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Deenie - what a nice idea! Most Geraldines I've known have done without a nn, but I did meet one who was known as Dinky. Not quite as bad as it sounds - it's an Anglo version of the standard Afrikaans diminutive ending, usually written as -tjie.
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My parents knew a Dinky once. I don't think I ever heard what it was short for. I think she was English / British, but she could have been from South Africa or had those roots.
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