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Interesting nicknames WHY IS JACK FROM JOHN? 49袁健敏 The name Jack dates back to about 1,200 and was originally used as a generic name for peasants. Over time, Jack worked his way into words such as lumberjack and steeplejack. Even jackass, the commonly used term for a donkey, retains its generic essence in the word Jack. Of course, John was once used as a generic name for English commoners and peasants, (John Doe) which could be why Jack came became his nickname. But the more likely explanation is that Normans added -kin when they wanted to make a diminutive. And Jen was their way of saying John. So little John became Jenkin and time turned that into Jakin, which ultimately became Jack. 49袁健敏 WHY IS BILL FROM WILLIAM? 49袁健敏 There are many theories on why Bill became a nickname for William; the most obvious is that it was part of the Middle Ages trend of letter swapping. Much how Dick is a rhyming nickname for Rick, the same is true of Bill and Will. Because hard consonants are easier to pronounce than soft ones, some believe Will morphed into Bill for phonetic reasons. Interestingly, when William III ruled over in England in the late 17th century, his subjects mockingly referred to him as King Billy.? 49袁健敏 Lingustic phemonenon Elizabeth: Bess、Bessic 、Bet、 liz、 lizzy········ 阿兰、阿雅········ 58叶育秀 the methods of making pet name Edgar (the barry of the Luck) Eddy Edmond(the protector of Luck) Edward(the rich defenders) a.Christian name 58叶育秀 b. ~~~the part of firstname Donald-------Don Samuel------Sam Alexander---Alex ~~~~a little chance Anne----------Annie Amada-------Amy Dennis-------Denny 58叶育秀 c.the nicknames between lovers: sweet,honey,sugar ~~wife to huaband: papa,my old man,mister ~~huaband to wife: mama,the old lady,my better half 58叶育秀 my little lark my squirrel d.some cute animals name for close female 58叶育秀 Stran