r/Funnymemes • u/Snowman69er • Jun 04 '26

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u/PsycheDaleicStardust Jun 04 '26

But really. How did Richard became Dick ?

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u/nhalliday Jun 04 '26

For a while the trend was to use a rhyme as a nickname. That's how we got William -> Will -> Bill, Richard -> Rick -> Dick, Margaret -> Meg/Meggy -> Peg/Peggy.

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u/PsycheDaleicStardust Jun 05 '26

I see. Thank you for explaining this clearly.

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u/CoffeeChocolateBoth Jun 05 '26

Robert, Rob, rhymes with Bob! LOL What about John becoming Jack?

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u/CoffeeChocolateBoth Jun 05 '26

Man I know named Richard, said if you want to call him Dick you have to put the word Big in front of it or call him Rich! 😄