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william Bill?
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Why is William shortened to Bill?
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Names, like other words, are sometimes subject to change over time. In one case, the Latin 'Ricardus' became the Anglo-Norman 'Ricard'. That, in turn, was shortened to 'Ric(k)' and then was playfully altered to the rhyming form that opens with the letter �d'. The French 'Guillaume' gradually became 'Bill' in much the same manner.
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