Given name and Pet name

Given name

Given name noun - A name that is placed before one's family name.
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Pet name and given name are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pet name" instead a noun phrase "Given name".

Pet name

Pet name noun - A name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix).
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Given name and pet name are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Given name" instead a noun phrase "Pet name".

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  • Literature / Garrett, P.I. Tinnie likewise invents a pet name for him, right at a point in their relationship when you'd expect her to drop "Garrett" and start using his given name.
  • For some, the English given name may be a pet name and may not appear in formal documents.
  • We know his mother's pet name for him ("Wart") and the nickname he went by in the Marines ("Wrecker"), and it's been implied that he was named after some long-dead relative, but Cook's still being coy about his given name.
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