These are sometimes explained as hypocorisms, short forms of originally dithematic names, but in many cases the etymology of the supposed original name cannot be recovered.
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The name is in origin a hypocorism of names beginning in the element " Ing-" ( such as Ingar, named for the god ).
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As for other rulers of the third kingdom of Ebla, Immeya's name is Amorite; furthermore, it seems that " Immeya " was a hypocorism.
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Hoschander interpreted this as the Babylonian " marduk-bel-shunu " meaning " Marduk is their lord ", " Mordecai " being thus a hypocorism.
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Words such as hypocorism, nickname, diminutive cover some cases but perhaps not every case .-- talk ) 02 : 57, 27 December 2011 ( UTC)
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Some hypocorisms retain a remnant of their second element, but reduced so that it cannot be identified unambiguously any longer; Curt / Kurt may abbreviate either Conrad or Cunibert.
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;Mick : ( Australia ) a Roman Catholic usually Irish Catholic ( a reference to the common " Mc'" patronymic of Irish surnames, or a hypocorism of Michael)
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His name was not known, so people began calling him " Faithful " or " Kostya " ( a hypocorism ( affectionate diminutive ) of Constantine which itself devolves from " constant, steadfast " ).
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The name " Wojtek " is a hypocorism ( diminutive form ) of " Wojciech ", an old Slavic name that is still common in Poland today and means " he who enjoys war " or " joyful warrior ".
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It is usually a hypocorism ( affectionate diminutive ) of the masculine given name "'John "', but since the 16th century, it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for both males and females.
