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[-] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 21 points 4 months ago

Also, Peggy is short for Margaret 🤯

[-] spujb@lemmy.cafe 10 points 4 months ago

this one makes me violent

[-] lessthanluigi@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

The best married couple, Henry and Margaret Hill.

[-] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

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

[-] 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

[-] konalt@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Chuck is short for Charles

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