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12-23-2025, 09:21 PM
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Bobby Hope
Jimmy Backus
Bobby Hope
Jimmy Backus
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View Full Version : Diminutize or formalize a famous person (real or fictional) opus 12-23-2025, 09:21 PM 329687 Bobby Hope Jimmy Backus opus 12-23-2025, 09:21 PM I think this works better without the A-Z aspect Bonniegirl 12-23-2025, 10:59 PM Teddy Danson Johnny Travolta Bonniegirl 12-23-2025, 11:00 PM Or we can do it like this too right? Anthony Danza Patricia Duke Bonniegirl 12-23-2025, 11:03 PM Stevie Harvey ( I'm watching Family Feud right now) ! opus 12-23-2025, 11:40 PM Or we can do it like this too right? Anthony Danza Patricia Duke Or also formalize a name? Well, technically it’s your game, so you make the final decisions. opus 12-23-2025, 11:41 PM Stevie Harvey ( I'm watching Family Feud right now) ! Steve Wonder Bonniegirl 12-24-2025, 12:14 AM Joey Namath Joseph Frazier opus 12-24-2025, 01:48 AM Paulie Reiser (got Mad About You on) Zoneboy 12-24-2025, 03:20 AM Anthony Danza Somehow it doesn't sound quite right. Bonniegirl 12-24-2025, 03:30 AM Somehow it doesn't sound quite right. Yeah really! :lol::D:lol::D Bonniegirl 12-24-2025, 03:31 AM Richard York Dick Thomas Bonniegirl 12-24-2025, 03:46 AM Ray Burr stevea 12-24-2025, 07:33 AM Richard Sargent Dick Deacon stevea 12-24-2025, 07:36 AM • Diminutive: a form of a name that expresses familiarity, affection, or smallness, or a desire to purposely annoy . •Tom → Tommy • Jim →Jimmy • Sue → Susie • Steve → Stevie • Charles → Charlie • Don → Donnie • Hypocristic is the more technical linguistic term for affectionate or pet-name versions of names. In everyday conversation, people usually just say nickname, but linguistically diminutive/hypocoristic is the precise term. ThisLittlePiggy 12-24-2025, 02:23 PM Margaret (Meg) Ryan opus 12-24-2025, 02:36 PM Gerald Mathers Anthony Dow opus 12-24-2025, 02:39 PM or a desire to purposely annoy • Charles → Charlie From what I’ve seen around here, the way to annoy a Charles is to call him Chas Bonniegirl 12-24-2025, 02:57 PM • Diminutive: a form of a name that expresses familiarity, affection, or smallness, or a desire to purposely annoy . •Tom → Tommy • Jim →Jimmy • Sue → Susie • Steve → Stevie • Charles → Charlie • Don → Donnie • Hypocristic is the more technical linguistic term for affectionate or pet-name versions of names. In everyday conversation, people usually just say nickname, but linguistically diminutive/hypocoristic is the precise term. Very true buddy, honey! :lol::D Bonniegirl 12-24-2025, 02:57 PM From what I’ve seen around here, the way to annoy a Charles is to call him Chas That is right. Sweetie ! :lol::D Bonniegirl 12-24-2025, 02:58 PM Sue Dey Suzy Sommers Zoneboy 12-24-2025, 02:59 PM From what I’ve seen around here, the way to annoy a Charles is to call him Chas I'm not annoyed, it's just that I've never been called that before. I have been called: Chuck Chucky Chad Chris Duck, Tuck and Truck from a 2 year-old who couldn't say Chuck. opus 12-24-2025, 03:05 PM I'm not annoyed, it's just that I've never been called that before. You’ve obviously never been the child of Sonny and Cher before. opus 12-24-2025, 03:07 PM Billy Clinton stevea 12-24-2025, 03:14 PM Billy Clinton Jim Carter (RIP) Bill Carter (also RIP) stevea 12-24-2025, 03:24 PM • Diminutive: a form of a name that expresses familiarity, affection, or smallness, or a desire to purposely annoy . •Tom → Tommy • Jim →Jimmy • Sue → Susie • Steve → Stevie • Charles → Charlie • Don → Donnie • Hypocristic is the more technical linguistic term for affectionate or pet-name versions of names. In everyday conversation, people usually just say nickname, but linguistically diminutive/hypocoristic is the precise term. Very true buddy, honey! :lol::D Ah, man! Bonniegirl 12-24-2025, 03:26 PM William Nelson opus 12-24-2025, 04:33 PM Krissy Kringle Rudy The Red Nosed Reindeer opus 12-24-2025, 05:54 PM Paulie McCartney Johnny Lennon Georgie Harrison (sorry Ringo, you don't work) Zoneboy 12-24-2025, 06:00 PM (sorry Ringo, you don't work) Maybe Ricky Starkey? 🤔 Bonniegirl 12-24-2025, 06:36 PM Maybe Ricky Starkey? 🤔 Yeah, Ringo's birth name is Richard Starkey. I'm sure he would prefer to be called Ricky over Dick. :lol: Bonniegirl 12-24-2025, 06:38 PM Krissy Kringle Rudy The Red Nosed Reindeer In Dean Martin's version he starts calling Rudolph, Rudy in the song. :) Bonniegirl 12-24-2025, 06:41 PM Herby Hoover Huey Humphrey opus 12-24-2025, 06:56 PM Ebby Scrooge opus 12-24-2025, 07:03 PM In Dean Martin's version he starts calling Rudolph, Rudy in the song. :) About 20 minutes after I posted it came on the radio. stevea 12-24-2025, 08:05 PM John Carson Jim Fallon Jim Kimmel Can't do anything with any of the others, but going way back -- Stevie Allen opus 12-25-2025, 01:02 AM John Carson Jim Fallon Jim Kimmel Can't do anything with any of the others, but going way back -- Stevie Allen The unemployed in May Stevie Colbert stevea 12-25-2025, 10:28 AM I forgot about Stevie Colbert. I'll bet he hates being called that too--maybe his friends call him Steve--he spells his name like mine. opus 12-25-2025, 01:20 PM I forgot about Stevie Colbert. I'll bet he hates being called that too--maybe his friends call him Steve--he spells his name like mine. You could always call dude ‘doody’ Bonniegirl 12-25-2025, 01:41 PM You could always call dude ‘doody’ Or Duesy stevea 12-25-2025, 03:45 PM You could always call dude ‘doody’ Thanks, sweetie! Love your avatar photo. lol Or Duesy Lol, honey! Ah, man! Bonniegirl 12-25-2025, 04:21 PM Thanks, sweetie! Love your avatar photo. lol Lol, honey! Ah, man! Ah Mannie :D stevea 12-25-2025, 09:44 PM ^LOL Georgie Bush Albert Gore Frank, or Frankie Roosevelt Could even do names in songs titles: Benjamin and the Jets - Elton John Bonniegirl 12-25-2025, 10:57 PM John B Goode ( Johnny B Goode) Ode to William Joseph ( Ode to Billie Joe) Bonniegirl 12-25-2025, 10:58 PM Babs Bush Babs Billingsley stevea 12-25-2025, 11:19 PM Babs Bush Babs Billingsley Gerald Mathers Anthony Dow Hughie Beaumont opus 12-26-2025, 03:08 PM Could even do names in songs titles: :music: "William, don't be a hero, don't be a fool with your life William, don't be a hero, come back and make me your wife" :music: Bonniegirl 12-26-2025, 03:20 PM "Richard don't lose that number, it's the only one you'll want" Or " Dick don't lose that number" ilovethe80s 12-26-2025, 06:29 PM Tommy Cruise Georgie Clooney ilovethe80s 12-26-2025, 06:31 PM Jenny Lopez Jenny Garner Jenny Aniston ilovethe80s 12-26-2025, 06:36 PM Mike Jackson stevea 12-26-2025, 07:16 PM Richard and Lucille Ricardo. Jimmy Garner stevea 12-26-2025, 07:27 PM "Margaret May" - sung by Sir Roderick Stewart "Wake up, Margaret, I think I got something to say to you. It's late September and I really should be back at school.........oh, Margaret, I couldn't have tried anymore." Bonniegirl 12-26-2025, 07:35 PM Lucille in the sky with diamonds . You picked a fine time to leave me Lucy . stevea 12-26-2025, 07:37 PM Queen Liz Liz Taylor stevea 12-26-2025, 07:39 PM Old Time TV My Little Margaret stevea 12-26-2025, 07:41 PM You picked a fine time to leave me Lucy . Sung by Kenneth Rogers stevea 12-26-2025, 07:43 PM Lucille in the sky with diamonds Taking this a bit too far -- Elton Johnny covered this Beatles song opus 12-26-2025, 09:08 PM Ed Van Halen Alexander Van Halen Davy Lee Roth Mikey Anthony and a nod to replacement Sam Hagar Bonniegirl 12-26-2025, 10:08 PM Ed Van Halen Alexander Van Halen Davy Lee Roth Mikey Anthony and a nod to replacement Sam Hagar Wolf Van Halen Val Bertinelli Bonniegirl 12-26-2025, 10:09 PM The cat and mouse team of Thomas & Jerome opus 12-26-2025, 11:11 PM Bernard Rubble Elizabeth Rubble Frederick Flintstone (not sure on Wilma) Bonniegirl 12-27-2025, 01:37 AM Bernard Rubble Elizabeth Rubble Frederick Flintstone (not sure on Wilma) Wilma would be her formal name, so you could do hers as a nickname , Willie Flintstone Bonniegirl 12-27-2025, 01:37 AM Georgie and Janie Jetson Bonniegirl 12-27-2025, 01:38 AM Penelope Marshall Cynthia Williams opus 12-27-2025, 02:27 AM Wilma would be her formal name, so you could do hers as a nickname , Willie Flintstone How about Pebbys and Bammy-Bammy? Bonniegirl 12-27-2025, 03:12 AM How about Pebbys and Bammy-Bammy? Fred sometimes called Pebbles , Pebblely Poo! :D stevea 12-27-2025, 09:04 AM The Jetsons: Georgie, Janie, Judith, "Roy" opus 12-27-2025, 11:52 AM Fred sometimes called Pebbles , Pebblely Poo! :D Oh no, poo like in doody.... :eek: The Great Gazooie stevea 12-27-2025, 01:58 PM This is off topic but that clickbait I posted that our resident finder of clickbait missed, claimed that Great Gazooie was a Jump the Shark moment. I realize they brought him in at the end, but I always thought he was cool! I also fell for Pebbles and Bamm Bamm doing their performance of Let the Sun Shine In, both originally and during the credits. More from animation: Georgie of the Jungle, Tommy Slick, and Super Chickee ilovethe80s 12-27-2025, 04:55 PM Michael Brady Caroline Brady Gregory Brady Robert Brady Pete Brady Marcie Brady Janice Brady Cynthia Brady ilovethe80s 12-27-2025, 04:57 PM Tommy Hanks Timmy McGraw Sandy Bullock Nicki Kidman ilovethe80s 12-27-2025, 04:58 PM Penelope Brewster Pippolata Longstocking opus 12-27-2025, 05:08 PM Some One Day At A Time characters Barbie Cooper Juliette Cooper Annie Romano Maxwell Horvath Marcus Royer stevea 12-27-2025, 05:26 PM From SNL and Natl. Lampoon -- Chevrolet Chase opus 12-28-2025, 05:14 PM Lil’ Tommy Brady announcing the Eagles game today stevea 12-28-2025, 06:39 PM Elijah Manning doing anything today? ilovethe80s 12-28-2025, 08:57 PM Roseanne Rosie Conner Daniel Conner Rebecca Conner Darlene cant think of a nickname lol David Jacob Conner Aunt Jacqueline ilovethe80s 12-28-2025, 08:59 PM Full House Daniel Tanner Joseph Gladstone Steph Tanner Donna Jo Tanner Shelly Tanner (Michelle) Hermes Katsoplis supposedly Jesses real name lol Becky Donaldson Kimberly Gibbler ilovethe80s 12-28-2025, 09:01 PM Barthleomew Simpson Margaret Simpson Homie Simpson opus 12-28-2025, 11:31 PM Elijah Manning doing anything today? Every frickin’ commercial possible The Jets need Joey Namath back. Or Joseph Namath. stevea 12-28-2025, 11:56 PM Every frickin’ commercial possible The Jets need Joey Namath back. Or Joseph Namath. He's too busy doing Medicare Advantage ads. opus 12-29-2025, 02:18 AM He's too busy doing Medicare Advantage ads. Some commercial characters: Florence from Progressive Ron McDonald Michael, Life cereal. “He likes it! Hey Michael” stevea 12-29-2025, 02:07 PM The Evans family from Good Times: Jim, Flo, Thel, Jim Jr., Mike, neighbor Wil ilovethe80s 12-29-2025, 03:08 PM Jacob from State Farm ilovethe80s 12-29-2025, 03:12 PM Anthony Micelli and Angie Bower (Whos The Boss?) Francine Fine and Max Sheffield (The Nanny) opus 12-30-2025, 03:56 PM :cheers: Teddy Danson Woodrow Harrelson stevea 12-30-2025, 07:41 PM (Everybody Loves Raymond) Raymond Romano, Pat Heaton, Pete Boyle, Bradley Garrett (Two and a Half Men) Charles Sheen, Jonathan Crier, Ash Kutcher MA 03-26-2026, 04:13 PM Teddy McGinley Penny Lane 03-27-2026, 02:36 AM Barbie Eden opus 03-29-2026, 12:34 AM Johnny Ritter Susie Somers Joy DeWitt Norm Fell Guess what I have on (I’m not sure how to do Audra) |