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'''Bill''' | '''Bill''' can refer to: | ||
==Middle-earth== | ==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''.<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 Ferny]], a man of Bree. | * [[Bill Butcher]], a character from the poem "[[Perry-the-Winkle]]". | ||
* [[Bill the Pony]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]]'s loyal pony. | * [[Bill Ferny]], a man of [[Bree]] who spied on [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]]. | ||
* [[Bill | ** [[Bill the Pony]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]]'s loyal pony named after Bill Ferny. | ||
* [[William|Bill Huggins]], sometimes referred to as "William", one the three [[Trolls]] that [[Thorin and Company]] encountered. | |||
==Real world== | ==Real world== | ||
* [[Bill Amend]], creator of the cartoon-strop ''[[FoxTrot]]''. | |||
* [[ | * [[Billy Barty]], actor. | ||
* [[William Elvin]], singer. | * [[Billy Boyd]], actor who played [[Peregrin Took]] in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]]. | ||
* [[William Johnson|Bill Johnson]], actor. | * [[William Conrad]], actor who voice [[Denethor]] in the [[The Return of the King (1980 film)|Rankin/Bass version]] of ''[[The Return of the King]]''. | ||
* [[Bill Nighy]], actor. | * [[William Elvin]], opera singer on ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]]''. | ||
* [[William Squire]], actor. | * [[William Johnson|Bill Johnson]], actor who played [[Old Noakes]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''. | ||
* [[Bill Welden]], linguist. | * [[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== | ==References== | ||
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]
- Bill Butcher, a character from the poem "Perry-the-Winkle".
- Bill Ferny, a man of Bree who spied on Frodo.
- Bill the Pony, Sam's loyal pony named after Bill Ferny.
- 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).
- William Conrad, actor who voice Denethor in the Rankin/Bass version of The Return of the King.
- William Elvin, opera singer on The Road Goes Ever On.
- 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 1981 BBC radio series of The Lord of the Rings
- William O'Neill, artist.
- 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).
- Bill Welden, linguist and member of the Elvish Linguistic Fellowship.
References
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