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Billie (F)>

Billie (female)

Pet Name for:Williamina (F)
Masculine form:Billie (M) Billy (M) William (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English pet name for Williamina the feminine form of William from Old German "helmet of resolution".

This spelling is now mainly used for girls and can be a given name, especially in Scotland and Ireland.  The masculine spelling is generally, but not exclusively, Billy.