Hypocoristic

A hypocoristic is a pet name or term of endearment, a lesser form of the given name used in more intimate situations. Often generated as

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Pet name - Given name

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• a contracted form of a given name (such as Tony from Anthony)
• a given name with a diminutive suffix; in some languages diminutive forms of names are used primarily when referring to children and the meaning can oscillate between tenderness and condescension when used for an adult.
• -ito/-ita or ín/ina in Spanish (such as Carmelina or Carmencita from Carmen)
• -ie or -y in English (such as Vicky from Victoria)
• reduplication in various languages (such as John-John, Didi)

The world "hypocoristic" is used as a noun or adjective in English; some other languages prefer to use the original Greek word "hypocoristicon" as a noun. The noun "hypocoristicon" seems to be rarely used in English.

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See Diminutive. and Nickname

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Diminutive - Nickname

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Hypocoristics for Spanish names

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