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Bess (name)
Bess is both a surname and a feminine given name (usually as the shortened Hypocorism form of Elizabeth). Notable people with the name include: Given name * Elizabeth I (1533-1603), also known as "Good Queen Bess" * Bess of Hardwick (1527-1608), daughter of John Hardwick of Hardwicke * Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1759-1824), early female novelist * Bess Armstrong (born 1953), American actress * Elizabeth Austin (other), several people * Bess Berman (1902-1968), American record label executive * Bess Bolden Walcott (1886-1988), African American educator, librarian, museum curator, and activist * Bess Bonnier (1928-2011), American jazz pianist, composer, and music educator * Bess Bukodi, British professor * Elizabeth Davies (other), several people * Elizabeth Davis (other), several people * Bess Flowers (1898-1984), American actress * Bess Gearhart Morrison (1875-1968), American actress, educator, and speaker * Elizabeth Holland (died ... [...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] |