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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]] ''bel'', "love", visible in ''Azrubel'', a name of [[Eärendil the Mariner]].  
'''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]] ''bel'', "love", visible in ''Azrubel'', a name of [[Eärendil the Mariner]].  


* [[Bill Ferny]]
* [[Bill Ferny]], a man of Bree.
* [[Bill the Pony]]
* [[Bill the Pony]], [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]]'s loyal pony.
* [[Bill Butcher]]
* [[Bill Butcher]], a character from [[Perry-the-Winkle]].
 
* [[William Huggins]], sometimes referred to as "Bill".
==See also==
==See also==
* [[Bill Nighy]], British actor.
* [[Bill Nighy]], British actor.


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Revision as of 07:35, 26 May 2008

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 bel, "love", visible in Azrubel, a name of Eärendil the Mariner.

See also


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