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Recent Examples of hypocorism
Someone named the fog Karl, but none of our other weather gets a hypocorism.
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Kevin Fisher-Paulson, SFChronicle.com, 29 Sep. 2020
Kevin Fisher-Paulson, SFChronicle.com, 29 Sep. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypocorism
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But the president backed off after appeals from San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and tech executives, including Marc Benioff, the Salesforce CEO whose family name is attached to the Oakland children’s hospital.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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In his post, Brooklyn accused his parents of pressuring him to sign away the rights to his family name in the weeks leading up to the wedding.—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2026
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Their divorce was finalized less than two years later — in June 2017, court records show — about a month after it was filed by Tepe, who was using her maiden name of Sabaturski at the time.—
Elise Hammond,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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Court filings show Monique, who then went by her maiden name Sabaturski, married McKee in August 2015.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Christie later wrote a semi-autobiographical novel called Unfinished Portrait under her pen name, Mary Westmacott.—
Emily Krauser,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
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Before her death earlier this month, Madeleine Sophie Wickham, known by her pen name Sophie Kinsella, was known for creating stories full of wit, warmth, and bright, charming chaos.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
11 Dec. 2025
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This was the achievement that earned him the sobriquet the All-Crushing Kant, leaving no traditional dogma standing.—
Adam Kirsch,
New Yorker,
27 Oct. 2025
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Maintaining Tight Control Those closest to Il Signor Armani – his sobriquet among employees and collaborators – have been groomed to follow his lead.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Lennon’s middle name carries special meaning for the Stidham family.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
25 Jan. 2026
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His mother changed his middle name following his parents' divorce, removing his father's name.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Eduard Limonov then—an appropriate nom de plume for a dissident poet arriving in 1974 New York, a metropolis of graffiti and project fires, of blackouts and serial killers.—
Ed Simon
June 23,
Literary Hub,
23 June 2025
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Ludwig is the nom de plume of John Taylor, played by David Mitchell.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Too often, that nickname signifies a resistance to necessary change.—
Lou Rinaldi,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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Jon Gallagher doesn’t have a nickname.—
Colby Gordon,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
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By contrast, Naroditsky, who went by Danya, the Russian diminutive of his first name, was known for his gentleness, his sensitivity.—
Jordan Himelfarb,
Time,
15 Dec. 2025
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Meaning: The name Indie can be a diminutive of the names India (country southern Asia) or Indiana (state in midwestern U.S.).—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Hypocorism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypocorism. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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