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[โ€“] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago (3 children)
[โ€“] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 21 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Also, Peggy is short for Margaret ๐Ÿคฏ

[โ€“] spujb@lemmy.cafe 10 points 4 months ago

this one makes me violent

[โ€“] lessthanluigi@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

The best married couple, Henry and Margaret Hill.

[โ€“] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Ya that one has always bothered me. It makes zero sense. That's like having Mark be short for Brennan.

[โ€“] Stovetop@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Some nicknames do a consonant shift for the first letter, like William > Will > Willy > Billy

Margaret > Meg > Meggy > Peggy

[โ€“] konalt@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Chuck is short for Charles

[โ€“] Harold_Penisman@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

I have actually met someone named Billiam

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