Message: "For what names are these names nicks?"

For what names are these names nicks?

by Caprice

7/21/2006, 1:06 PM

These are names of Argentine (Spanish-speaking) children:
Bobo (girl)
Tulio (boy)
Coqui (girl)

Short and sweet like Swedish summer....

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- Zarita (guest)

7/22/2006, 4:51 PM

Bobo- Bo , Bobby,
Tulio- Leo
Coqui- Cookie (when u prounouce it co-kee and say it really fast it sounds like Cookie.), Kay

- Miss Julia Keelan (JiminyKrickit)

7/22/2006, 2:20 PM

A coqui is a frog found in Puerto Rico. It's named for the sound it makes! I seems like a nickname that would originate not in relation to the name, but to the person. Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coqui

No idea about the others!

Julia Keelan

"I don't mean to be rude-" he began in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable.
"-yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often."
~ From Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling. Vernon Dursley to Albus Dumbledore.

- Profe Esteban +2

7/21/2006, 2:18 PM

wrong name

Here, in Argentina, Bobo is not a nickname. It's a male adjective and means "fool, sucker".
Tulio is a latin name.
Coqui is a nickname (unisex) but I don't know its origin.

- Caprice +1

7/21/2006, 3:13 PM

Well, the text said Bobo...

...but it was from 1975. And maybe wrongly translated into Swedish?

Short and sweet like Swedish summer....

- Profe Esteban

7/21/2006, 3:25 PM

I'm sure it was a wrong translation. You can write me for any doubt about argentinian names and nicknames, Caprice. Regards.

- Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans) +1

7/21/2006, 1:46 PM

Are you sure Tulio is a nickname form? Diccionario de Nombres de Personas by Jose Albaiges Olivart lists it simply as the Spanish form of Tullio.

- Caprice

7/21/2006, 2:16 PM

No, I'm not sure about that and yes, what you write seems logical. Thanks!

Short and sweet like Swedish summer....

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