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| Thread ID: 94827 | 2008-11-13 21:39:00 | William & Bill | bk T (215) | PC World Chat |
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| 720076 | 2008-11-13 21:39:00 | Why is the name 'William' generally called 'Bill'? I can't figure out how Bill & William is related. | bk T (215) | ||
| 720077 | 2008-11-13 21:53:00 | Try this link (answers.yahoo.com) or this one (www.behindthename.com) | johcar (6283) | ||
| 720078 | 2008-11-14 00:12:00 | Why is the name 'William' generally called 'Bill'? I can't figure out how Bill & William is related. I understand that in Ireland, Bill is not generally used as an alternative to William. For Irish Catholics, the alternative is Liam. Proddies apparently use Bill. I understand that this goes back to the Dutch/English prat King William (of Orange) and the Battle of the Boyne - his armies slaughtered the Irish, and as he was commonly referred to as King Billy, Catholic Irish would not use the name William or Bill. At least that is what I was told by someone of Irish Catholic descent, who had a son called Liam. |
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