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Help[Opinions] Re: Names With More Than Four Nicknames
in reply to a message by Amoret
Most if not all names from my country (Ukraine) as well as Russia and Belarus have more than 4 nicknames. Listing them all is too much. So,
Examples;
Yevhen – Zhenya, Zheka, Zhenyok, Zhenchyk, Zhenko, Yevhenko, Henya, Zhesha, Hena, Yevhesha, Yevhekha, Yenya (Yevhen could also be Zhenusya or Zhenka but those are more common for a Yevheniya).
Oleksandra – Sasha (also Sashka, Sashko), Sanya, Olesya, Lesya, Sandra, Oleksasha, Sanka, Oleska, Shura (or Shurka), Olechko, Oleshko (Oleksandra could also be Olya or Olka but those are more common for an Olha).
Examples;
Yevhen – Zhenya, Zheka, Zhenyok, Zhenchyk, Zhenko, Yevhenko, Henya, Zhesha, Hena, Yevhesha, Yevhekha, Yenya (Yevhen could also be Zhenusya or Zhenka but those are more common for a Yevheniya).
Oleksandra – Sasha (also Sashka, Sashko), Sanya, Olesya, Lesya, Sandra, Oleksasha, Sanka, Oleska, Shura (or Shurka), Olechko, Oleshko (Oleksandra could also be Olya or Olka but those are more common for an Olha).
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Wow! Is there a reason for that, like many people having the same name, or is there just a fondness for nicknames there?
Diminutives in East Slavic countries follow ending patterns so they're applicable to most names.