Bob & Bill & Peggy
Bob as a nickname for Robert has always seemed like a stretch. Rob makes sense, but Bob should be short for Bobart.Bill for William - Where did the B come from? Since it has been used for a while people no longer seem to question it, but where are the Bs coming from in these old nicknames? Jack as a nickname for John - I like the name Jack, but the only thing that it has in common with John is the first letter. It isn't any shorter than John, so it doesn't serve a real purpose as a nickname. Molly as a nickname for Mary. Peggy for Margaret - Why and how did Peggy ever become a nickname for Margaret? The two are nothing alike. Okay, they both have a G in the middle, but they look entirely unrelated to each other.
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What are some nicknames that are a stretch?  ·  guasguendi  ·  9/14/2021, 12:51 PM
Re: What are some nicknames that are a stretch?ETA  ·  Fiammetta  ·  9/14/2021, 10:09 PM
Re: What are some nicknames that are a stretch?ETA  ·  guasguendi  ·  9/15/2021, 7:17 AM
Re: What are some nicknames that are a stretch?  ·  JemimahGertrude  ·  9/14/2021, 7:53 PM
Re: What are some nicknames that are a stretch?  ·  Fiammetta  ·  9/14/2021, 10:10 PM
Re: What are some nicknames that are a stretch?  ·  ceruleanskylark  ·  9/14/2021, 3:44 PM
Re: What are some nicknames that are a stretch?  ·  MasterCiaraXo  ·  9/14/2021, 3:39 PM
Re: What are some nicknames that are a stretch?  ·  Anneza  ·  9/14/2021, 11:35 PM
Re: What are some nicknames that are a stretch?  ·  ari.  ·  9/14/2021, 3:25 PM
Re: What are some nicknames that are a stretch?  ·  Mary R.  ·  9/14/2021, 1:55 PM
Re: What are some nicknames that are a stretch?  ·  Canielle  ·  9/14/2021, 1:34 PM
Re: What are some nicknames that are a stretch?  ·  Anneza  ·  9/14/2021, 2:00 PM
Bob & Bill & Peggy  ·  RB Constance  ·  9/14/2021, 1:21 PM
Re: Bob & Bill & Peggy  ·  ✧・゚: *Magpie*:・゚✧  ·  9/14/2021, 2:51 PM
Re: Bob & Bill & Peggy  ·  RB Constance  ·  9/14/2021, 5:14 PM
Re: Bob & Bill & Peggy  ·  Perrine  ·  9/14/2021, 2:30 PM
Re: Bob & Bill & Peggy  ·  RB Constance  ·  9/14/2021, 5:17 PM
Re: Bob & Bill & Peggy  ·  Anneza  ·  9/14/2021, 2:10 PM
Re: Bob & Bill & Peggy  ·  RB Constance  ·  9/14/2021, 5:10 PM
Re: What are some nicknames that are a stretch?  ·  Perrine  ·  9/14/2021, 1:09 PM
Re: What are some nicknames that are a stretch?  ·  Anneza  ·  9/14/2021, 2:12 PM