Billie/Billy?

WeddingInGreece2008 · February 2011

For a girl? Yes, no? Terrible? Nice?

HannahO28 · February 2011

No. Terrible.

bmstee03 · February 2011

Not a good idea.

mlf625 · February 2011

I picture Billie hanging out outside a bowling alley in jorts with a smoke hanging out of her mouth.

In other words, I hate it.

WeddingInGreece2008 · February 2011

ha ha - i thought so. thanks guys!

Notwifezilla7 · February 2011

I have to agree w/the others.

12bailey18 · February 2011

I don't really like it but I have known a few Billie's that were girls.

SarahPLiz · February 2011

My aunt's given name is Billie, and I'm not sure what my grandparents were thinking. She was #4 of 5, so maybe they were too tired to be creative? Her sisters are Mary Elizabeth, Barbara Louise, Ellen Virginia and Dorothy Ann... and then Billie. I don't get it.

CactusGirl · February 2011

I had a (girl) friend growing up who had the first name Billie. She hated it and went by her middle name all through school. Now that she is an adult though, she goes by Billie, maybe she had a change of heart?

Not that how one person feels will dictate the name for girls, but just a thought of how she felt about the name.

forensicmama · February 2011

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! It's as trashy as it gets.

Under.the.Rose · February 2011

Love it for a boy, not a girl.

iLikeSloths · February 2011

No. Bad.

redshe · February 2011

If you are going to call her this use the Billie spelling Smile

I don't mind it for a girls name (as I have a friend who is named Billie)

plainjanie1 · February 2011

I went to high school with a girl named Billie Jo, and it suited her... she was a tom boy and rather redneck... so unless you want your daughter to be the same, I'd say pass on that one. Stick out tongue

starlight8323 · February 2011

My grandmother's name was Billie. She was a result of the extremely popular "-ie names for girls" trend of the 1920's.

Billie ranked #79 in the year she was born (1929). If this board had existed back then, we would probably have gotten tired of all the people asking about this name (and it's even more popular cousin, Willie for a girl).

I can visualize what it would've looked like on this board back then (somewhat like the current "-lynn" trend):

1929 OP: "WDYT of Billie? ... for a girl of course."

1929 PPs: "UGH! I'm soo over the 'turning boys names into girls names by adding an -ie at the end' trend."

1929 OP: "I know what you mean, but my case is special, because my dad's name is William [like pretty much every other man born in the 1860s], so Billie not only honors him, it's soo cute too!!! I've had it on my list since waaay before the -ie trend started."

Anyway OP, nowadays Billie just isn't practical/relevant for a girl. It doesn't fit with any of the trends, and it's in the wrong generation for it's comeback. You could, however suggest it to your daughter when she's trying to think of names for her kids, and she'll probably think you are a genius! (It's weird how that works.)

This generational theory also explains why the PPs' aunt and friend hated being named Billie.

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