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overdale | 11:18 Thu 08th Feb 2007 | Phrases & Sayings
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Why do people from Liverpool call someone with name Derek, 'Degsy' and is this the correct spelling
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I come from Liverpool and know a Derrick who is affectionately known as Degsy. I have no idea of the origin.

I would say that Degsy is probably the spelling that I would use, although Deggsy would probably be okay too!





It's just the same as using other friendly name-versions such as Jimmer (for Jim/James), Shazza (for Sharon) or Gazza (for Gascoyne). I don't think any of these is specifically Liverpudlian...in north-east Scotland, for example, Gordon is often called Gogsy, which shows a virtually identical process to the formation of Degsy..
Could it be related to the Southern (London? Cockney?) shortening names to rhyme with bell - Tel (Terence), Del (Derek). I'm sure there's another I cannot call to mind. Then there's Baz (Barry), Daz (Darren), and Shaz (Sharon).
surely no-one has ever been called jimmer!!

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