Bill
English, diminutive of William
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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" Clinton42nd U.S. president
- William Henry "Bill" Gates IIIAmerican business magnate, founder of Microsoft
- William James "Bill" PullmanAmerican actor
- William Francis "Bill" NighyEnglish actor
- William T."Bill" HaderJr., American actor/comedian
- William James "Bill" MurrayAmerican actor/comedian
- Bill Kaulitzlead singer of German band Tokio Hotel
- William Sanford "Bill" NyeAmerican scientist and TV host
- William Clyde "Bill" ElliottAmerican NASCAR driver
- William "Bill" ShatnerCanadian actor
- Bill LaswellAmerican bassist and producer
- William Stephen "Bill" BelichickAmerican NFL coach
- William J. "Bill" GaitherAmerican gospel singer
- William Theodore "Bill" Walton IIIAmerican basketball player and sportscaster
- James William "Bill" Anderson IIIAmerican country music singer
- James William "Bill" CartwrightAmerican retired NBA player & former head coach
- William Smith "Bill" MonroeAmerican bluegrass musician
- William Edgar "Bill" OddieEnglish ornithologist
- William Scott "Bill" BrufordEnglish drummer of band Yes
- William "Bill" ShanklyScottish footballer
- William Desmond Anthony "Bill" PertweeEnglish actor/comedian
- William Edward "Bill" HaslamAmerican politician, governor of Tennessee
- William John "Bill" EdrichEnglish cricketer
- William Patton "Bill" BlackJr., American rock musician
- Bill W. (born William Griffith Wilson)American founder of Alcoholics Anonymous
- William Denby "Bill" HannaAmerican animator (Hanna,Barbera)
- William "Bill" PaxtonAmerican actor
- Bill KleinTLC reality star of "The Little Couple"
- Bill Istvan Günther SkarsgårdSwedish actor
- William "Bill" Alan FinnAmerican composer and lyricist
- Bill WurtzAmerican musician
Bill in Pop Culture
- Bill Weasleyfrom the "Harry Potter" series by J. K. Rowling
- Bill Comptonvampire on TV's"True Blood"
- Bill Haverchuckfrom the TV series "Freaks and Geeks"
- Bill Haydonfrom movie "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"
- Bill Harkencharacter from TV series "Alphas"
- William "Bill" Spencer Jr.character on soap "The Bold and the Beautiful"
- Bill S. PrestonEsq., 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 Cipherdream demon from the cartoon "Gravity Falls"
- William "Bill" Cagemain character in film "Edge of Tomorrow"
- "Kill Bill" 2003 movie
- "Won't You Come HomeBill Bailey?" popular song
- Bill Denbroughcharacter from Stephen King's "It"
- Bill Austin/Andersoncharacter in the "Mamma Mia!" musical and films