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⌈ Secret Post #2964 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

There are quite a few characters with nicknames, though? Aragorn ('Strider', 'Longshanks'), Gandalf ('Greyhame', 'Stormcrow'), Galadriel is known almost exclusively by her nickname. They're not diminutives, though, you're right. They're more like Norse kennings than anything.

[(Anonymous)]

Yes, that's what I meant. I was thinking of Hobbits. Peregrin becomes Pippin becomes Pip -- nicknames. I wouldn't necessarily call Aragorn's names "nicknames". That's not what I personally think of when I think of nicknames.

But, regardless, I was going more for the diminutive form being weird for any character that's not a hobbit. I can't imagine calling Aragorn, Ara or Gorn or something like that. Or Gand for Gandalf. Or Galady or Glorfy (which I have seen in fic -- at least the Glorfy one was said by elf-children and made to seem like something that they said because Glorfindel was too hard. It was cute there but they had the elves keep saying it when they grew up, which was too weird for me).

[(Anonymous)]

Diminutives are a subtype of nicknames, but anything you get called regularly that isn't your legal name counts as a nickname. 'Strider' does count as one of Aragorn's nicknames.

I understand that you meant diminutives, though.

[taversham]

Gladders/Gandy/Glozza OT3

[(Anonymous)]

Glorfy?
*snerk*

[mimi-sardinia.livejournal.com]

The only true diminutives I have ever found were ones for Fëanor's sons, because their fathernames were constructed in a way that could easily be shortened and retain meanings. Basically fathernames are the father's name with a modifier prefix referring to a major characteristic. The modifier could stand on it's own as a diminutive.

[(Anonymous)]

I've seen those in fics. I still think they look stupid. Elves have all the time in the world and language is so important. Just look at the big deal Feanor made about pronouncing his mom's name. I highly doubt they would shorten their names.

[(Anonymous)]

I think those would be bynames rather than nicknames. *looks up "nickname"* Okay, no, you're right, those count as nicknames. I think ayrt meant diminutives.