Direct From Hollywood With Ryan Seacrest: Billie Eilish Hated This Growing Up

Do you like your name? Billie Eilish hated hers growing up. Find out exactly why from the songstress here. 

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Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.

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Because her name is fairly unique for a woman, you
can simply say Billy, most people will instantly think of
Billie Eilish, but she admits to British Vogue it took
her quite a while to learn to embrace it. She says,
I absolutely hated my name when I was a kid.
Other kids would say I thought Billy was a boy's name.
That's all I ever really heard all my life. So
I was so mad. All I wanted to do is
have a girl's name like Violet or Lavender. And it's
funny because now there are no other names in the

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universe that could be my name besides Billy. I love
my name so much. It really feels like the only
possible choice for who I am. It's exactly perfect for
me and who I am. Billy Eilish there, who is
actually named after her late grandpa, William, who she never
got to meet. Wildflowers out now, that's

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