Diminutive suffixes --there are many-- also imply youth/youthfulness/boy/girl.
* -y/-ie [
JOEY = little or young
JOE; GERRIE = little or young
GERALDINE]
* -ellus/-ello/-ella/-el/-elle [
CINDERELLA]
* -ettus/-etto/-etta/-et/-ette [
LYNNETTE = little or young
LYNN]
* -illus/-illo/-illa/-il/-ille [
VIRGIL,
LUCILLE]
* -ito/-ita [
BENITO,
ANITA]
* -ittus/-itto/-itta/-it/-itte
* -ulus/-ulo/-ula [
URSULA = little or young she-bear]
There are more...
"Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one's youth." Ps. 127:4
JoHannah Jubilee, BenJudah Gabriel, Aaron Josiah, Jordan Uriah,
Maranatha Nissiah, (Anastasia Nike, 1992-1992), Jeshua David,
Shiloh Joshana, Elijah Daniel, Hezekiah Nathaniel, Zephaniah JosephThis message was edited 12/24/2014, 3:37 AM