Billiam en · PROPN
Etymology
Blend of Bill + William.
Meanings
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A male given name or nickname.
His real name was William, with something very distinguished after it. Yet nobody thought of calling him anything but Billiam—except only the squire when, as at present, Billiam and he differed in opinion. Then he said, “William Reginald Setoun Ormithwaite, will you dare to disobey your father?” And Billiam hung his head, for he knew that a day was coming when he would. At school he had been called Billiam, for the reason that a “Yorker” is called a “Yorker,” because it was obvious that he could be called nothing else.
1896, S[amuel] R[utherford] Crockett, “Billiam”, in Pearson’s Magazine, London: C[yril] Arthur Pearson, […], →OCLC, page 134, column 1:There's no discernible difference between Sir Billiam Idol, as Smash Hits christened this "punk" peacock in the 1980s, and Billy Fucking Idol, as his new record company has it.
2005 March 17, Caroline Sullivan, “Billy Idol, Devil's Playground”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Sep 2014:Shortly after midday, Billiam van Roestenberg and Jeffrey S. McGowan became the first gay couple to partake in the ceremony.
2004 February 28, Marc Santora, Thomas Crampton, “Same-Sex Weddings In Upstate Village Test New York Law”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 May 2015:“What’s your name?” “Billiam, sir.” “Billiam?” “Yes, Mr. Acorn. Really it’s Bill, sir, but they call me Billiam around here, sir.” “Do you prefer Billiam?” “Yes, Mr. Acorn. That’s why they call me Billiam, Mr. Acorn.”
2015, Bill Hoard, Ben Y. Faroe, Hubris Towers Season 1, Episode 1: An Uneasy Interview, Clickworks Press, →ISBN: