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Diminutives are often employed as nicknames and pet names when speaking to small children and when expressing extreme tenderness and intimacy to an adult. The opposite of the diminutive form is the augmentative. In some contexts, diminutives are also employed in a pejorative sense to denote
In case of adjectives the use of diminutive form is aimed to intensify the effect of diminutive form of a noun. Diminutive forms of adverbs are used to express either benevolence in the speech or on the contrary to express superciliousness, depending on the inflection of a whole phrase. Some diminutives of proper names, among many others: Feminine
The name Nancy was originally a diminutive form of Annis, a medieval English vernacular form of Agnes. In some English dialects, "mine" was used instead of "my" and "Mine Ancy" eventually became Nancy. The name was also later used as an English diminutive of Anne or Ann. It has been used as an independent name since the 18th century.
Fulano/a (from Arabic fulán) is the default placeholder name for a human (the female version Fulana should be used carefully as it is also slang for "prostitute", but the diminutive form Fulanita is safe). Fulano de Tal is the equivalent of John Doe. Fulano is cognate with the Biblical Hebrew term ploni (see above). Mengano (from the Arabic ...
Originally a diminutive form of the French name Josèphe, Joséphine became the standard form in the 19th century, replacing Josèphe, which eventually became a very rare name. In 2017, Josephine was the 107th most popular girls' baby name in the US. [1] Diminutive forms of this name include Fifi, Jo, Josie, Joetta and Jojo.
In Australian English, diminutives are usually formed by taking the first part of a word, and adding an ending such as a, o, ie, or y. Sometimes, no ending is added. [1] While the form of a diminutive is arbitrary, their use follows strict rules. [citation needed] Diminutives are not used creatively.
Diminutive forms can be derived from both short and full names. For example: from Maria (full form) following diminutive forms can be derived: Maria → Maryunya, Marunya, Marusya, Maryusha, Maryushka and Maryasha. Masha (short form) → Mashka, Mashenyka, Mashulya. Manya (another short form) → Manechka, Manyusya, Manyusha, Manyasha etc.
It is derived from the Hebrew name Yirmeyahu (יִרְמְיָהוּ), which carries the same meaning. Jeremy is a common English form of the name Jeremiah, often used in English-speaking countries, as "Jeremy" is the anglicized and diminutive form of the given name "Jeremiah." Notable people with the name include: