I just read that the nickname is from a custom in the Middle Ages that created "rhyming nicknames" that used consonants that didn't necessarily match the starting letters of the real names. For example: Dick for Richard (Rick), Polly for Molly, Ted for Ed.
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Re: The lion sleeps tonight
Date: 2009-08-29 05:24 pm (UTC)