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Magda (given Name)
Magda is a feminine given name. It is a short form (hypocorism) of names such as Magdalena and Magdalene. Notable people with the name include: * Magda Ádám (1925–2017), Hungarian historian *Magda Apanowicz (born 1985), Canadian actress * Magda B. Arnold (1903–2002), Canadian psychologist * Magda Berndsen (born 1950), Dutch politician * Magda Cazanga (born 1991), Angolan handball player * Magda Danysz (born 1974), French art curator and art dealer * Magda Femme (born 1971), Polish pop singer and songwriter *Magda Gabor (1915–1997), Hungarian-American actress and socialite *Magda Gerber (1910–2007), Hungarian-American early childhood educator * Magda Giannikou (born 1981), Greek composer, film scorer, singer and musician * Magda Goebbels (1901–1945), wife of Nazi Germany's Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels * Magda Guzmán (1931–2015), Mexican actress * Magda Ianculescu (1929–1995), Romanian operatic soprano and voice teacher * Magda Ilands (born 1950), Belgian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' for Robert, or it may be unrelated. Origins and usage Etymologically, the term ''hypocorism'' is from Ancient Greek (), from (), meaning 'to call by endearing names'. The prefix refers in this case to creating a diminutive, something that is smaller in a tender or affectionate sense; the root originates in the Greek for 'to caress' or 'to treat with tokens of affection', and is related to the words () 'boy, youth' and () 'girl, young woman'. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the Morphology (linguistics), morphological process by which the standard form of the word is transformed into a form denoting affection, or to words resulting from this process. In English, a word is often clipping (morphology), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |