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[Facts] Can you explain this nickname?
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Layla
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1/19/2022, 1:17 PM
Why is
Dick
a nickname for
Richard
? Is there an etymological reason? A story? Anything? “Take off the R, add a D, take off H-A-R-D, and add a K” makes no sense to me. Please help, I’ve wondered this for years.
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Can you explain this nickname?
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Layla
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1/19/2022, 1:17 PM
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Nifty_Name_Nerd
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1/20/2022, 11:24 PM
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clevelandkentevans
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1/19/2022, 2:00 PM
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Layla
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1/20/2022, 7:02 AM
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guasguendi
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1/19/2022, 1:49 PM
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Layla
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1/20/2022, 7:04 AM