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Willy

proper nouncommon in dialogue

  • //ˈwɪli//

A diminutive of the male given name William

proper noun

  1. 1

    A diminutive of the male given name William

Etymology

Etymology tree English Will Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Willy From Will + -y.

Forms

plural
Willys, Willies
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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