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Subject:	Re: Two Spanish Names
Author:	Lumia (Authenticated as Lumia)
Date:	August 20, 2007 at 11:50:14 PM
Reply to:	Re: Two Spanish Names by lac

The spelling with -y is an English influence (and in Spanish, this use of the Y only makes misspellings), but nicknames with -i are usual in femenine names: Mari, Leti, Conchi, Pauli...

Usually, they are made removing the ending in names which have an -i- (María > Mari, Patricia > Patri, Leticia > Leti) or adding the diminutive suffix "-ita" (sometimes to a nickname Concepción > Concha > Conchita, Dolores > Lola > Lolita) and then removing the ending "ta" (Conchita > Conchi, Lolita > Loli).

Lumia
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Messages in this thread:

Two Spanish Names - lac Aug 19 2007, 6:29:46 PM
- Re: Two Spanish Names - Lumia Aug 19 2007, 11:14:01 PM
  - Re: "Misspelling" - Cleveland Kent Evans Aug 22 2007, 1:11:28 PM
    - Re: "Misspelling" - Lumia Aug 22 2007, 1:46:09 PM
      - Thanks... - Cleveland Kent Evans Aug 22 2007, 2:10:26 PM
        
        Re: Thanks... - তন্ময় ভট Aug 22 2007, 5:01:07 PM
        
        Re: Thanks... - Anneza Aug 24 2007, 3:31:04 AM
  - Re: Two Spanish Names - lac Aug 20 2007, 2:13:07 PM
    - Re: Two Spanish Names - Lumia Aug 20 2007, 11:50:14 PM
  - Re: Two Spanish Names - Agata Aug 20 2007, 7:42:06 AM
    - Re: Two Spanish Names - Lumia Aug 20 2007, 8:56:34 AM

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