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{{Infobox given name
'''Billie''' is a unisex given name, a ] for ] and its variants that is often used as an independent ].
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}}'''Billie''' is a unisex given name. It is a variant spelling of ], an English ] for ] and its masculine and feminine variants. It has also been used as a feminine nickname for ] unrelated names such as ]. Both Billie and Billy are often also used as independent ]s. The spelling Billie has recently become primarily feminine in use, while the spelling ] is more commonly used for males.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hanks|first1= Patrick| last2=Hardcastle|first2=Kate |last3=Hodges| first3=Flavia| author-link= |date= 2006|title= Oxford Dictionary of First Names|url= |location= |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=34|isbn= 0-19-861060-2}}</ref>
==Usage==
Billie has been in use as an independent name for both American girls and boys since the 19th century. The name was among the 1,000 most commonly used names for both sexes between the 1880s and the 1980s. It has been more commonly used for American girls since the early 1990s. The name has also been commonly used for girls in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Ireland, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.<ref> https://www.behindthename.com/name/billie/top/united-states</ref>
==Women== ==Women==

<!-- alphabetical by last name--> <!-- alphabetical by last name-->
* ] (1925-2015), American actress * ] (1925-2015), American actress
* ] (1932-1991), Scottish singer
* ] (1921-2014), Irish singer, dancer and choreographer
* ] (1874-1951), American film actress
* ] (1908-2002), American actress and comedian * ] (1908-2002), American actress and comedian
* ] (born c. 1994-95), British singer
* ], American former model
* ] (born 2005), British actress
* ] (born 1936), American politician
* ] (1875-1949), American actress and scriptwriter
* ] (1884-1970), American actress * ] (1884-1970), American actress
* ], Canadian politician
⚫ * ] (born 1972), American singer and guitarist for the band Green Day
* ] (born 1955), American jazz drummer and composer
* ] (born 1945), English singer
* ] (1903–1997), American actress * ] (1903–1997), American actress
* ] (born 2001), American singer-songwriter * ] (born 2001), American singer-songwriter
* ] (born c. 1982-83), American US Navy captain
* ] (1914–2014), British long-distance cycling record-holder * ] (1914–2014), British long-distance cycling record-holder
* ] (1907–1969), American Métis singer, waitress, convict, and lecturer known for her relationship with the bank robber John Dillinger * ] (1907–1969), American Métis singer, waitress, convict, and lecturer known for her relationship with the bank robber John Dillinger
* ] (1914-1987), New Zealand cricketer
* ], English singer
* ] (1924-2021), American television, film, and stage actress
* ] (1928-2018), American activist
* ] (1915–1959), American jazz singer * ] (1915–1959), American jazz singer
* ] (born 1933), American former country-music singer-songwriter and music promoter
* ] (born 1942), New Zealand former netball player
* ] (1983-1997), English murder victim
* ] (born 1989), Australian professional wrestler * ] (born 1989), Australian professional wrestler
* ] (born 1943), American professional tennis player and gender equality advocate * ] (born 1943), American professional tennis player and gender equality advocate
* ] (1938-2014), American novelist and educator
* ] (born 1992), American actress * ] (born 1992), American actress
* ] (1923-2012), British actress and photographer.
* ], German singer and songwriter
* ] (born 2000), Belgian basketball player
* ] (1927-2017), American rodeo competitor
* ] (born 1991), Australian cook, known for winning the seventh and fourteenth series of MasterChef Australia
* ], Israeli academic
* ] (born 1944), Barbadian politician
* ] (1943–2022), American basketball coach * ] (1943–2022), American basketball coach
* ] (1921-2010), Canadian actress * ] (born 1971), British rock singer and songwriter
* ] (1929-2016), American artist
* ], American advocate for political and education reform
* ] (1907-1974), American jazz pianist and singer
* ] (born 1982), British singer and actress, who first recorded under the name Billie * ] (born 1982), British singer and actress, who first recorded under the name Billie
* ] (1916–2002), Australian community worker * ] (1916–2002), Australian community worker
* ] (1929-2005), American jazz and blues singer
* ] (born 1992), British journalist, model and documentary filmmaker
* ] (1894-1988), American actress
* ] (1921-2010), Canadian actress
* ] (1907-1995), American-born Australian cyclist
* ] (1912-1982), American actress
* ] (born 1990), British television personality * ] (born 1990), British television personality
* ] (born 1992), Northern Irish footballer
* ] (born c. 1998), English professional golfer
* ] (born 1948), Norwegian former curler.
* ] (1937–2011), American country music singer * ] (1937–2011), American country music singer
* ], American scientist and academic
* ] (1903-1970), South African female tennis player
* ] (born 1956), American sculptor and goldsmith * ] (born 1956), American sculptor and goldsmith
* ] (1906-1973), American geologist
* ] (1924-2001). American actress
* ] (1932-2014), British actress * ] (1932-2014), British actress
* ] (1916-2016), American actress

* ] (1910-2000), British tennis player
==Men==
⚫ * ] (born 1972), American singer and guitarist for the band Green Day
* ] (1924-2013), Canadian amateur ice hockey player and Olympian
* ] (1925-2013), American businessman and financier
* ] (1873-1942), Scottish footballer
* ] (1922-1944), American World War II fighter pilot
* ] (1950-2007), American racing driver
* ] (1930-2001), American football coach
* ] (1884-1961), English international polo player
* ] (1874-1921), Scottish comedian
* ] (born 1984), American former professional bronc rider and politician
* ] (1931-1980), American child actor best remembered for portraying the character of Buckwheat in the Our Gang (Little Rascals) short films from 1934 until the series' end in 1944
* ] (1925-2020), American botanist and academic and father of Billie Lee Turner II
* ] (born 1945), American geographer and human-environmental scientist and son of Billie Lee Turner
* ], American film and television actor
==Notes==
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Billie
GenderUnisex
Language(s)English
Origin
MeaningDiminutive of William and its male and female variants
Other names
Related namesBill, Billi, Billy, Guglielmo, Guilherme, Guillaume, Guillem, Guillermo, Gwilym, Liam, Pim, Vilém, Vilhelm, Vilhelms, Vilhjálmur, Vilis, Viljo, Ville, Wilhelm, Wilhelmina, Wilkins, Will, Willa, Willem, Willemina, Willy, Wilma, William, Wim, Wiremu

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 spelling Billie has recently become primarily feminine in use, while the spelling Billy is more commonly used for males.

Usage

Billie has been in use as an independent name for both American girls and boys since the 19th century. The name was among the 1,000 most commonly used names for both sexes between the 1880s and the 1980s. It has been more commonly used for American girls since the early 1990s. The name has also been commonly used for girls in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Ireland, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

Women

Men

Notes

  1. Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 34. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
  2. https://www.behindthename.com/name/billie/top/united-states
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