is a good transcription of the name Bill. This website confirms the match: <
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This is from a yahoo question website.
> Why is Bill a nickname for William? Also, why does Robert become Bob?
You're quite right about being the Japanese word for basil - it would make you sound as though you were named after a herb. More to the point, it doesn't sound anything like your name. might be another transcription, but this seems strange to me and I can't find any examples of it being used.
Incidentally, could also mean a multi-storey building or a bill, as in check, invoice, paper money or beak of a bird - these are loan words from English. <