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re: Question about the name Richard
Posted on 6/21/14 at 4:40 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Posted on 6/21/14 at 4:40 pm to SaintlyTiger88
When people had to write things they often shortened people's names. Back then they also use to call people names that rhymed with their name.
Richard to Rick to Dick
Richard to Rick to Dick
Posted on 6/21/14 at 4:51 pm to TypoKnig
Fun fact to know and tell:
Yes, this is all true:
and this happened as early as the 13th century. This is also how the term "dick" came to be associated with the male genitalia and as another word for a guy being a jerk.
Yes, this is all true:
quote:
When people had to write things they often shortened people's names. Back then they also use to call people names that rhymed with their name.
and this happened as early as the 13th century. This is also how the term "dick" came to be associated with the male genitalia and as another word for a guy being a jerk.
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