Willy

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Willy or Willie may refer to:

• A common nickname for William. See William (name) for more information on the history of the name William.
• Dust devil, a miniature whirlwind known as a Willi Willi in Australia
• Willys (pronounced "willis"), the brand name used by the United States automobile company Willys-Overland Motors.

• Boxcar Willie (1931–1999), the American country music singer
• Willy, the pen-name of the writer Henry Gauthier-Villars (1859-1931), husband of Colette

Fictional characters:

• Groundskeeper Willie, from The Simpsons
• Miner Willy, the hero of a series of games for the ZX Spectrum home computer
• World Cup Willie, the 1966 FIFA World Cup mascot
• Oor Wullie, The comic characther in The Sunday Post
• Kansas State's Willie the Wildcat, academic and athletic mascot.
• Northwestern's Willie the Wildcat, athletic mascot.

Animals:

• Willy (whale), whale skeleton at the University of Puget Sound
• Free Willy, Whale in the movie by the same name.
• Wheely Willy, the paraplegic chihuahua
• Wiarton Willie, the Canadian weather predicting groundhog
• Willie, a bull terrier owned by General George S. Patton
• Willy (EastEnders) - a fictional dog owned by Ethel Skinner in the BBC soap opera EastEnders

In Entertainment:

• Jet Set Willy, a ZX Spectrum computer game featuring Miner Willy
• Jet Set Willy II, the sequel to Jet Set Willy
• "Willie", a song by Cat Power from her 2006 album The Greatest

Places:

• Willies, Nord, in France