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121Dottie — f English: pet form of DOT (SEE Dot), with the hypocoristic suffix ie. The form Dotty is also used, and its popularity does not seem to have been adversely affected by the fact that it coincides in form with the slang word meaning ‘crazy’ …
122Eddie — m English: pet form of ED (SEE Ed), with the addition of the hypocoristic suffix ie …
123Eydl — f Jewish: Yiddish name, originally an affectionate nickname meaning ‘noble’ (Yiddish eydl, cf. modern German edel). Variant: Eyde (a back formation based on the belief that Eydl was a pet form with the hypocoristic suffix (e)l) …
124Feige — f Jewish: from Yiddish Feygl ‘bird’ (modern German Vogel; cf. ZIPPORAH (SEE Zipporah)). The present form of the name was arrived at by back formation, the final l having been interpreted as a Yiddish hypocoristic suffix rather than an integral… …
125Hopkin — m English and Welsh: transferred use of the surname, now found mainly in Wales. It is derived from a medieval given name, a pet form (with the hypocoristic suffix kin) of Hob, which is a short form of ROBERT (SEE Robert) that probably had its… …
126Iser — m Jewish: back formation from Yiddish Iserl (a metathesized form of ISRAEL (SEE Israel)), the final / having been taken as a hypocoristic element. Variant: Issur …
127Jack — m English: originally a pet form of JOHN (SEE John), but now well established as a given name in its own right. It is derived from Middle English Jankin, later altered to Jackin, from Jan (a contracted form of Jehan John) + the hypocoristic… …
128Jenkin — m English and Welsh: transferred use of the surname, which is derived from the medieval given name Jankin. This was a pet form of JAN (2) (SEE Jan), with the hypocoristic suffix kin (cf. JACK (SEE Jack)). The modern given name is comparatively… …
