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'''Bill''' was a first name used in [[the Shire]] and [[Bree]]. In an early version of the Appendix on Languages (published in ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]''), [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] stated he used it to translate [[Westron]] '''Bil''', which is a short for (untranslated and further unknown) names as ''Arambil'', ''Bildad'' and ''Bilcuzal''. It is possibly related to [[Adûnaic]] ''bêl-'', "love", visible in ''[[Azrubêl]]'', a name of [[Eärendil the Mariner]].
'''Bill''' can refer to:


* [[Bill Ferny]], a man of Bree.
==Middle-earth==
* [[Bill the Pony]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]]'s loyal pony.
[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] stated he used '''Bill''' to translate [[Westron]] '''Bil''', which is a short for (untranslated and further unknown) names as ''Arambil'', ''Bildad'' and ''Bilcuzal''.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', "[[The Appendix on Languages]]"</ref> It is possibly related to [[Adûnaic]] ''bêl-'', "love", as seen in ''[[Azrubêl]]'', a name of [[Eärendil]].<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Christopher Tolkien]] (ed.), ''[[Sauron Defeated]]'', "[[The Drowning of Anadûnê]]"</ref>
* [[Bill Butcher]], a character from [[Perry-the-Winkle]].
 
* [[William Huggins]], sometimes referred to as "Bill".
* [[Bill Butcher]], a character from the poem "[[Perry-the-Winkle]]".
==See also==
* [[Bill Ferny]], a man of [[Bree]] who spied on [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]].
* [[Bill Nighy]], British actor.
** [[Bill the Pony]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]]'s loyal pony named after Bill Ferny.
* [[William Johnson|Bill Johnson]], Australian actor.
* [[William|Bill Huggins]], sometimes referred to as "William", one the three [[Trolls]] that [[Thorin and Company]] encountered.
 
==Real world==
* [[Bill Amend]], creator of the cartoon-strop ''[[FoxTrot]]''.
* [[Billy Barty]], actor.
* [[Billy Boyd]], actor who played [[Peregrin Took]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]].
* [[William Conrad]], actor who voice [[Denethor]] in the [[The Return of the King (1980 film)|Rankin/Bass version]] of ''[[The Return of the King]]''.
* [[William Elvin]], opera singer on ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]]''.
* [[William Johnson|Bill Johnson]], actor who played [[Old Noakes]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''.
* [[William McGuire]], author.
* [[Bill Nighy]], British actor who played [[Samwise Gamgee]] in the [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|1981 BBC radio series]] of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''
* [[William O'Neill]], artist.
* [[William Ready|William B. Ready]], author.
* [[William Antony Swithin Sarjeant]], author.
* [[William Senior]], author.
* [[William Smith]], author.
* [[Bill Snyder]], producer.
* [[William Squire]], actor who voiced [[Gandalf]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]].
* [[Bill Welden]], linguist and member of the [[Elvish Linguistic Fellowship]].
 
==References==
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Revision as of 15:19, 11 December 2012

Bill can refer to:

Middle-earth

J.R.R. Tolkien stated he used Bill to translate Westron Bil, which is a short for (untranslated and further unknown) names as Arambil, Bildad and Bilcuzal.[1] It is possibly related to Adûnaic bêl-, "love", as seen in Azrubêl, a name of Eärendil.[2]

Real world

References


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