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[ 2 syll. bil-lie, bi-ll-ie ] The girl name Billie is also used as a boy name, though it is more often a girl name. It is pronounced BIHLiy †. Billie is of Germanic origin. It is used mainly in English and German. In addition, Billie is a pet form (English and German) of the Dutch, English, and German Wilhelmina. Forms of the name include the names the name Billa, the name Billee, and the name Billina. The spelling variants Bilee (English), Billi (English), Billy (English), and Billye (English) are other forms of Billie. Billie is rare as a baby girl name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1930, 0.278% of baby girls were named Billie. It was #79 in rank then. The baby name has markedly slipped in popularity since then, and is currently of only irregular use. Out of all girl names in its family, Billie was nevertheless the most frequently used in 2008. Billie has in the last century been primarily given to girls. In 1984, 5 times more girls than boys were given the name Billie. Baby names that sound like Billie include the name Billee, the English Billi, the English Billy, the English Billye, the English Bailee, the English Bailei, the English Baileigh, the English Bailey, the English Bailie, the English Bailley, the English Baillie, the English Bailly, the English Baily, the English Baleigh, the English Bali, the English Bayla, the English Baylee, the English Bayleigh, the English Bayley, and the English Baylie. Details of famous persons named Billie:
† Pronunciation for Billie: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
