Why "William" = "Bill"?

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可能係old english嘅讀音而來，又可能係原先係德文Wilhelm，含義中有"will", 愛爾蘭佬鄉下音變成bill
http://www.behindthename.com/name/william
http://www.behindthename.com/name/bill

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Don't know where God is but the Devil is in the details

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另外又有個咁嘅講法喎，從前，有個咁嘅習慣：

特登同您改一個字，可能係表示「大家咁熟，我叫您花名您都唔會介意」之類心態
http://www.eduqna.com/Trivia/540-Trivia-7.html

Don't know where God is but the Devil is in the details

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