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.

Bill Rank in US Top 1000

# 885 in the US

Bill Popularity

• 1389 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

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