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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'' fo ...

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Seymour Seymour may refer to: Places Australia *Seymour, Victoria, a township ** Seymour railway station * Electoral district of Seymour, a former electoral district in Victoria * Rural City of Seymour, a former local government area in Victoria * Se ...

) and surname which may refer to:

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In arts and entertainment

* Brigitte Sy (born 1956), French actress and filmmaker * Latyr Sy (born 1972), Senegalese singer and percussionist * Leïla Sy (born 1977), French director *

Omar Sy Omar Sy (, ; born 20 January 1978) is a French actor, best known in France for his sketches with Fred Testot on the '' Service après-vente des émissions'' television show on Canal+ (2005–2012). He gained wider recognition for his role in the ...

(born 1978), French actor and comedian *

Oumou Sy Oumou Sy (born 1952 in Podor, Senegal) is a Senegalese fashion designer frequently referred to as "Senegal's Queen of Couture".CulturCooperation, "Portrait", op. cit. She designed the wardrobe for the Senegalese singers Baaba Maal and Youssou N' ...

(born 1952), Senegalese fashion designer

In sports

Amara Sy Amara Sy (born 28 August 1981) is a Malian-French former professional basketball player who played at the small forward position. Professional career On 31 July 2015, Sy signed with AS Monaco, after a three-year run with ASVEL Basket ASVEL B ...

(born 1981), Malian-French basketball player * Baba Sy (1935–1978), Senegalese draughts player, first world champion from Africa * Cheikha Sy (born 1990), Senegalese footballer * Founéké Sy (born 1986), Malian footballer * Moussa Sy, Guinean football player * Pape Sy (born 1988), French-Senegalese basketball player * Bandja Sy (born 1990), Malian-French basketball player

In politics

* Chan Sy (1932–1984), Cambodian politician, Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Kampuchea from 1981 to 1984 * Ousmane Sy (born 1949), Malian politician * Seydina Oumar Sy (born 1937), Senegalese politician, Foreign Minister of Senegal from 1990 to 1991

In other fields

Frédéric Sy Frédéric Sy (1861-1917) was a French astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets. He worked at the Paris Observatory from 1879 to 1887, and as the assistant astronomer at the Algiers Observatory, North Africa, from 1887 to 1918. While workin ...

, 19th and 20th century French astronomer *

Henry Sy Henry Tan Chi Sieng Sy Sr. (; zh, c=, p=Shī Zhìchéng, zhu=ㄕㄓˋ ㄔㄥˊ, poj=Si Chì-sêng, s=, t=, first=poj; October 15, 1924 – January 19, 2019) was a Filipino businessman. Born in Fujian, he moved with his family to the Philip ...

(1924–2019), Chinese-Filipino billionaire, business magnate, investor and philanthropist *

Malick Sy El-Hadji Malick Sy (, 1853–1922) was a Senegalese religious leader and teacher in the Tijaniyya Sufi Malikite and Ash'arite brotherhood. Life Born in Gaya, northern Senegal, to a Fulani family, El-Hadji Malick Sy traveled to Mauritania, then ...

(1855–1922), Senegalese Muslim religious leader and teacher *

Polly Sy Polly Wee Sy is a Filipino mathematician specializing in functional analysis. She is a professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of the Philippines Diliman, the former head of the mathematics department at the university, and the former p ...

, Filipino mathematician

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In arts and entertainment

* Sy Barry (born 1928), American comic-book and comic-strip artist best known for his work on the strip ''The Phantom'' *

Sy Gomberg Sy Gomberg (August 19, 1918 – February 11, 2001) was an American Oscar-nominated film screenwriter, producer, and activist, who taught screenwriting to University of Southern California students for over a decade. Gomberg was born in New Y ...

(1918–2001), American film screenwriter and producer * Sy Montgomery (born 1958), German-American naturalist, author and scriptwriter *

Sy Oliver Melvin James "Sy" Oliver (December 17, 1910 – May 28, 1988) was an American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader. Life Sy Oliver was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, United States. His mother was a piano teacher, and his f ...

(1910–1988), American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader *

Sy Richardson Sy Richardson (born 1941) is an American film and television actor. Also a two-time screenwriter, Richardson wrote the screenplay for the 1993 film ''Posse''. Early life and education He was born in Cincinnati and grew up in Chicago. He attended ...

(born 1941), American actor *

Sy Smith Sy Smith is an American singer. Early life and career beginnings Smith grew up in Washington, D.C. She began her career leading a six-person Washington D.C. go-go band called "In Tyme". After graduating from Howard University with a bachelor ...

(born 1978), American R&B/soul singer * Sy Wexler (1916–2005), American documentary filmmaker

In business

Sy Berger Seymour Perry Berger (July 12, 1923 – December 14, 2014) was an employee of the Topps company for over 50 years. He is credited as being the co-designer of the 1952 Topps baseball series, as is regarded as "the father of modern baseball cards". ...

(1923–2014), Topps company employee considered the father of the modern baseball card *

Sy Syms Sy Syms (May 12, 1926 – November 17, 2009) was an American businessperson, businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist, who founded the SYMS department store#Off-price retailer, off-price clothing chain store, chain in New York City in 1959. ...

(1926–2009), American businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist * Seymour G. Sternberg (born 1943), chairman and former CEO of New York Life Insurance Company

In sports

Sylvester Blye Sylvester "Sy" Blye (born February 14, 1938) was an American streetball, street and professional basketball player. Blye was famous in the Rucker Park league in New York City, being named to its Hall of Fame. He played briefly in college for Seat ...

(born 1938), American basketball player * Seymour Cromwell (1934–1977), American rower * Sy Sanborn (1866–1934), American sportswriter * Sy Sutcliffe (1862–1893), American baseball player

In other fields

* Sy Friedman (born 1953), American-Austrian mathematician and professor *

Seymour Hersh Seymour Myron Hersh (born April 8, 1937) is an American investigative journalist and political writer. He gained recognition in 1969 for exposing the My Lai massacre and its cover-up during the Vietnam War, for which he received the 1970 Pulitzer ...

(born 1937), American investigative journalist and political writer *

Seymour Liebergot Seymour "Sy" Abraham Liebergot (born February 15, 1936, in Camden, New Jersey) is a retired NASA flight controller, serving during the Apollo program. Liebergot was an EECOM controller and was responsible for the electrical and environmental s ...

(born 1936), retired NASA flight controller * Sy Montgomery (born 1958), German-American naturalist, author and scriptwriter

In fiction

Sy Snootles The Max Rebo Band is a fictional Extraterrestrials in fiction, alien pop music band in the ''Star Wars'' franchise, first appearing in the 1983 film ''Return of the Jedi'' as a three-piece group performing the song "Lapti Nek" for crime lord Jab ...

, a ''Star Wars'' character * Sy Bisti, a

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Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera media franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and Cultural impact of Star Wars, quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop cu ...

'' universe * Sy Ableman, a character from ''

A Serious Man ''A Serious Man'' is a 2009 black comedy-drama film written, produced, edited and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Set in 1967, the film stars Michael Stuhlbarg as a Minnesotan Jewish man whose life crumbles both professionally and personally, ...

'' * Sy Rubinek, a character from ''

Sneaky Pete ''Sneaky Pete'' is an American black comedy crime drama television series created by David Shore and Bryan Cranston. The series follows Marius Josipović ( Giovanni Ribisi), a released convict who adopts the identity of his cellmate, Pete Murph ...

'' * Seymour "Sy" Parrish, a character from ''

One Hour Photo ''One Hour Photo'' is a 2002 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Mark Romanek. It stars Robin Williams as a photo technician who develops an unhealthy obsession with a family to whom he has long provided services. Conni ...

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