Willy

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Willy, Willie or Willies may refer to:

  • William (name)
  • Boxcar Willie (1931–1999), American country music singer
  • Willie Dixon (1915–1992), American blues double-bassist, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, and record producer
  • Willie Mays (born 1931), American Baseball Hall of Fame member
  • Willie Nelson (born 1933), American country singer-songwriter, author, poet, actor, and activist
  • Willie Revillame (born 1961), Filipino television host, actor, and recording artist
  • Willy DeVille (1950–2009), American singer and songwriter
  • Willys (pronounced "willis"), brand name used by the United States car manufacturing company Willys-Overland Motors
  • Willy, nom-de-plume for Henry Gauthier-Villars (1859–1931)
  • The Little Willies, American country music band

[edit] In fiction

[edit] Animals

  • Wiarton Willie, Canadian weather predicting groundhog
  • Willy, fictional whale in the 1993 film Free Willy, played by Keiko (orca) (1977–2003), whose skeleton is now at the University of Puget Sound

[edit] In entertainment

  • Willy, song by Joni Mitchell from her album Ladies of the Canyon
  • Willie, song by Cat Power from her 2006 album The Greatest
  • Wooly Willy, a children's toy where metal filings are moved about with a magnetic wand to add features to a cartoon face

[edit] In geography

[edit] Ships

  • SS Willy, a Dutch cargo ship in service 1938–1939

[edit] Other

UK slang for penis

[edit] See also

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