Re: OT: Julius etc. (was Re: USAGE: syllables)

Christophe Grandsire scripsit:
> En réponse  )Bà Mark J. Reed :
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> >I think "Julie" is what they call Caesar in the English Asterix, btw.
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> 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".

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