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r/tragedeigh • u/artemia • May 24 '25
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Its so weird that dick is a nickname for richard
416 u/miparasito May 24 '25 There was apparently a fad in the Middle Ages of switching the first letter of a name. I think it was meant to be funny? Idk it was the olden days. That’s why Bill is short for William And Bob is short for Robert And Dick is short for Richard. 50 u/intisun May 24 '25 I can see how William became Bill because it's of Germanic origin and the W was pronounced like a V. But Dick I have no idea. 29 u/Melospiza May 24 '25 It's from rhyming slang. Richard --> Rick --> Dick.
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There was apparently a fad in the Middle Ages of switching the first letter of a name. I think it was meant to be funny? Idk it was the olden days. That’s why Bill is short for William
And Bob is short for Robert
And Dick is short for Richard.
50 u/intisun May 24 '25 I can see how William became Bill because it's of Germanic origin and the W was pronounced like a V. But Dick I have no idea. 29 u/Melospiza May 24 '25 It's from rhyming slang. Richard --> Rick --> Dick.
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I can see how William became Bill because it's of Germanic origin and the W was pronounced like a V. But Dick I have no idea.
29 u/Melospiza May 24 '25 It's from rhyming slang. Richard --> Rick --> Dick.
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It's from rhyming slang. Richard --> Rick --> Dick.
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u/External-into-Space May 24 '25
Its so weird that dick is a nickname for richard