What is the common formal name for the nickname "Skip"?

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What is the common formal name for the nickname "Skip"?

To clarify what I’m looking for is William is formal for Bill; Richard is formal for Dick...

2006-09-19 23:42:37 · 3 answers · asked by rocky 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture

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As far as I know, it's short for Skipper, ( captain of a boat or ship) which is, itself a nickname. Bill and Dick are in a different class of nicknames; they are diminutives or shortings of the formal name.

2006-09-19 23:54:47 · answer #1 · answered by oldtreeplanter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Hollingsworth Skipperton Hampton-Shropshire IV.

2006-09-20 07:02:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

I dont think there is, i know 2 skips, and their names are John, and Thomas, I pretty sure its just a nickname

2006-09-20 06:44:20 · answer #3 · answered by Chet the Body 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋