Meaning

  1. A diminutive of the male given name William.
  2. (rare) A diminutive of the male given name Bilal.
  3. A surname.
  4. (British, slang) A nickname for the British constabulary. Often called "The Bill" or "Old Bill"

Translations

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bɪl/
Etymology

Hypocorism of William. It is unclear how the initial W became a B; this could have been part of the medieval trend of swapping letters, similar to Dick for Rick.

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