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Billa

What does Billa mean?

Billa Pronunciation of Billa as a girls' name is of Old English and Old German derivation, and the meaning of the name Billa is "determined protector". Billa is an alternate form of Billie (Old English): originally a short form for William. Billa is also a derivative of Wilhelmina (Old German).

ENDS WITH -la

ASSOCIATED WITH old english, determined, protector (defender)

Variations

OTHER FORMS VIA BILLIE, WILHELMINA Bilee, Billee, Billey, Billi, Billina, Billy, Billye, Ellma, Elma, Helma, Mina, Minna, Valma, Velma, Vilma, Willa, Willie, Willy, Wilma, Wilna, Wylma

CREATIVE FORMS
(female) Bilba, ..

(male) Bilge, ..


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Billa Ananya (B.A.), ..

How popular is Billa?

Billa is an unusual first name for females but a very prominent last name for all people (#47120 out of 150436, Top 31%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Which version is better?

Popular varying forms of Billa (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) listed in the Top 2000 are Billi, Billie (#1471 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Billy, Billye, Elma, Helma, Mina (#625), Minna, Velma, Vilma, Wilhelmina (#1670), Willa (#384), Willie, Wilma, Wilna and Wylma. Other variants, like Ellma, are seldom used. These forms of Billa were favored by parents 98 years ago (MEDIAN #881) and are now significantly less popular (#1759, 91.8%). Mina has been the most recognizable form, although Willa appears to be getting popular too, while versions such as Elma are no longer trendy. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Billi, Billie, Billy, Billye, Elma in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Helma, Mina, Minna, Velma, Vilma in U.S.

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Wilhelmina, Willa, Willie, Wilma, Wilna, Wylma in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Billie, Minna, Vilma, Wilma outside U.S.

Similar Names

Billa is alike in pronunciation to Baila, Bailee, Bailei, Bailey, Bailie, Bailley, Baillie, Bailly, Baily, Bali, Bayla, Bayly, Belia, Bella, Beula, Beulah, Bewlah, Beyla, Bulah, Byla and Byulah. Other recommended sound-alike names are Aila, Alla, Bazilla, Bell, Belle, Bellva, Belva, Bidella (see Bedelia), Bina, Birta, Bitya, Calla, Cilla, Csilla, Dalla, Della, Diella, Dila, Dilla, Eila, Ella, Emilla, Fiala, Fila, Galla, Gila, Giula, Hella, Illa, Kalla, Lalla, Lila, Lilla, Lolla, Mella, Mila, Milla, Mirla, Neilla, Nella, Nila, Orilla, Pella, Quilla, Rella, Rilla, Shilla, Simla, Tulla, Twilla, Ulla, Valla, Yulla and Zilla. These names tend to be more frequently used than Billa.

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