Re: OT: Julius etc. (was Re: USAGE: syllables)
| From: | Robert B Wilson <han_solo55@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, June 13, 2003, 22:29 |
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On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 13:46:16 -0400 John Cowan <jcowan@...>
writes:
> Christophe Grandsire scripsit:
> > En réponse )Bà Mark J. Reed :
> >
> >
> > >I think "Julie" is what they call Caesar in the English Asterix,
> btw.
> >
> > Since in French "Julie" [Zy"li] is definitely and only a feminine
> name, it
> > sounds extremely strange to me ;)) .
>
> "Julie" in English is hypocoristic for both "Julius" and "Julia", as
> "Pat"
> represents both "Patrick" (< "Patricius", but this is not used in
> English)
> and "Patricia", and "Sandy" represents both "Alexander" and
> "Alexandra".
> "Terry" is a little more peculiar: it can represent "Terence" or
> "T(h)eresa".
and "Jamie" (which some people might think is predominantly feminine) can
represent "James".
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