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More Interesting Nicknames
The Wikipedia article on Hypocorism is rife with interesting nicknames from around the world. I thought I'd put some here :^)Wales
BronwenBron
CatrinCadi
DavidDai, Dewi
Elen → Nel, Neli
ElisabethBethan, Leusa
EstherNesta
Geraint → Ger
Huw → Huwcyn
Ioan → Jac
Iorwerth → Iori
Myfanwy → Myfi
Richard → Dic
Siôn → Siôni
TomosTomi, TwmTurkey
Abdullah → Apo
Mehmet → Memo
Muzaffer → MuzoSweden
Bengt → Bengan, Benke
Oskar → Orre, Ogge
Katarina → Kattis, Katta
Tomas → Tompa
Torsten → TottaMexico and Spain
Alfonso → Fon, Fonso, Fonsi, Poncho
ErnestoTito
Federico → Fede, Quico, Kiko
FranciscoFran, Paco, Curro, Pancho, Pacho, Pacheco, Quico, Francis
IsabelIsa, Chavela, Chabela, Chábel, Chava
LauraLala, Lau, Yaya
Lidia → Yiya
Mercedes → Meche, Merci
Pilar, María del PilarPili
Santiago → Santi, ChagoBrazil and Portugal
EduardoDu, Edu, Dudu, Duda
José, Zezinho, Zezito, Zeca, ZezéItaly
Domenico → Mimmo
GiuseppePeppePeppinoPino, Pippo, Puccio, Pucci, Pinin, Geppo, Geppetto, Beppe, BepiFrance
André → Dédé
Annie → Nini
Augustin → Tintin
Christine → Kikine
Christophe → Totophe
Jean-Michel → Jean-Mi
JosephJojo
Julie → Juju
Louis → Loulou
Marie-Charlotte → MachaThe Netherlands
Catharina → Rineke, Lineke, Trijntje
CornelisKees, Cor, Nelis, Corné, Krelis
Elisabeth, ElizabethLiesbeth, Elsbeth, Els, Bep
EsmeraldaEsmee, Merel
WilhelmusWim, PimCatalunya
Bartomeu → Tomeu, Xumeu
FrancescCesc, Cesco, Xesc, Xisco, Cisco, Siscu, Quico
Josep → Pep, Pitu
Meritxell → Txell
Whew! Well, I think a lot of these are really cute! How about you?


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More Interesting Nicknames  ·  spacealien  ·  12/11/2015, 5:32 PM
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