What could Billie be a nickname for?

Girl Names
1

I know it comes from [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] and I’ve also seen people use it for [name_f]Willow[/name_f], [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] and [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], but does anyone have any other ideas?
I think you could also probably use it for [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f]/[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] names.
I love the name [name_u]Billie[/name_u] for a girl but wouldn’t want to use it as a legal name because it’s too different from my usual style.

(Please don’t comment on this post just to say you “can’t see [name_u]Billie[/name_u] on a girl”)

2

All of the belle/elle/bella/ella names would work I think.

Willa
Millicent
Sybil
Mabel
Annabelle
Marilla
Camille/Camilla
Gabrielle/Gabriella
Belle
Blythe
Bedelia
Bryony
Briar
Amelia
Milla
Amaryllis

3

Maybe [name_f]Bryony[/name_f] and [name_f]Briar[/name_f]? I think [name_u]Billie[/name_u] is a very cute nickname.

4

I agree, I think it would totally work for [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] and [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] variants (and perhaps any ‘belle’ name, really…)

[name_f]Amabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabelle[/name_f]/[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]
[name_u]Baylor[/name_u]
[name_f]Belinda[/name_f]
Belladonna
[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]
[name_f]Bellatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Bellina[/name_f]
[name_f]Bertilde[/name_f]
[name_f]Beulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Beverly[/name_f]
[name_u]Blakely[/name_u]
[name_f]Blanchette[/name_f]
[name_f]Blossom[/name_f]
[name_f]Bluebelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Braelen[/name_f]
[name_u]Briley[/name_u]
[name_f]Brinhilda[/name_f]/[name_f]Brunhilde[/name_f]
[name_u]Brinley[/name_u]
[name_u]Bristol[/name_u]
[name_u]Brooklyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Jubilee[/name_f]
[name_f]Liberty[/name_f]
Lilibelle
Lorabelle
Maybelline
[name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosabelle[/name_f]

5

Personally, I like just [name_u]Billie[/name_u], but I also like it as a nickname for [name_f]Sybil[/name_f]/[name_f]Sybilla[/name_f].

6

[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]–via [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]. Also the only [name_u]Billie[/name_u] I know is an [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], so that’s clearly a solid option.

7

I like [name_u]Billie[/name_u] all on its own :slight_smile:

8

Personally to have a nickname like [name_u]Billie[/name_u], I would say the name should have [name_m]Wil[/name_m] or [name_m]Bil[/name_m] in it somewhere or at least a B!
I like the suggestions of [name_f]Sybil[/name_f] nn [name_u]Billie[/name_u]
[name_m]How[/name_m] about (sorry they may be a little out there!):

[name_f]Twila[/name_f]
[name_f]Jubilee[/name_f] (has the billie sound in it which is a bonus in my mind)
[name_f]Nabilah[/name_f]

9

I like [name_u]Billie[/name_u]! It could work for a lot of things, but I like [name_f]Jubilee[/name_f].

10

Maybe [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]? Or a combo like [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Lillian[/name_f]?

11

[name_f]Cybele[/name_f] perhaps

12

The name I think is best suited to [name_u]Billie[/name_u] for nickname is [name_f]Belinda[/name_f].
It has Literary value and is beautiful itself.

13

I love [name_u]Billie[/name_u] as a nickname for a girl!

My two favorite options would be:

[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Belinda[/name_f]

You could also choose a B name (so many to choose from), with an L name as the middle name, so her first two initials would be BL.

The important thing is to choose a full name that you really like, in case you change your mind about calling her [name_u]Billie[/name_u]. Good luck!

14

Thank guys, these are some great answers! I hadn’t even considered a lot of these names!

15

[name_u]Abilene[/name_u]
Billerica
[name_u]Billie[/name_u]-[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
Billow
[name_f]Sable[/name_f]