Are you thinking of any names in particular?
by Michelle (guest)
7/21/2004, 10:46 PM
On your name, Melissa, I don't think that -sa is a diminutive suffix. At least not a usual one. Since it's a vocabulary name, the rules are a bit different. More than likely, if -sa is considered a suffix in Melissa, it isn't necessarily a diminutive one.
Normally, the suffixes don't change name meaning. Except for some "of" and "son of" suffixes, and a few that indicate that the bearer is female. But the feinine suffixes don't change the meaning, just the gender.
Sorry for the grammar, hope it made sense. I'm thinking in fragments tonight :)
Michelle