Why do parents still name their children "Dick"?
 

I'm kind of amazed that parents still willingly name their boys "Dick". Why do that? I'd hate my parents if they had named me "Dick". And who did that name become popular in the first place? I just don't understand.

They don't. They name their children Richard.

Richard.

Dick Cheney was the vice president of the USA. Not Richard Cheney.

There was a girl at my school called Jenny Taylor, and there was also a guy called John Thomas.

His name was Richard though.

His real name is Richard Bruce Cheney. Although Dick suits the war criminal a lot better.

:joker: wth

Yes and Bill Clinton was the President of the USA, but his real name is William Jefferson Clinton. Bill is short for William, just like Dick is short for Richard.

My grandmothers name was Elizabeth, but everyone called her Betty. The nicknames for certain names don't make sense i guess, but it's just tradition.

My mum use to call me clever dick

The PE teacher was called Roger Mee, which was actually fairly accurate for the pervert.

:joker:

Never really understood why Dick was supposed to be short for Richard though :conf2:

All Richard's are dicks? :idc:

It derives from ancient English. Richard to Rick is an easy jump, and it is either to do with a Norman pronunciation, or a rhyming method used during those times. Don't think anyone can be completely sure, but it is actually based in logic.

I used to have a client at work called Chris Peacock and another called Theresa Green ( I know the second ones not rude, but still)