Why is richard shortened to dick? What other names are shortened weird? Like James and Jim. That doesn't even make sense. What is your least favorite shortened proper Christian Jesus H Christ Name?
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Why is richard shortened to dick? What other names are shortened weird? Like James and Jim. That doesn't even make sense. What is your least favorite shortened proper Christian Jesus H Christ Name?
I can't stand it when my clients are called Mike. It causes a short circuit in my brain and I can't understand them.
I also dislike Ambers.
James to Jim makes some sense.
James -> Jimmy -> Jim.
:p
I would never call araciel jim.Quote:
Originally Posted by qwertysaur
And where does Jimmy come from?Quote:
Originally Posted by qwertysaur
I dislike the shortened version of my name because it is too easy to shorten even further.
I can't smurfing stand Meg. Ugh. smurfing ugh.
I started answering to Richard for a while because people call me Dik. So I convinced people my name was actually Richard. I didn't like Richard any more than I liked Dik. I prefer people just call me Dakoda or sir or your highness or something.
James -> Jamie -> Jimmy -> Jim.
Could possibly make more sense, especially if you try saying it with an accent :p
My sister's name is Jamie :|
Robert, Bob, Bobby, Rob, Robby, Bert
I've never understood how Jack became short for John. There's at least a few things wrong with that.
I guess it's the same thing with William being shorted to Bill, instead of Will.
William -> Will -> Bill
Richard -> Rick -> Dick
Well to be fair, John is short for Johnathan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mo-Nercy
I used to call my friend bob, then we all just switched and now refer to him as boob.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bert
It always annoys me when people try to shorten already short names, sometimes its just not even necessary but people still do it.
I go by Justy :bigsmile:
I figure I can shorten it later. Maybe Justin > Justy > Ju > Jew :)
Actually, I think Jonathan is long for John.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessweeee♪Well to be fair, John is short for Johnathan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mo-Nercy
Jonathan is a Hebrew name, so no.Quote:
Originally Posted by rubahActually, I think Jonathan is long for John.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jessweeee♪Well to be fair, John is short for Johnathan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mo-Nercy
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Originally Posted by Aerith's Knight
ActuallyI watched this weird like "the origins of words" thing once upon a time and it was about the origin of paddock or some :bou::bou::bou::bou:. ANYWAY they mentioned that IN YE OLDE TIMES the Rs and Ds were basically the same :bou::bou::bou::bou: hence Rick -> Dick. But take this at face value, I was probably drunk outta my mind.
Most guys named Richard are dicks. Duh.
Charles becoming Chuck has always been a weird one to me.
awww, you always gotta be harshin' my snark, mangQuote:
Originally Posted by Aerith's Knight
etymologically unrelated
Interesting!