"I thought your wife’s name was Peggy," Jason said to Charlie.
"That’s what we call her," Charlie said. "But it’s a nickname for Margaret."
Lots of nicknames seem unrelated to their origins. You may know some of the more common ones – Bob for Robert and Jim for James. Here are a few less-well-known examples:
- Jack – a nickname for John
- Molly – a nickname for Mary
- Hank – a nickname for Henry
- Shelley – a nickname for Michelle or Rachel
- Kit – a nickname for Christopher
- Sally – a nickname for Sarah
- Lisa – a nickname for Elizabeth
- Teddy – a nickname for Edward
- Buffy – a nickname for Elizabeth
- Bud – a nickname for Edward
- Libby – a nickname for Elizabeth
- Chip – a nickname for Charles
- Dottie – a nickname for Dorothy
- Trey – a nickname for the third person in a family with the same name
- Sandy – a nickname for Alexandra, Alexander, or Cassandra
- Pip – a nickname for Philip
- Pat/Patty – a nickname for Martha or Matilda
(Source: BabyNamer.com)
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