Lallname

Meaning

a hypocoristic form of a given name which is phonologically simplified in child language but enters adult use. Especially in ancient names of Asia Minor (in Anatolian languages such as Phrygian, Luwian, Hittite), but also used for other languages.

Concepts

hypocorism

pet name

Synonyms

Kosename

Hypokoristikum

Translations

koosnaam

koosnaampje

hypokorisma

υποκόρισμα

hypokorisme

hipocorístico

υποκοριστικό

hypocoristique

petit nom

ipocoristico

hipocorístico

hipocorístic

nomignolo

vleinaam

Etymology

From lallen (“babble, prattle”) + Name (“name”). A technical term in onomatology, first coined in 1896 (for ancient Greek) by Paul Kretschmer, Einleitung in die Geschichte der Griechischen Sprache, p. 334. Used for German names by A. Socin, Mittelhochdeutsches Namenbuch (1903).