Re: nicknames (was: childish pronunciation of "Christophe")

Adam Parrish wrote:
>         I imagine that further distortions of these might happen, leading
> to nicknames like _Rinno_ for _Anlorin_ or _Fenne_ for _Trefen_.  Anyone
> else have unique or interesting ways of constructing nicknames in their
> conlangs?
I haven't really done much with that yet, but I have worked on names.
Some of them I've worked out common nicknames, mostly just dropping
low-pitch (especially pre- or post-tonal) vowels, for instance,
tikanupa' becomes tikanpa' (/tSikampa/) or tanpa'.  I may have some sort
of affix for affection, like the -y at the end of many English
nicknames.  Perhaps the diminiutive prefix zu-, thus tizkanpa' or
tizwanpa' from tikanupa' (which, incidentally, means "beloved daughter",
ti- = gender-prefix, kan = daughter/son, upa' = love/beloved)