Billie Eilish is famous, but she did not like her name when she was young.

Famous singer Billie Eilish talked to her famous friends for a magazine. Her friend, actor Idris Elba, asked her if she felt shy about her name and if she met someone with the same name before.

"I didn't like my name when I was young. People said, 'Billie is a boy's name.' I wanted a pretty name, like Violet or Lavender."

But now the singer likes the name Billie a lot, and her many fans like it too.

Billie Eilish said, 'I like my name, Billie. It is a good name for me. It is right for me.'

The singer said her name is Billy because of her grandfather, William.

The first Billie I knew was Billie Piper from Doctor Who. I liked Doctor Who. So I was happy. But I was also angry because they used my name for someone else.

Other famous people called Billie are Billie Jean King, Billie Holiday, and Billie Joe Armstrong.