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A nickname (also spelled "nick name") is a descriptive name given in place of or in addition to the official name of a person, place or thing. It can also be the familiar or truncated form of the pr...
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Diminutive - English Usage in General ... Australian English is known for its use of diminutives with the "-za" suffix applied to the shortened version of a person's name, especially one ending in -(r)r- plus vowel. Thus "Barry" becomes "Bazza" and "Gary" becomes "Gazza" though this is not routinely done with all names;
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ffleadrekin 1; almost certainly Irish, possibly a diminutive ending in "-ucan" mistakenly interpreted as the English diminutive "-kin" ending. No other context.
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the tendency is that words ending in -a, ... The diminutive suffixes tend to be a spoken phenomenon of Spanish more than a written one, and they are more common in some areas than others. In general, though, they are used far more than English diminutive endings such as the "-y" or "-ie" of words such as "doggy" or "jammies."
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MILLIE f English; Diminutive of MILLICENT or CAMILLA ... MINDY f English; Diminutive of MELINDA ... NETTIE f English; Diminutive of names ending in nette, such as ANNETTE and JEANETTE.
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MICKEY m & f English; Diminutive or feminine form of MICHAEL... [more] ... MILLIE f English; Diminutive of MILLICENT or CAMILLA ... NETTIE f English; Diminutive of names ending in nette, such as ANNETTE and JEANETTE.
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This is counteracted by the fact that the final -ie would probably be associated with the English diminutive ending so that cheppie looks like a native word, and cheppies seems the most likely outcome. The simplistic analysis of this state of affairs in English is that only the;
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From Italian amaretto, from amaro 'bitter' (from Latin amarus) + diminutive ending -etto. ... amaretto m. (plural amaretto's, diminutive amarettootje, diminutive plural amarettootjes)
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It was the Scottish nicknaming tradition of using "ie" (or "ee" or "ey") diminutive ending which gave rise to the most common type of diminutive ending used in modern-day English. It was applied at first only to names popular in Scotland.
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