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The Wikipedia article on Hypocorism is rife with interesting nicknames from around the world. I thought I'd put some here :^)

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Wales
Bronwen → Bron
Catrin → Cadi
David → Dai, Dewi
Elen → Nel, Neli
Elisabeth → Bethan, Leusa
Esther → Nesta
Geraint → Ger
Huw → Huwcyn
Ioan → Jac
Iorwerth → Iori
Myfanwy → Myfi
Richard → Dic
Siôn → Siôni
Tomos → Tomi, Twm

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Turkey
Abdullah → Apo
Mehmet → Memo
Muzaffer → Muzo

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Sweden
Bengt → Bengan, Benke
Oskar → Orre, Ogge
Katarina → Kattis, Katta
Tomas → Tompa
Torsten → Totta

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Mexico and Spain
Alfonso → Fon, Fonso, Fonsi, Poncho
Ernesto → Tito
Federico → Fede, Quico, Kiko
Francisco → Fran, Paco, Curro, Pancho, Pacho, Pacheco, Quico, Francis
Isabel → Isa, Chavela, Chabela, Chábel, Chava
Laura → Lala, Lau, Yaya
Lidia → Yiya
Mercedes → Meche, Merci
Pilar, María del Pilar → Pili
Santiago → Santi, Chago

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Brazil and Portugal
Eduardo → Du, Edu, Dudu, Duda
José → Zé, Zezinho, Zezito, Zeca, Zezé

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Italy
Domenico → Mimmo
Giuseppe → Peppe → Peppino → Pino, Pippo, Puccio, Pucci, Pinin, Geppo, Geppetto, Beppe, Bepi

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France
André → Dédé
Annie → Nini
Augustin → Tintin
Christine → Kikine
Christophe → Totophe
Jean-Michel → Jean-Mi
Joseph → Jojo
Julie → Juju
Louis → Loulou
Marie-Charlotte → Macha

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The Netherlands
Catharina → Rineke, Lineke, Trijntje
Cornelis → Kees, Cor, Nelis, Corné, Krelis
Elisabeth, Elizabeth → Liesbeth, Elsbeth, Els, Bep
Esmeralda → Esmee, Merel
Wilhelmus → Wim, Pim

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Catalunya
Bartomeu → Tomeu, Xumeu
Francesc → Cesc, Cesco, Xesc, Xisco, Cisco, Siscu, Quico
Josep → Pep, Pitu
Meritxell → Txell

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Whew! Well, I think a lot of these are really cute! How about you?

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"Night fell, lots of large stars came out, and the Hemulen loved his park all the better. It was wide and mysterious; one could lose one's way in it and still be at home."
-Tove Jansson

This message was edited 12/11/2015, 5:33 PM