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in reply to a message by Mike C
I don't understand why Polish diminutive forms of names are getting their own entries. Names like Przemek or Włodek would never be listed on a birth certificate in Poland. Just seems misleading and a waste of space. Shouldn't there be a subcategory of the name it is related to instead of getting its own entry?
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There are plenty of diminutives in the database from various languages. It's not as though Polish diminutives are receiving special treatment. (https://www.behindthename.com/names/description/diminutive).
This isn't a site for "Names that would be listed on birth certificates", it's for names in all of their forms.
ETA: Typed this while you were also posting. The diminutives do have the word Diminutive on their page linked, where it explains this in the first sentence "A diminutive (or pet name) of a given name is a short and/or affectionate form. Often they are only used by friends and relatives."
This isn't a site for "Names that would be listed on birth certificates", it's for names in all of their forms.
ETA: Typed this while you were also posting. The diminutives do have the word Diminutive on their page linked, where it explains this in the first sentence "A diminutive (or pet name) of a given name is a short and/or affectionate form. Often they are only used by friends and relatives."
This message was edited 3/1/2019, 8:35 AM
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Oh, disregard, I see you do this with most languages, but I think it should be noted whether it is actually used as an independent name vs if it is only used as a diminutive form. I understand some names spin off and become their own names like the case with Molly and Polly, but this really is not the case with many Polish diminutives listed.
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