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The system of Russian forms of addressing is used in Russian languages to indicate relative social status and the degree of respect between speakers. Typical language for this includes using certain parts of a person's full name, name suffixes , and honorific plural , as well as various titles and ranks.
Twenty20. 4. Nana. Short and sweet, not to mention easy to pronounce for the little ones. 5. Nani and Nana. The maternal grandparent names (i.e., mom’s parents) in Hindi.
The logic? Since "babushka" is a correct term in Serbian, but not in Russian, for what reason it is translated as Russian word "grandmother", but not as a corresponding Serbian word? The reference to Russian word "babushka" (=grandmother) *is* misleading. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.153.22.4 21:54, 25 May 2010 (UTC)
In Turkish and other Turkic languages such as Crimean Tatar, Nene means "grandmother", and is also generally used as a nickname for elderly women. In Japanese, Nene is exclusively a feminine given name. It can be written as "ねね" and rarely "ネネ", or it can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 祢 々, "shrine, mausoleum"
Grandma and Grandpa are out. Gigi, Lolly and Pop are in. From Beep to Glama, why grandparents are choosing unique nicknames: 'I am way too cute and hip to be a grandma'
1. Grandma, thank you for all of the love, hugs and snuggles. Happy Grandparents Day! 2. Grandpa, thanks for all of the fun play and wrestling matches.
Lola is also a short form of the unrelated German name Aloisia and a hypocorism of Lolita, in particular in Russian. The name Lola is also common in Africa; in Nigeria, many feminine Yoruba names are shortened to Lola, such as Temilola, Omolola or Damilola. Lola (Tajik for tulip) is also a feminine name in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and ...
Diminutives in Chinese are typically formed in one of three ways: by repetition or by the addition of a "cute" prefix or suffix. Chinese given names are usually one or two characters in length. The single character or the second of the two characters can be doubled to make it sound cuter.