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  • here are some more from: http://www.moonzstuff.com/articles/nicknames.html

    Strange Nicknames. Not all nicknames are obvious. For example, Polly, Patsy, Peggy, and Nancy are actually nicknames for Mary, Martha, Margaret, and Ann, respectively.

    with the exception of peggy = margaret, which i knew, those are mindblowing

    I didn't know many of those origins. Very interesting.

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