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Billie is a unisex given name. It is a variant spelling of Billy, an English nickname for William and its masculine and feminine variants. It has also been used as a feminine nickname for etymologically unrelated names such as Lillian. Both Billie and Billy are often also used as independent given names.
The English "William" is taken from the Anglo-Norman language and was transmitted to England after the Norman conquest in the 11th century, and soon became the most popular name in England [citation needed], along with other Norman names such as Robert (the English cognate was Hrēodbeorht, which by regular sound changes would have developed into something along the lines of "Reedbart" [6] [7 ...
Wilhelmina (also: Wilhelmena, Wilhelmine, Wilhemina) is a feminine given name, the Dutch, German and Yiddish form of Wilhelm or William, which is derived from the Germanic wil, meaning "will, desire" and helm, meaning "helmet, protection".
Wilma is a female given name, a feminine form of William. People with the name include: People. Wilma Arizapana (born 1982), Peruvian long-distance runner;
This category is for feminine given names from England (natively, or by historical modification of Biblical, etc., names). See also Category:English-language feminine given names , for all those commonly used in the modern English language , regardless of origin.
The name is said to have been borne by various families of the surname Kennedy. [36] Uilleachan Willie [68] A diminutive of Uilleam; likewise, En Willie is a diminutive of En William. [69] Uilleam: William [2] SG equivalent of En William. [36] Uisdean, [1] [56] Ùisdean [2] Eugene, [56] Hugh
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Velma is an English feminine given name of uncertain origin. It might have been created as a rhyming variant of the names Selma and Thelma. [1] It might also have been influenced by the Scandinavian name Vilma [2] or by Wilma, both short forms of the Dutch and German Wilhelmina and feminine versions of William.