How did “Dick” become the shortened version of “Richard”?

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How did “Dick” become the shortened version of “Richard”?

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Answer 1

President Eisenhower’s mother was tired of her children names being shortened (Arthur to Art, Edward to Ed) so, when the next child came along, she named him Dwight, a name that she thought nobody could shorten. That’s how President Dwight David Eisenhower became famous as “Ike.”