Can "Bill" be considered short for William? I heard someone say that and I thought that short for William was Will...?
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Yes certainly. Both Will and Bill (or Willy and Billy).
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Bill and Will are both shortened versions of William. I'm not sure how Bill came to be used.
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Yes. It is in quite common use too, although I cant see the connection myself... . "The name's shortened familiar version in English is Bill or Billy." . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_%28name%29
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There are many nicknames for someone named William, including Bill, Billy, Will, Willy and Liam.
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My brother William goes by Billy. I don't know where it comes from... he's named after his grandfather... who used to be known as Billy Bud. I don't know how "Lawrence" became "Bud" either, come to think of it...
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The name Bill is cognate with Will because the consonants B and W are labials and equivalent. The word 'fate' was derived from Sanskrit word Vidhi. Consonants F and V are labials and equivalent.
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Maybe it is from baby talk, or someone had a bad cold and it stuck ;-)
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I've known many people by the first name of William that ues the name Bill..................M.C.S.
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It not only can be - it is.
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Both Bill and Will are short forms of William. It may be that Will was the original form, and then Bill came about by rhyming. The same with Robert-Rob/Bob.
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Yes Bill and Will are short for William.
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