Re: Jack as a nickname for John
in reply to a message by Zina
A lot of old nicknames seem totally different from the full name. What does Peggy have in common with Margaret?
Some other nicknames that are a bit of a stretch stretch.
Bob - Robert
Ned - Edward
Billy - William
Dick - Richard
Ted - Theodore
Bessie - Elizabeth
Fanny - Frances
Molly - Mary
Nell -Eleanor
Some other nicknames that are a bit of a stretch stretch.
Bob - Robert
Ned - Edward
Billy - William
Dick - Richard
Ted - Theodore
Bessie - Elizabeth
Fanny - Frances
Molly - Mary
Nell -Eleanor