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A lot of names with the letter R in them have developed short forms in the past which leave out the R e.g. Christopher has the short form Kit, Sarah became Sally, Bridget becomes Biddy (not Briddy) and Frances became Fanny (not Franny) although this isn't used much in Britain now because Fanny has developed as a slang term for the female genitals!
Also in modern times the Z seems to replace the R sound e.g. Karen/Caroline becomes Kaz/Caz, Barry becomes Baz, Sharon becomes Shaz or Shazza as a nickname.

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