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Billie

Billie is a given name most commonly used for females in English-speaking countries. It originated as a diminutive form of William (via Bill) and later gained independent usage as a given name. The name is also used as a formal given name in some cases, and there are notable people who are known simply as Billie or whose birth names include Billie as a first or middle name. While primarily female, Billie has occasionally appeared as a gender-neutral or male name in various contexts, though this usage is less common.

Notable people with Billie as a given name include the American singer Billie Eilish (born 2001), the

jazz
legend
Billie
Holiday
(1915–1959),
tennis
player
Billie
Jean
King
(born
1943),
actress
Billie
Burke
(1884–1970),
English
actress
and
singer
Billie
Piper
(born
1982),
actress
Billie
Lourd
(born
1992),
and
English
singer-songwriter
Billie
Marten
(born
1999).
The
name
has
appeared
in
various
cultural
works
and
remains
in
use
today
as
a
friendly,
approachable
given
name.