How did "Dick" become the nickname for someone named "Richard"?

Question:Who in the hell would name their kid Richard so everyone would call them "Dick" as a nickname anyway. How long has the word "dick" been around to mean a penis.?

Answers:
Online Etymology Dictionary.

Dick
"fellow, lad, man," 1553, rhyming nickname for Rick, short for Richard, one of the commonest Eng. names, it has long been a synonym for "fellow".

The meaning "penis" is attested from 1891 in British army slang.
Dick-head "stupid person" is from 1969.
A 'smart' insult is to call a person a "Richard Cranium" i.e. a "Dick Head" as per the last answer.
well if you had the name of richard less it would be a lot better
then being called dick less (think about and you,ll know i,m right).

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