Definition of Hypocoristics. Meaning of Hypocoristics. Synonyms of Hypocoristics

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Definition of Hypocoristics

Hypocoristic
Hypocoristic Hyp`o*co*ris"tic, a. [Gr. ?; ? under + ? to caress.] Endearing; diminutive; as, the hypocoristic form of a name. The hypocoristic or pet form of William. --Dr. Murray.

Meaning of Hypocoristics from wikipedia

- rego — why Australians love hypocoristics". Lingoblog.dk. Retrieved 7 July 2022. Simpson, Jane (2008). "Hypocoristics in Australian English". The Pacific...
- probably influenced by the Spanish tradition. The influence of Spanish in hypocoristics is recent since it became a general fashion only in the twentieth century...
- Y/Iolanda = Yoyô, Ioiô, Landa Other hypocoristics are ****ociated with common two name combinations: A hypocoristics can receive the suffix -inho/-inha...
- Vivian (and variants such as Vivien and Vivienne) is a given name, and less often a surname, derived from a Latin name of the Roman Empire period, masculine...
- Pèire, Pèir, Pèr Persian: Pedros, Pedrush Polish: Piotr. Diminutives/hypocoristics include Piotrek, Piotruś, and Piotrunio. Piotr has several name days...
- ('baptized'), Radovan, Dragan, Željan, Dejan, Nayden, Mirjana. Diminutive and hypocoristic (endearing) names deriving from the above-mentioned dithematic names...
- forms Κώστας (Kostas), Κωστής (Kostis) and Ντίνος (Dinos) being po****r hypocoristics. Costel is a common Romanian form, a diminutive of Constantin. The Bulgarian...
- Lithuanian adjective gražus, meaning "pretty", "beautiful". Diminutives/hypocoristics include Grasia, Grazia, Grażynka, Grażka, Grażusia. In Polish tradition...
- Mia is a feminine given name in po****r use worldwide. It originated as a diminutive of Maria and other names such as Amelia and Emilia, and was rarely...
- name Matryoshka is a diminutive form of Matryosha (Матрёша), in turn a hypocoristic of the Russian female first name Matryona (Матрёна). A set of matryoshkas...