A Winnie-the-Pooh inspired series of nicknames began on the basis of the physical appearance of two classmates, who became known as Puhh ‘Pooh’ and Notsu ‘Piglet’ Tiiger ‘Tigger’ chose her own name, and they were later joined by Christopher Robin, Iiah ‘Eeyore’ and Mesilinnuke ‘Bee’.Secondary bynames are derived from a person’s formal given name or surname. a chemistry teacher called Mool ‘gram-molecule’ and her child Molekul ‘molecule’, a director called Uba ‘bean’ and his wife Hernes ‘pea’. a man smoking Bond cigarettes became James, a boy who came to school with jam on his cheek became Moos ‘jam’ Series, e.g. a man called his wife Tatjanatütar ‘Tatjana’s daughter’ on the basis of her mother’s name, or Viljar’s nickname of Sepa Ott from his grandfather’s name Specific situations triggering associations with the source of the nickname, e.g.
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Kirsi-vanaema for a grandmother who lived on Kirsi street (vanaema ‘grandmother’) and Saku-vanaema for a grandmother who lived in Saku, Jahu-Juhan (the driver of a vehicle carrying animal feed, jahu ‘flour’), Muumia (a history teacher, muumia ‘mummy’) Family relationships, e.g. Skelett (a thin boy, ‘skeleton’), Rase (a man with a beer gut, from rase ‘pregnant’), Kõrvits (a short fat per- son, from kõrvits ‘pumpkin’), Brežnev (‘Brezhnev’, for thick eyebrows), Heelium (a boy with a thin, high voice, ‘helium’), Hiireke (a reserved, dull girl, from hiireke ‘little mouse’) Origin, occupation or profession, e.g. nicknames may be given to those who find themselves outside the circle of trust.The primary sources of nicknames are:Physical or personality traits, e.g. some of the oldest known nicknames in Estonia were collected from criminals and forest brothers in the 1930s and 1940s Making reference to norms and value judgments, e.g. a father and son sharing the same name being called Suur Jaan (‘Big Jaan’) and Väike Jaan (‘Little Jaan’) Marking group affiliation, e.g. The following reasons for the emergence of nicknames are highlighted: The need for differentiation, e.g. The material used has been collected by the authors it originates from both north and south Estonia, and the informants range from schoolchildren to people in their 90s. Summary/Abstract: The article presents an overview of nicknames and secondary bynames used among Estonians. Published by: Teaduste Akadeemia Kirjastus Keywords: bynames nicknames unofficial names personal names onomastic Subject(s): Sociolinguistics, Finno-Ugrian studies, Philology Estonian nicknames Author(s): Annika Hussar, Mariko Faster
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