Billey Family History
Billey Name Meaning
Americanized form of Czech and Slovak Bílý Bilý Bíly (see Bily ) or Billý (see Billy ) Ukrainian and Rusyn Bily . Compare Billie English: variant of Billy . French: habitational name from Billey in Côte d'Or of the same derivation as Billy . French: from a diminutive of Old French bille ‘block piece of tree trunk; stick’ (see Bille ). Native American (Navajo): variant of Billie 1 which can be of Navajo origin meaning literally ‘his horse’ or an adoption of the English personal name Billy (see 6 below). Native American (e.g. Choctaw): variant of Billy 6 a use as a surname of the English personal name.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022