View Full Version : Diminutize or formalize a famous person (real or fictional)


opus
12-23-2025, 09:21 PM
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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)