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minus-squareMrJameGumb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·20 days agoWait until they find out that Billy is short for William
minus-squareMrJameGumb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·20 days agoAlso, Peggy is short for Margaret 🤯
minus-squareVelvetStorm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·20 days agoYa that one has always bothered me. It makes zero sense. That’s like having Mark be short for Brennan.
minus-squareStovetop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·20 days agoSome nicknames do a consonant shift for the first letter, like William > Will > Willy > Billy Margaret > Meg > Meggy > Peggy
minus-squarelessthanluigi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·20 days agoThe best married couple, Henry and Margaret Hill.
minus-squareHarold_Penisman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 days agoI have actually met someone named Billiam
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 days agoOr Hank being short for Henry.
minus-squarespujb@lemmy.cafeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 days agopass me a henrykerchief would you my lad
minus-squaremassive_bereavement@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·20 days agoElizabeth II, vampire slayer
minus-squareBleys@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·20 days agoSasha is short for Alexander (in Russian)
minus-squareBenaaasaaas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·19 days agoAnd Slava is short for every other name
Wait until they find out that Billy is short for William
Billium
The lost element
Also, Peggy is short for Margaret 🤯
Ya that one has always bothered me. It makes zero sense. That’s like having Mark be short for Brennan.
Some nicknames do a consonant shift for the first letter, like William > Will > Willy > Billy
Margaret > Meg > Meggy > Peggy
The best married couple, Henry and Margaret Hill.
Chuck is short for Charles
Wait, really?
Yes, really.
this one makes me violent
I have actually met someone named Billiam
Or Hank being short for Henry.
pass me a henrykerchief would you my lad
Also Buffy is short for Elizabeth
Elizabeth II, vampire slayer
I can sorta see that. Beth, Bethy, Buffy
Sasha is short for Alexander (in Russian)
And Slava is short for every other name