Well I never knew this!

[Jeanolly]

I've just had a lightbulb moment (at least I think I have!).

I never knew until about 2 minutes ago that Jimmy is a diminutive for Jeremy. I thought it was short for James. Or maybe it's for both?

I had this with Liam - I never knew it was short for William until very recently.

I'm still in shock when I found out about the little piggy going to market doesn't mean he went shopping 😢

I've never known aJeremy who went by Jimmy. Only James. Jimmy Dean for example.

Jimmy is traditionally a diminutive for James. I've not heard it used as a shortening for Jeremy, but I guess why not?

It's both - James and Jeremy, but James is far more common. I know one Jeremy who is a Jimmy. I think he changed it when 'Watch Out Beadle's About' was at its prime! But as I say, mainly James. I think Jerry is more common for Jeremy.

I’ve never heard of a Jeremy using Jimmy.

Well I never! I didn’t know that! I didn’t know Jeremy / Jimmy either - all the Jeremy’s I’ve known have gone by Jez

I think lots of people don't know that Nellie comes from Helen either. Or that Prince Harry is really Prince Henry!

I've never heard of Jimmy as a diminutive of Jeremy, I always associate it with James. The main diminutives that spring to mind for Jeremy are Jez, Jezza, Jerry. Which Jeremy have you heard of using Jimmy?

Jimmy/Jim is always a diminutive of James not Jeremy.

Jeremy is sometimes Jem

I've never met a Jim or Jimmy who wasn't a James, so I think that's where the name originally came from.

Jeremies are usually Jez or Jerry, I think. No reason why they can't be Jimmy, though I suppose.

I’ve never known a Jeremy called Jimmy for short. The 2 Jeremy’s that I know are Jem and Jez

Liam is the Irish version of William, not a diminutive

I’ve know a few Jeremys and if shortened at all, none were called Jimmy, always Jerry, Jez or Jem. All the Jimmys were actually James.

My uncle is Jimmy short for James.

Yes.
The diminutive of William is Bill/ Billy.

Jeremy is sometimes Jem

Which is also a shortening for James.

Bill is short for William

jimmy is for James

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I think these things are not cut and dried - try asking someone what the Welsh word for John is...! We have six variants!

Where on earth have you seen Jimmy as a diminutive of Jeremy???

It's still a diminutive as it's the last four letters.

Peggy is a diminutive of Margaret, and so is Daisy (makes a bit more sense as the oxeye daisy is aka Marguerite)

Liam Gallagher as an example, he is actually William Gallagher