Dick

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Dick is a masculine given name, traditionally a diminutive of Richard, that has been used in English-speaking countries for centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English given name
hypocorism
masculine given name
diminutiveOf Richard NERFINISHED
etymologicallyDerivedFrom Richard NERFINISHED
hasCapitalization Dick NERFINISHED
hasCulturalNote also used as a slang term in modern English
hasFrequencyTrend declining in contemporary English-speaking countries
hasGender masculine
hasHistoricalUsageSince Middle Ages NERFINISHED
hasLongForm Richard NERFINISHED
hasNamePosition first name
hasNameType given name
nickname
hasOnomasticCategory English masculine given names
Hypocorisms
hasPejorativeUsage yes
hasRegister informal
hasShortForm Dick NERFINISHED
hasTypicalNameBearers men
hasUsage centuries of use in English-speaking countries
hasUsageContext nickname for Richard
personal name
hasVariantForm Dickie NERFINISHED
Dicky NERFINISHED
isSpelled D-i-c-k NERFINISHED
sharesDiminutivePatternWith Rich NERFINISHED
Rick NERFINISHED
Ricky NERFINISHED
usedInLanguage English
usedInRegion English-speaking countries

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