-y(1)
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(Redirected from -etta)
| Gender: | affix | |
| Pronunciation: | ee | |
| Meaning: | Little...; Child of...; Junior | |
| Related Names: | -ie(1), -i(3), -ey(2), Sonny, Freddie, Terri, -ith, Judith, -itus, -iti, -ito, -ita, Benito, Anita, -etto, -etta, -etti, -ette, -et, -ett, Etta, Lynnette, Janet, Bennett, -itto, -itta, -it, -itte, -itt, -itti, Merritt, Brigitte, -y(2), -otte |
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ORIGIN AND HISTORY
Middle English, -y, -ie[1], small or juvenile, from
Greek, -ites[1], descendant, akin to
Hebrew, -iy, male patronymic (as in Israeli, Pakistani, Iraqi, etc.), & -ith, female patronymic
Forms a youthful or familiar diminutive of the root name. Also used to form patronymics & metronymics.
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Author: Sabertooth
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Facts about -y(1)RDF feed
| Gender | affix + |
| Length | 5 + |
| Meaning | Little...; Child of...; Junior + |
| Meaningnc | little...; child of...; junior + |
| Name | -y(1) + |
| Origin | Middle English + |
| Popularity | 0 + |
| Pronunciation | ee + |
| Rank in 2000s | 0 + |
| Related | -ie(1) +, -i(3) +, -ey(2) +, Sonny +, Freddie +, Terri +, -ith +, Judith +, -itus +, -iti +, -ito +, -ita +, Benito +, Anita +, -etto +, -etta +, -etti +, -ette +, -et +, -ett +, Etta +, Lynnette +, Janet +, Bennett +, -itto +, -itta +, -it +, -itte +, -itt +, -itti +, Merritt +, Brigitte +, -y(2) +, and -otte + |
