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Margaret - Maggie, Peggy, Peg
Lawrence - Larry
Glad to hear others know that Jack is really a familiarisation of John, I INSIST in using the name John until I know them properly (even if they tell me their name is Jack. I just say their parents were uneducated dullards. Which always goes down well......)
Harry is a familiarisation of the name Henry, hence we don't have a Prince Harry, we have a Prince Henry, whatever we call him........
Robert - Bert
The name Robin isn't a "real" name either - it is a familiarisation of the name Robert.
The truth is, you can call your kid what you like (take a bow Mr Zappa and co) so it doesn't really matter unless you are an old fart like me, who insist on being "proper".
Lawrence - Larry
Glad to hear others know that Jack is really a familiarisation of John, I INSIST in using the name John until I know them properly (even if they tell me their name is Jack. I just say their parents were uneducated dullards. Which always goes down well......)
Harry is a familiarisation of the name Henry, hence we don't have a Prince Harry, we have a Prince Henry, whatever we call him........
Robert - Bert
The name Robin isn't a "real" name either - it is a familiarisation of the name Robert.
The truth is, you can call your kid what you like (take a bow Mr Zappa and co) so it doesn't really matter unless you are an old fart like me, who insist on being "proper".
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