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or bob is short for robert?
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Originally Posted by R31J23
or +@!% for richard??
never understood this.
Originally Posted by seventh letter
What kind of name is Shaquille
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According to the report, back in the days of Old and Middle English,
everything was written by hand; "it was therefore common and easier to
use agreed-upon abbreviations." An example of an abbreviation was
"Ric." for "Richard".
The abbreviations led to diminutives, such as "Rick".
Rhyming nicknames were fairly common in the 12th and 13th centuries,
such as "Hick" and "%%%@" from "Rick". "%%%@ and Hick were among the
earliest of the rhyming nicknames, first appearing in writing around
1220. Other rhyming nicknames include Polly from Molly, Bob from Rob
(from Robert), Bill from Will (from William); and Hodge from Roger."
%%%@ has remained a nickname for Richard. "'Hick' has thankfully
become obsolete, except when tied to '%%%@' in rhymes such as
'Hickory, Dickory, Dock.'"
A web site on the etymology and history of first names in English
agrees that "Bob" is a medieval "rhyming nickname" for Robert. This
site also suggests that the change in the initial consonant from
"Rick" to "%%%@" may have been caused by "the way the trilled Norman R
was pronounced by the English."
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Originally Posted by R31J23
or +@!% for richard??
never understood this.
i was wondering the same thing. i had a drill sergeant who use to refer to new privates as "swingin' richards". then i put two andtwo together.Originally Posted by daprescription
Or !**@ for Richard? ^ you beat me.