What about Jack sometimes substituted for John? It makes no sense to me. I can see Christopher/Chris, and Johnathan/John/Jon, Peter/Pete...but I fail to see how Dick is derived from Richard.

Add William/Bill to the list.

Add vibs/heyqueerbait to that list, as well.

Well-played.

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Good one, although I can figure that one out easily...

For STUPid

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Or Chuck for Charles? Chipper for Charles?

What if your name is Richard Johnson?

I thought Dick was a nickname for Dustin Scott.

RICHARD
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French, German, Czech
Pronounced: RICH-ard (English)
Means "brave power", derived from the Germanic elements ric "power, rule" and hard "brave, hardy". The Normans introduced this name to Britain. It was borne by three kings of England including Richard the Lionheart, leader of the Third Crusade in the 12th century. Two German opera composers, Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss, have also had this name.

RICK
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: RIK [key]
Short form of RICHARD or names ending in rick.


DICK
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English
Pronounced: DIK [key]
Medieval short form of RICHARD. The change in the initial consonant is said to have been caused by the way the trilled Norman R was pronounced by the English.

Figures the English-types had their hand in this...f@gs...

Etymology: Middle English Jacke, familiar term of address to a social inferior, nickname for Johan John
Date: 1548
1 a : MAN — usually used as an intensive in such phrases as every man jack b : often capitalized : SAILOR c (1) : SERVANT, LABORER (2) : LUMBERJACK

Possibly also influenced by the French Jacques, even though that is the French for James/Jacob, because it is the parallel most common male name to the English John.

My uncle's name is Richard, and goes by Dick. I've always wondered the same thing!!!! Makes no sense.

Confused the heck out of me as a kid.

I always thought Dick was short for Dicky and Bill was short for Billy.

There is a podiatrist in dallas whose name is richard weiner.

Peggy is short for Margaret. Figure that one out.

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I understand Barb short for Barbara, but how does "Babs" fit in there?

MARGARET
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MAHR-gret, MAHR-gur-et
Derived from Greek margarites meaning "pearl". Saint Margaret was martyred at Antioch in the 4th century. She is the patron saint of expectant mothers. Another famous bearer was Queen Margaret I of Denmark, who united Denmark, Sweden, and Norway in the 14th cent

MEG
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: MEG
Short form of MARGARET

PEGGY
Gender: Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: PEG-ee
Pet form of MEG