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Re: I like it
Ian Graham
Ian Henry

are my typeNN doesn't have to be shorter then name itself for example John Johnny. And nn can have a softener factor or can creat less formal way...anyway...I don't know any but I thought you might! existing one or just freshly invented :-)thx a million
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that's trueI didn't think of that. In my mind things like Johnny are more diminuative forms or pet names than nicknames. To me a nickname is more something shorter to call someone with a long name. Although of course that's not actually the only thing it is.
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ok - fair enoughfor me nickname and petname are the same (or clouse enough)
but I got your point :-)
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