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why tf you lying rule (lemmy.cafe)
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[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 34 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Wait until they find out that Billy is short for William

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Billium

[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Also, Peggy is short for Margaret 🤯

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 10 points 3 months ago

this one makes me violent

[–] lessthanluigi@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

The best married couple, Henry and Margaret Hill.

[–] VelvetStorm@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ya that one has always bothered me. It makes zero sense. That's like having Mark be short for Brennan.

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Some nicknames do a consonant shift for the first letter, like William > Will > Willy > Billy

Margaret > Meg > Meggy > Peggy

[–] konalt@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Chuck is short for Charles

[–] Harold_Penisman@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I have actually met someone named Billiam

[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

The lost element

[–] Bleys@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sasha is short for Alexander (in Russian)

[–] Benaaasaaas@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

And Slava is short for every other name

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Or Hank being short for Henry.

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 14 points 3 months ago

pass me a henrykerchief would you my lad

[–] MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Also Buffy is short for Elizabeth

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 11 points 3 months ago

Elizabeth II, vampire slayer

[–] tb_@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I can sorta see that. Beth, Bethy, Buffy

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago

I mean, what isn't short for Elizabeth?