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HelpRe: Maeva, Manon, Eos
in reply to a message by VickyBliss
I like Maeva, and it could definitely grow on me more. In my head I say MAY-vah, but mah-EH-vah and MAY-ah-vah are lovely as well. I'd be very happy to meet a little girl named Maeva.
Manon is rather ugly and masculine sounding to me, at least in English. Man on. Also, it bothers me that it's a nickname.
Eos is interesting. I really don't think it would work as a first name but it could be nice as a middle name.
Manon is rather ugly and masculine sounding to me, at least in English. Man on. Also, it bothers me that it's a nickname.
Eos is interesting. I really don't think it would work as a first name but it could be nice as a middle name.
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Dimunitives and nicknames are rather different.
You do realize that, I hope?
You do realize that, I hope?
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http://www.behindthename.com/glossary/view/nickname
http://www.behindthename.com/glossary/view/diminutive
They're the same thing, as far as I can see.
http://www.behindthename.com/glossary/view/diminutive
They're the same thing, as far as I can see.
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I don't entirely agree. According to the glossary of this site, a diminutive is a short, affectionate form of a name. A nickname is " a substitute for a person's real name...more familiar, more descriptive, or shorter than the person's real name".
Those sound basically the same to me. Unless you're talking about nicknames like Shorty or Rusty, which were not what I was referring to.
If there's some kind of hidden difference I would love to know about it.
Edited because I can't spell.
Those sound basically the same to me. Unless you're talking about nicknames like Shorty or Rusty, which were not what I was referring to.
If there's some kind of hidden difference I would love to know about it.
Edited because I can't spell.
This message was edited 9/7/2008, 8:41 PM
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I don't see much difference either
Unless you imply that, as Julia also pointed out, nicknames might have nothing to do with the name, but may refer to a physical trait, personality, job,or something randon. (eg someone being called Red because of their hair colour). So, all diminutives are nicknames, but a nickname isn't necessarily a diminutive, but we hardly ever talk about non-name derived nicknames here, more about diminutives.
But I'm curious as well if there's something else I'm not getting.
Unless you imply that, as Julia also pointed out, nicknames might have nothing to do with the name, but may refer to a physical trait, personality, job,or something randon. (eg someone being called Red because of their hair colour). So, all diminutives are nicknames, but a nickname isn't necessarily a diminutive, but we hardly ever talk about non-name derived nicknames here, more about diminutives.
But I'm curious as well if there's something else I'm not getting.
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