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The posts about Elliot and Charlotte reminded me that -ot and variations were common feminine diminutive suffixes in medieval English. I've put together a list of them, with the root name they derive from where known.

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What do you think? Any that should come back?

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Abelota (fem. of Abel)
Agote (Agatha)
Alot (Alice)
Alote (Alice)
Amelot (Emmeline)
Annote (Agnes)
Anot (Agnes)
Anote (Agnes)
Badelota
Barbot (Barbara)
Barbota (Barbara)
Belot (Isabel)
Blissot (Bliss)
Cissota (Cecilia)
Diota (Denise)
Dyot (Denise)
Dyota (Denise)
Ebbot (Isabel)
Ebota (Isabel)
Elisot (Elizabeth)
Elisota (Elizabeth)
Ellot (Ellen)
Ellota (Ellen)
Elota (Ellen)
Emelote (Emmeline)
Emmot (Emma)
Emmota (Emma)
Emmote (Emma)
Emota (Emma)
Enota
Euot (Eve)
Euota (Eve)
Evelot (Eve)
Evota (Eve)
Gillot (Gilia, fem. of Giles)
Gillota (Gilia, fem. of Giles)
Gunnota (Gunhilda)
Gunnote (Gunhilda)
Hibbot (Isabel)
Ibbot (Isabel)
Ibbota (Isabel)
Ibot (Isabel)
Ibota (Isabel)
Iselota (Yseult)
Isott (Yseult)
Iuotte (EDIT - fem. of Ivo)
Juhota (Julia)
Linota (Lena)
Lota
Lovota (Love)
Mabota (Mabel)
Maggot (Margaret)
Maggote (Margaret)
Magot (Margaret)
Magota (Margaret)
Magote (Margaret)
Magott (Margaret)
Mallot (Mary)
Malot (Mary)
Mariot (Mary)
Mariota (Mary)
Masota (fem. of Matthew)
Mazota (fem. of Matthew)
Megota (Margaret)
Minnota (Minna)
Molot (Mary)
Mott (Matilda)
Motte (Matilda)
Nota
Philota (Philippa)
Sibota (Sybil)
Sissota (Cecilia)
Tibota (Matilda)
Tillot (Matilda)
Tillote (Matilda)
Ybelote (Isabel)
Ybot (Isabel)

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Cats aren’t a human right, but they are pretty awesome 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

This message was edited 6/3/2025, 1:13 AM