How to Say “Billy” in Russian

Билли
Billi
Билли (Billi) is the Russian way to say the masculine given name Billy.
Билли is used as a masculine given name in Russian.

How does it change in a sentence?

As a foreign masculine name, Билли is indeclinable in Russian and does not change its ending for different grammatical cases.

How do you pronounce it?

Billi

Did you know?

  • If you were to add the typical Russian suffix -чик to the name to make it sound cute, like Билличик, you would be creating a hybrid that sounds both foreign and strangely domestic.
  • If a Russian speaker were to misspell the name as Вилли, they would actually be writing the Russian phonetic equivalent of 'Willy' instead of 'Billy'.
  • The sound of Билли in Russian is very close to the word биллинг, which refers to the process of calculating a customer's bill in telecommunications.

Examples in context

  • Где пруфы, Билли? Нам нужны пруфы!
    Where is the evidence, Billy? We need the evidence!
    This sentence shows how to address someone named Билли when asking for evidence.
    Tatoeba #8583363 by Teashrock, translation #8591253 by Teashrock
  • Фред обрызгал Билли садовым шлангом.
    Fred squirted Billy with the garden hose.
    This sentence shows the name Билли being used as the object of an action.
    Tatoeba #13509525 by Wezel, translation #11252516 by sundown
  • Билли очень высокий для своего возраста.
    Billy is very tall for his age.
    This sentence shows the name Билли being used as the subject of a sentence.
    Tatoeba #7769424 by marafon, translation #34596 by Swift
  • 1 more sentence on Tatoeba

Example conversation

Ekaterina and Sergey are discussing a new coworker.

  1. Екатерина Ekaterina

    Ты знаешь нашего нового коллегу?
    Ty znayesh' nashego novogo kollegu?
    Do you know our new colleague?
  2. Сергей Sergey

    Да, это Билли.
    Da, eto Billy.
    Yes, it is Billy.
  3. Екатерина Ekaterina

    Билли кажется очень дружелюбным.
    Billy kazhetsya ochen' druzelyubnym.
    Billy seems very friendly.
  4. Сергей Sergey

    Согласен, он отличный парень.
    Soglasen, on otlichnyy paren'.
    I agree, he is a great guy.

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