there appears to be no particular reason for this except the name arrived in the 19th Century for no good reason
Billy comes from the nickname for "William", and the meaning of William is "will helmet, protection". Bob comes from Robert; the meaning of Robert is "bright fame". However, both names being so short may imply different original meanings.
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William is English.
William I, known as William the Conqueror, was king of England from 1066 to 1087.
William Clarke's middle name was Branwhite.
The name Billy is commonly a short form of the name William.
Billy is a masculine name. It is short for William.
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his name was william avery bishop he got the name billy because it was a short form of william, they also called him bill
Billy is a boy's name. It is short for William. It can, however, be a girl's nickname, for names like Wilhelmina, or even a real name.
William 'Billy' Jones was born in 1884.
William 'Billy' Jones died in 1968.
William 'Billy' Nungesser was born in 1929.
William 'Billy' Lenoir was born in 1942.
William 'Billy' Lenoir died in 2007.
Yes, 'billy the kid' William Claiborne, not 'billy the kid' William Bonney.
William 'Billy' Costello died on 1971-10-09.