Warum wird aus William - Billy?

Wenn jmd. William heisst, wird er Billy genannt. Aber wieso?

Answer 1

[AstridDerPu]

Hallo,

auf folgender Website wird erklärt, warum aus William - Bill(y) wird, aus Richard - Dick usw.:

htt p:// mentalfloss.com/article/24761/origins-10-nicknames

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."

:-) AstridDerPu

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[AstridDerPu]

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