re: Question about the name Richard

Fun fact to know and tell:

Yes, this is all true:

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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.

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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.