
Bill Murto → givenName → Bill ⓘ
Kill Bill: Volume 2 → character → Bill ⓘ
Bill Johnson → givenName → Bill ⓘ
Walton → givenName → Bill ⓘ
subject surface form: Bill Walton
Bill Hodges → givenName → Bill ⓘ
Bill Self → givenName → Bill ⓘ
Wisner → givenName → Bill ⓘ
subject surface form: Bill Wisner
Bill Campbell → hasGivenName → Bill ⓘ
Clarence William Nelson II → givenName → Bill ⓘ
William E. "Bill" Schluter → nickname → Bill ⓘ
subject surface form: William E. Schluter
Bill de Blasio → givenName → Bill ⓘ
Bill Rodgers → givenName → Bill ⓘ
Bill Prady → givenName → Bill ⓘ
Bill Rogers → hasNameComponent → Bill ⓘ
Bill Whitaker → givenName → Bill ⓘ