I see this shortening time and time again both in modern time and back to Richard Feynman whom often shortened his own name as Dick Feynman and now I even see it in reddit jokes.
What's the connection?
Hi! You'll find quite a bit of discussion on Richard/Dick and other similar nicknames in these posts
How did "Dick" go from being one of the most popular nicknames in America for a boy named Richard to a phallic nickname that has caused many of those men to shun being called "Dick"? - follow the links - there's much more on these names downstream
How did names like Robert and John turn into nicknames like Bob and Jack?
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