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minus-squareMrJameGumb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 days agoWait until they find out that Billy is short for William
minus-squareMrJameGumb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 days agoAlso, Peggy is short for Margaret 🤯
minus-squarelessthanluigi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 days agoThe best married couple, Henry and Margaret Hill.
minus-squareVelvetStorm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 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-up3·9 days agoSome nicknames do a consonant shift for the first letter, like William > Will > Willy > Billy Margaret > Meg > Meggy > Peggy
minus-squareBleys@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 days agoSasha is short for Alexander (in Russian)
minus-squareBenaaasaaas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 days agoAnd Slava is short for every other name
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 days agoOr Hank being short for Henry.
minus-squarelaurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agoI mean, what isn’t short for Elizabeth?
Wait until they find out that Billy is short for William
Billium
Also, Peggy is short for Margaret 🤯
this one makes me violent
The best married couple, Henry and Margaret Hill.
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
Sasha is short for Alexander (in Russian)
And Slava is short for every other name
Or Hank being short for Henry.
Also Buffy is short for Elizabeth
I mean, what isn’t short for Elizabeth?