Michael Sanislo
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The Origins of Nicknames, especially John
Undoubtedly, everyone at some point or other has referred to someone by a nickname. I don't mean a dubious nickname such as "tiny" or "stretch" but rather when someone is called Jack (John) or Peg (Margaret) or even Dot (Dorothy).Ever wonder how these truncations came to exist? Most commonly the reason for the nickname was a shortening of the name for expediency. And believe it or not, many of the origins of... (posted by Michael 3 years 40 days ago.)
Undoubtedly, everyone at some point or other has referred to someone by a nickname. I don't mean a dubious nickname such as "tiny" or "stretch" but rather when someone is called Jack (John) or Peg (Margaret) or even Dot (Dorothy).Ever wonder how these truncations came to exist? Most commonly the reason for the nickname was a shortening of the name for expediency. And believe it or not, many of the origins of... (posted by Michael 3 years 40 days ago.)
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