01-14-2004, 05:51 AM
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Jack Burton 
Join Date: November 10, 2001
Location: Bathurst & Orange, in constant flux
Age: 37
Posts: 5,452
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Quote:
Originally posted by AngelofDeath:
Bill
Short form of WILLIAM. The change in the initial consonant may have been influenced by an earlier Irish pronunciation of the name
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It'd be similar with Dick and Bob:
Richard = shorten to Rich, pronounce with a hard 'ch', and voila - and I think that some older writing styles have 'D's and 'R's looking exactly the same.
Bob would be exactly the same story as Bill - shorten it, apply an accent which changes the initial sound, and voila. \
Jack from John - maybe they thought that "this is the house that John built" didn't have the same ring to it?
Peggy from Margarette - "well, everyone else is shortening their names, so I will to."
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