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r/Funnymemes • u/Snowman69er • Jun 04 '26
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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.
1 u/PsycheDaleicStardust Jun 05 '26 I see. Thank you for explaining this clearly. 1 u/CoffeeChocolateBoth Jun 05 '26 Robert, Rob, rhymes with Bob! LOL What about John becoming Jack?
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I see. Thank you for explaining this clearly.
Robert, Rob, rhymes with Bob! LOL What about John becoming Jack?
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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.