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in reply to a message by Shani
In Spanish, the ending in -i is probably the most common for nicknames, especially for women's names.
In some cases the -i appears because the original name has a letter I before the last syllable(s) which are dropped off: Javier>Javi, María>Mari, Matilde>Mati, Santiago>Santi, Desideria>Desi, Julio/Julia/Julián/Juliana>Juli, Cristina>Cristi...
In other cases, the -i is added to the main part of the name and: Pilar>Pili, Encarnación>Encarni, Susana>Susi, Dolores>Lola>Loli, Juana>Juani... Some of those are not really a suffix -i, but an apocopated form (without the last syllable(s) of another hypochoristical form: Encarnación>Encarna [apocopated form]>Encarnita [apocopated form's diminutive form]>Encarni [apocopated hypochoristic's diminutive form's apocopated form].
I would say that almost any Spanish name has o can have a nickname (or several) ending in -i. That is why, without more information (are you looking nicknames for a story, femenine/masculine names, do you want to know how those nicknames are formed...) it is impossible to do a list.
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com
In some cases the -i appears because the original name has a letter I before the last syllable(s) which are dropped off: Javier>Javi, María>Mari, Matilde>Mati, Santiago>Santi, Desideria>Desi, Julio/Julia/Julián/Juliana>Juli, Cristina>Cristi...
In other cases, the -i is added to the main part of the name and: Pilar>Pili, Encarnación>Encarni, Susana>Susi, Dolores>Lola>Loli, Juana>Juani... Some of those are not really a suffix -i, but an apocopated form (without the last syllable(s) of another hypochoristical form: Encarnación>Encarna [apocopated form]>Encarnita [apocopated form's diminutive form]>Encarni [apocopated hypochoristic's diminutive form's apocopated form].
I would say that almost any Spanish name has o can have a nickname (or several) ending in -i. That is why, without more information (are you looking nicknames for a story, femenine/masculine names, do you want to know how those nicknames are formed...) it is impossible to do a list.
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com
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I'm looking for a name for a character in a story. The character is an adult, who is a very warm and tender person, and I'm looking for a name of which the pet form would "stick" to the person and become the name by which he is known to everybody.
The thing is, most spanish masculine names, when abbreviated or made into a pet form in a conventional way, don't end with I. At least according to my experience, most pet names ending with I tend to be feminine.
Most names become things like "Rober" "Manu", "Beto"... Or in other cases, the pet name sounds more appropriate for a child (like Pedri from Pedro)
The few that I know - like Santi, Dani, Javi, I ruled out for all kinds of reasons, and I'm looking for more options.
anyway, thank you for the explanation :)
The thing is, most spanish masculine names, when abbreviated or made into a pet form in a conventional way, don't end with I. At least according to my experience, most pet names ending with I tend to be feminine.
Most names become things like "Rober" "Manu", "Beto"... Or in other cases, the pet name sounds more appropriate for a child (like Pedri from Pedro)
The few that I know - like Santi, Dani, Javi, I ruled out for all kinds of reasons, and I'm looking for more options.
anyway, thank you for the explanation :)
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Other common masculine nicknames with -i, and used by adults, are:
Rafi (Rafael)
Juli (Julio, Julián)
Toni (Antonio). In the Canary Islands, also Toñi.
Poli (Hipólito, Policarpo, Apolinar)
Fonsi (Alfonso)
Riqui (Ricardo, Enrique)
Feli (Felipe, Feliciano)
Luci (Luciano)
Gabi (Gabriel)
Luisi (Luis)
Maxi (Máximo, Maximiliano)
Osqui (Óscar)
Rodri (Rodrigo)
Rufi (Rufino)
Güili (Guillermo, from the English Willi)
Pachi (Francisco, from the Basque Patxi)
Guti (Agustín)
Heri (Heriberto)
Quini (Joaquín)
And some nicknames of compound names:
Josemi (José Miguel)
Juanmi (Juan Miguel)
Luismi (Luis Miguel)
Josemari (José María)
Josevi (José Vicente)
Juanvi (Juan Vicente)
Juanqui (Juan Carlos)
Juanchi (Juan José)
Rafi (Rafael)
Juli (Julio, Julián)
Toni (Antonio). In the Canary Islands, also Toñi.
Poli (Hipólito, Policarpo, Apolinar)
Fonsi (Alfonso)
Riqui (Ricardo, Enrique)
Feli (Felipe, Feliciano)
Luci (Luciano)
Gabi (Gabriel)
Luisi (Luis)
Maxi (Máximo, Maximiliano)
Osqui (Óscar)
Rodri (Rodrigo)
Rufi (Rufino)
Güili (Guillermo, from the English Willi)
Pachi (Francisco, from the Basque Patxi)
Guti (Agustín)
Heri (Heriberto)
Quini (Joaquín)
And some nicknames of compound names:
Josemi (José Miguel)
Juanmi (Juan Miguel)
Luismi (Luis Miguel)
Josemari (José María)
Josevi (José Vicente)
Juanvi (Juan Vicente)
Juanqui (Juan Carlos)
Juanchi (Juan José)
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