Absolutly nothing to do with Chess, but my Dad was a Robert and all his friends called him Bob. Probably more to do with what the individual likes to be called.
Bobby Fischers nickname
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Not sure if it was in Bobby's case but sometimes in a class or if the name is common in the family one will just start getting called bobby. Similar with James getting called Jim or Jimmy or Jimbo
when did Robert James Fischer get known as Bobby Fischer.
Robert Redford is not known as Bobby Redford.
so at some point someone must have choosen his nick-
can someone from US explain why not just name the child Bobby instead of Robert if everybody will use that name. or Bill instead of William. if I say William Gates the third nobody know that I am talking about Bill Gates.