Dick (nickname)

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Dick is a nickname most often for Richard, which likely originated in the Middle Ages as a rhyming nickname for "Rick", similarly to the development of William → Will → Bill and Robert → Rob → Bob. Dick is a cliché name for any man, as in Tom, Dick and Harry. The use of the nickname Dick has declined drastically in recent decades due to the association of Dick with a penis; by 1969, Dick had fallen outside of the top 1,000 most common names for newborn baby boys in the US. By 2014, there were fewer than five babies born in the United States with the name Dick on a birth certificate. Notable people named Dick include: Dick Advocaat (born 1947), Dutch football manager and former player Dick Ambrose (born 1953), American football linebacker in the National Football League Dick Anthony (1939–2022), American forensic psychologist Dick Armey (born 1940), American politician Dick Assman (1934–2016), Canadian gas station worker Dick Attlesey (1929–1984), American hurdler Dick Ault (1925–2007)...

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