Willie

[wil-ee]

noun

1. a male given name, form of William.

2. a female given name.

Example Sentences

With his brother, Rep. Phillip Burton, and college buddy, former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, Burton was integral to the organization that dominated Democratic politics in San Francisco and the state starting in the 1960s.

From Los Angeles Times

“With respect to legislative leaders, as Democrats, I would say that the combination of John Burton and Willie Brown negotiating budget and policy solutions during a time of crisis in the Reagan Cabinet Room was some of the finest policy and political talent California has ever seen,” Wilson said.

From Los Angeles Times

"A magnet to the ball," said former Scotland captain and centre-half Willie Miller in the BBC Radio Scotland Sportsound studio.

From BBC

“They treated her like an animal,” said Willie Lopez, a maintenance supervisor.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s less a song than a preamble, setting the stage for everything that’s to come: an outsider following in the footsteps of Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Loretta Lynn and the rest of the country outlaws standing up and taking her rightful place.

From Salon