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mjd
on Feb 10, 2025
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Surnames from nicknames nobody has any more
Thanks, I'm going to add these to the article. I'll credit you as "Hacker News user `tibbar`" unless you'd prefer something else.
fullstop
on Feb 11, 2025
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You should look into Russian naming conventions. It wouldn't surprise me if some of those rules bled over into western names as well.
froddd
on Feb 11, 2025
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What about a surname like ‘Collinson’ — if ‘Collins’ is issued from this process already, would this be another layer of it?
mjd
on Feb 12, 2025
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I guess it's Collin + son. Conceivably Collin's + son.
tibbar
on Feb 10, 2025
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Nope, that sounds great!
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