Willie
[ˈwɪli]Meaning
diminutive of William, from Will + -ie
Background Story
Willie is a masculine or feminine diminutive of William, formed in English from Will and the suffix -ie. It is used in Breton, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Estonian, Fijian, Finnish, French and Galician, and was borrowed into Tagalog from English.
Variations
William, Will
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