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:
Surname
In arts and entertainment
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Brigitte Sy
Brigitte Sy (born 26 January 1956) is a French actress and filmmaker. Her directorial film debut, '' Les Mains libres'', was released in 2010 to critical acclaim in France.
Life and career
She is the mother of the actors Louis Garrel and Esther ...
(born 1956), French actress and filmmaker
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Latyr Sy
Latyr Sy is a Senegalese singer and percussionist based in Tokyo.
Biography
Born on September 12, 1972, on t he island of Goree, a world heritage site off the coast of Dakar in Senegal, West Africa, Latyr Sy began playing African drums, djemb ...
(born 1972), Senegalese singer and percussionist
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Omar Sy
Omar Sy (, ff, 𞤌𞤥𞤢𞤪 𞤅𞤭, Omar Si; born 20 January 1978) is a French actor, best known in France for his sketches with Fred Testot on the '' Service après-vente des émissions'' television show on Canal+ (2005–2012). He gaine ...
(born 1978), French actor and comedian
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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
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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
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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
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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 (born 1986), Malian footballer
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Moussa Sy
Moussa Sy (born 12 July 1979 in Conakry) is a Guinean football Striker with the Long Island Rough Riders of the United Soccer League
United Soccer League (USL), formerly known as United Soccer Leagues, is a Association football, soccer le ...
, Guinean football player
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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
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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 b ...
(born 1990), Malian-French basketball player
In politics
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Chan Sy
Chan Sy, also spelt Chan Si, ( km, ចាន់ ស៊ី; 1932 – 26 December 1984) was a Cambodian politician who served as the Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Kampuchea from 1982 until his death in 1984.
Biography
Chan Sy was ...
(1932–1984), Cambodian politician, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Kampuchea from 1981 to 1984
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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
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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
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Henry Sy
Henry Tan Chi Sieng Sy Sr. (; ; October 15, 1924 – January 19, 2019) was a Filipino businessman and investor.
Born in Fujian, he moved with his family to the Philippines at age 12. While his family returned to China, he stayed behind and f ...
(1924–2019), Chinese-Filipino billionaire, business magnate, investor and philanthropist
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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
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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
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Sy Barry
Seymour "Sy" Barry (born March 12, 1928) at the
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
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Sy Montgomery
Sy Montgomery (born February 7, 1958) is a German born, American naturalist, author and scriptwriter who writes for children as well as adults. She is author of 34 books, including ''The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wo ...
(born 1958), German-American naturalist, author and scriptwriter
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Sy Oliver
Melvin James "Sy" Oliver (December 17, 1910 – May 28, 1988) was an American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader.
Life
Sy Oliver was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, United States. His mother was a piano teacher, and his ...
(1910–1988), American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader
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Sy Richardson
Sy Richardson is an American film and television actor. Also a two-time screenwriter, Richardson wrote the screenplay for the 1993 film Posse (1993 film), ''Posse''.
Early life and education
He was born in Cincinnati and grew up in Chicago. He at ...
(born 1941), American actor
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Sy Smith
Sy Smith is an American singer and actress.
Early life and career beginnings
Sy Smith began her career leading a six-person Washington D.C. go-go band called "In Tyme". After graduating from Howard University with a bachelor's degree of Scien ...
(born 1978), American R&B/soul singer
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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
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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
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Sy Syms
Sy Syms (May 12, 1926 – November 17, 2009) was an American businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist, who founded the SYMS off-price clothing chain in New York City in 1959.
Biography
Syms was born Seymour Merinsky on May 12, 1926, in Bro ...
(1926–2009), American businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist
* Seymour G. Sternberg (born 1943), chairman and former CEO of New York Life Insurance Company
In sports
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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
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Seymour Cromwell
Seymour Legrand "Sy" Cromwell II (February 17, 1934 – May 2, 1977) was an American rower. He won a silver medal in the double sculls event at the 1964 Summer Olympics and at the 1966 World Rowing Championships.
Private life
Cromwell was born ...
(1934–1977), American rower
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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
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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
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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
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Seymour Hersh
Seymour Myron "Sy" Hersh (born April 8, 1937) is an American investigative journalist and political writer.
Hersh first gained recognition in 1969 for exposing the My Lai Massacre and its cover-up during the Vietnam War, for which he received t ...
(born 1937), American investigative journalist and political writer
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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
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Sy Montgomery
Sy Montgomery (born February 7, 1958) is a German born, American naturalist, author and scriptwriter who writes for children as well as adults. She is author of 34 books, including ''The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wo ...
(born 1958), German-American naturalist, author and scriptwriter
In fiction
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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
Fictional languages are the subset of constructed languages (conlangs) that have been created as part of a fictional setting (e.g. for use in a book, movie, television show, or video game). Typically they are the creation of one individual, while ...
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
''A Serious Man'' is a 2009 American black comedy-drama film written, produced, edited and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Set in 1967, the film stars Michael Stuhlbarg as a Minnesota Jewish man whose life crumbles both professionally and perso ...
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* Sy Rubinek, a character from ''
Sneaky Pete
''Sneaky Pete'' is an American crime drama series created by David Shore and Bryan Cranston. The series follows Marius Josipović (Giovanni Ribisi), a released convict who adopts the identity of his cellmate, Pete Murphy, to avoid his past life. ...
''
* 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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Shī (surname)
Shī (施) is a Chinese surname. It is written as Sze or Sy in Cantonese or Hokkien romanisation. According to a 2013 study it was the 106th most common name, being shared by 2.06 million people or 0.150% of the population, with Jiangsu being the p ...
(施)
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Shǐ (surname)
Shǐ (史) is a Chinese surname meaning "history" of "official historiographer". It is romanized Shih in Wade–Giles, or Sze or Si in Cantonese romanization. According to a 2008 study, it was the 82nd most common name in China. A 2013 study found ...
(史)
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Psy
Park Jae-sang (, ; born December 31, 1977), known professionally as Psy (stylized in all caps as PSY) (; ; ), is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Psy is known domestically for his humorous videos and stage per ...