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nicknames in foreign languages
Have you ever met someone whose first name was in one language (presumably their native tongue), but who had a nickname they usually went by that was in another language? I'm not talking about jews in foreign countries who went by 2 sets of names, I'm talking about nicknames that were acquired during the person's lifetime. Personally, in my family, we have these:
Ya'akov, nicknamed Jacques
another Ya'akov, nicknamed Giaco
Yitzhak, nicknamed Zacco (after italian Isacco)
Liza, nicknamed Aliza
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Former co-worker, Giuseppe, who goes by Josey & Josi.
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Cristina who went by Kirsty and Alessandro and Leonardo who went by Alex and Len.
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Lots of Italians use English-derived nicknames such as Tom or Tommy for Tommaso , Annie for Anna etc.
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Same here. I think every single Andrzej younger than 40 I've met went by Andrew (with a heavy Polish accent of course).It's also unsurprising to see a foreign nickname on people who've returned from emigration.
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Jose nicknamed JoeAdele nicknamed Eidel by her Chabad friends
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was she perhaps Adele after the daughter of the Baal Shem Tov, or the daughter of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, or just Adele?
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Not sure, I didn't know her that well!
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I've met a Candela who goes by Candy.
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A Liana goes by Annaleigh.
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