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    Why is the name Richard abbreviated to Dick and where did this originate?

    Question #58085. Asked by ihmi. (Jul 01 05 4:35 AM)


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    		Dick is the Medieval short form of RICHARD. The change in the initial consonant is said to have been caused by the way the trilled Norman R was pronounced by the English.
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    Jul 01 05, 5:24 AM

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