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Becky Baur
Becky or Beckie is a feminine given name, often a short form ( hypocorism) of Rebecca. It may refer to: People * Rebecca Allison (born 1946), American cardiologist and transgender activist * Rebecca Becky Anderson (born 1967), British journalist and news anchor * Becky Ann Baker (born 1953), American actress * Rebecca Becky Bell (1971–1988), American teenager who died as the result of an abortion * Rebecca Becky Carney (born 1944), American politician * Rebecca Becky Downie (born 1992), British artistic gymnast * Rebecca Becky Easton (born 1974), English footballer * Rebecca Becky Edelsohn (1892–1973), American anarchist and hunger striker * Becky Edwards (other) * Rebecca Foon (born 1978), Canadian cellist, vocalist and composer * Rebecca Becky Hill (born 1994), English singer and songwriter * Becky Hobbs (born 1950), American country singer, songwriter and pianist * Beckie Middleton (born 1986), English international field hockey player * Rebecca Quick (born 1972 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' for Robert, or it may be unrelated. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the morphological process by which the standard form of the word is transformed into a form denoting affection, or to words resulting from this process. In English, a word is often Clipping (morphology), clipped down to a closed monosyllable and then suffixed with ''-y/-ie'' (phonologically /i/). Sometimes the suffix ''-o'' is included as well as other forms or templates. Hypocoristics are often affective in meaning and are particularly common in Australian English, but can be used for various purposes in different semantic fields, including personal names, place names and nouns. Hypocorisms are usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |