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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 I ...

(often of Seymour) and surname which may refer to:

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In arts and entertainment

* Brigitte Sy (born 1956), French actress and filmmaker * Latyr Sy (born 1972), Senegalese singer and percussionist * Omar Sy (born 1978), French actor and comedian *

Oumou Sy (Oumou Sy) (born 1952 in Podor, Senegal) is a Senegalese fashion designer frequently referred to as "Senegal's Queen of Couture"."Art of Africa: The 50 best African artists", ''The Independent'', December 1, 2006. https://www.independent.co.uk/n ...

(born 1952), Senegalese fashion designer

In sports

Amara Sy Amara Sy (born 28 August 1981) is a Malian-French former professional basketball player who played at the small forward position. Professional career On 31 July 2015, Sy signed with AS Monaco, after a three-year run with ASVEL Basket ASVEL Ba ...

(born 1981), Malian-French basketball player *

Baba Sy ''Baba Sy'' was an African international draughts player and the first world champion from Africa. He is said to have been "discovered" by an American player visiting Dakar in 1959. In 1962 Germany organized a "big game/party", he was the only Se ...

(1935–1978), Senegalese draughts player, first world champion from Africa *

Cheikha Sy Cheikh Sy (born 5 June 1990) is a Senegalese football player. Career Sy played in UAE, as well as in Syria, Senegal and Lebanon. He is plays as an attacking midfielder. Honours Individual * Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2013–14 ...

(born 1990), Senegalese footballer *

Founéké Sy Founéké Sy (21 July 1986 – 4 April 2020) was a Malian footballer. Club career Sy played his entire career in the Malian Première Division before moving to Iran in 2009. He played for Nassaji Mazandaran and Iranjavan in Azadegan League. Aft ...

(born 1986), Malian footballer * Moussa Sy, Guinean football player *

Pape Sy Pape Ousseynou Sy (born April 5, 1988) is a French professional basketball player who last played for BCM Gravelines of the LNB Pro A. A versatile Guard (basketball), guard/Small forward, forward, Sy was drafted by the Hawks as the 53rd overall pi ...

(born 1988), French-Senegalese basketball player *

Bandja Sy Bandja Sy (born July 30, 1990) is a Malian-French professional basketball player for Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A. Standing at 2.04 m (6'8"), he plays the small forward and power forward positions. After playing four years of college ...

(born 1990), Malian-French basketball player

In politics

* Chan Sy (1932–1984), Cambodian politician, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Kampuchea from 1981 to 1984 *

Ousmane Sy Ousmane Sy (born May 25, 1949) is a Malian politician. Ousmane Sy was born in Bandiagara, Mali. He received his higher education in France. He holds a Doctorate in Economic and Social Development (University of Paris I) and two advanced Diploma ...

(born 1949), Malian politician * Seydina Oumar Sy (born 1937), Senegalese politician, Foreign Minister of Senegal from 1990 to 1991

In other fields

Frédéric Sy Frédéric Sy was a French astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets. He worked at the Paris Observatory from 1879 to 1887, and as the assistant astronomer at the Algiers Observatory, North Africa, from 1887 to 1918. While working in Algier ...

, 19th and 20th century French astronomer * Henry Sy (1924–2019), Chinese-Filipino billionaire, business magnate, investor and philanthropist *

Malick Sy El-Hadji Malick Sy ( ff, Allaaji Maalik Si, 1853–1922) was a Senegalese religious leader and teacher in the Tijaniyya Sufi Malikite and Ash'arite brotherhood. Life Born in Gaya, northern Senegal, to a Fulani family, El-Hadji Malick Sy traveled ...

(1855–1922), Senegalese Muslim religious leader and teacher *

Polly Sy Polly Wee Sy is a Filipino mathematician specializing in functional analysis. She is a professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of the Philippines Diliman, the former head of the mathematics department at the university, and the former pr ...

, Filipino mathematician

Given name or nickname

In arts and entertainment

Sy Barry Seymour "Sy" Barry (born March 12, 1928)
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Sy Gomberg Sy Gomberg (August 19, 1918 – February 11, 2001) was an American Oscar-nominated film screenwriter, producer, and activist, who taught screenwriting to University of Southern California students for over a decades. Gomberg was born in New ...

(1918–2001), American film screenwriter and producer * Sy Montgomery (born 1958), German-American naturalist, author and scriptwriter * Sy Oliver (1910–1988), American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader * Sy Richardson (born 1941), American actor * Sy Smith (born 1978), American R&B/soul singer *

Sy Wexler Sy Wexler (1916-2005) was an American filmmaker best known for the hundreds of educational short films he made, mostly during the 1960s and 1970s. The most famous was ''Squeak the Squirrel''. He also co-produced a short film titled ''The Searchin ...

(1916–2005), American documentary filmmaker

In business

Sy Berger Seymour Perry Berger (July 12, 1923 – December 14, 2014) was an employee of the Topps company for over 50 years. He is credited as being the co-designer of the 1952 Topps baseball series, as is regarded as "the father of modern baseball cards". ...

(1923–2014), Topps company employee considered the father of the modern baseball card * Sy Syms (1926–2009), American businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist * Seymour G. Sternberg (born 1943), chairman and former CEO of New York Life Insurance Company

In sports

Sylvester Blye Sylvester "Sy" Blye (born February 14, 1938) is a former American street and professional basketball player. Blye was famous in the Rucker Park league in New York City, being named to its Hall of Fame. He played briefly in college for Seattle Univ ...

(born 1938), American basketball player * Seymour Cromwell (1934–1977), American rower *

Sy Sanborn Irving Ellis Sanborn (November 28, 1866 – July 18, 1934) was an American sports writer. He was familiarly known as Sy Sanborn. Sanborn was one of the most renowned baseball journalists in the early days of the 20th century. He was featured wr ...

(1866–1934), American sportswriter *

Sy Sutcliffe Elmer Ellsworth "Sy" Sutcliffe (April 15, 1862 – February 13, 1893), also known as "Cy" or "Old Cy," was an American baseball player. He played eight seasons of Major League Baseball, principally as a catcher but also as a first baseman, outfie ...

(1862–1893), American baseball player

In other fields

Sy Friedman Sy-David Friedman (born May 23, 1953 in Chicago) is an American and Austrian mathematician and a (retired) professor of mathematics at the University of Vienna and the former director of the Kurt Gödel Research Center for Mathematical Logic. His ...

(born 1953), American-Austrian mathematician and professor * Seymour Hersh (born 1937), American investigative journalist and political writer *

Seymour Liebergot Seymour "Sy" Abraham Liebergot (born February 15, 1936 in Camden, New Jersey, Camden, New Jersey) is a retired NASA flight controller, serving during the Apollo program. Liebergot was an Flight controller, EECOM controller and was responsible fo ...

(born 1936), retired NASA flight controller * Sy Montgomery (born 1958), German-American naturalist, author and scriptwriter

In fiction

Sy Snootles The Max Rebo Band is a fictional alien pop music band in the '' Star Wars'' franchise, first appearing in the 1983 film ''Return of the Jedi'' as in-house performers for crime lord Jabba the Hutt. The lineup originally seen in the film consists ...

, a ''Star Wars'' character * Sy Bisti, a fictional language in the ''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...

'' universe * Sy Ableman, a character from '' A Serious Man'' * Sy Rubinek, a character from '' Sneaky Pete'' * Seymour "Sy" Parrish, a character from ''

One Hour Photo ''One Hour Photo'' is a 2002 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Mark Romanek and starring Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Gary Cole, and Eriq La Salle. The film was produced by Catch 23 Entertainment, Kil ...

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