I've always had the same question too. It does seem rather strange doesn't it? Now I don't know if this correct but I thought I'd share something I'd discovered as an American in Moscow, Russia.Sometimes my lower intermediate level Russian students have spelling mix-ups when spelling English words on paper. In the Russian and English alphabet there are many letters that resemble one another but take on completely different sounds.I found that when you spell "William" shortened to "Will" in Russian) since it's not a name that rolls of the tongue so easily in the Russian language) Using the Russian alphabet, the "W" is replaced by a "B". In the Russian alphabet and the Russian "B" is closest to the English "W" sound.So maybe there was a spelling mix-up that led to the nickname for Will or William to become what we pronounce as "Bill" this way. After all it is a common name in English speaking part of Europe and they are neighboring countries.
William Howard Taft was appropriately called Big Bill.
Bill gates fathes name is William Henrry Gates the 2
You don't. If you know Bill Milner, his actual name is William but in The Son Of Rambow he done it with someone else called William (but they call him Will) and they don't want to get mixed up! So Bill Milner has been named 'Bill' for his career... I think....
Bill is a nickname for William.
William 'Bill' Nicholson was born in 1937.
William - Bill - Culican was born in 1928.
William C. Bill was born in 1828.
William C. Bill died in 1903.
William - Bill - Culican died in 1984.
He didn't "change" his name, Bill is the familiar version of William. His name is William, but he goes by Bill.
He was called William Turner (bootstrap bill turner) he was prisoner on Davy Jones' ship (the flying duchman) he was later freed by William Turner the II (his son) he know sails on the flying duchman under command of his son (will turner
Is a boy called William Proudfoot. His real name is Bill Milner.