Hypocoristics

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Many Spanish names can be shortened into hypocoristic forms using a diminutive suffix, especially -(c)ito/a. Names can be somewhat more arbitrary. The use of each of these forms varies a lot between countries and regions, to the point that some of them are very common in some countries and unheard of in some other countries. A list of common (and not so common) names and their shortened forms:

Alejandro = Ale, Alex, Alejo, Alejito, Jandro, Sandro Alejandra = Sandra, Ale, Alex, Aleja, Alejita, Jandra Alfonso = Alfon, Fon, Fonso, Fonsi, Poncho Alicia = Licha Anacleto = Cleto Antonio = Antón, Tonio, Toni, Tono, Toño Antonia = Toña, Tona, Toni, Tonia, Tania Beatriz = Bea, Betty Carlos = Car, Carlito, Carlitos, Carlo, Cali, Litos Carmen = Mamen, Carmenchu, Carmencha, Carmencita, Carmelita, Carmela Carolina = Caro, Carol, Carito Ciro = Cirino Concepción = Conchi, Conchita, Concha Consuelo = Consu, Chelo, Coni Cristian = Cris Cristina = Cris, Cristi, Tina Cristoforo = Cuco, Quico, Chosto Cruz = Crucita, Chuz Dalila = Lila Dahlia = Dali Dolores = Lola, Loli, Lolita Eduardo = Edu, Lalo, Eduardito Enrique = Quique Ernesto = Neto Eva = Evita Fernando = Nando Francisco = Fran, Paco, Sisco, Cisco, Curro, Pancho, Panchito Francisca = Fran, Sisca, Cisca, Pancha, Panchita, Panchi Gabriel = Gabi, Gabo Gabriela = Gabi, Gaby Graciela = Chela Guadalupe = Lupe (female & male), Guada, Lupita, Lupilla (female) & Lupito, Lupillo (male), Pita (female) Héctor = Tito Ignacio = Nacho, Nachito Isabel = Chabela, Chavela Javier = Javi, Javo, Javito Jorge = Jorgecito, Jorgis, Jorgito, Gorge, Jecito Jesús = Jesu, Chus, Chucho, Chuy, Suso Jesusa = Susi, Sus, Chucha José = Pepe, Chepe, Pepito, Chepito, Pito José Carlos = Joseca Josefina = Jose, Chepina José María = Chema Juan = Juanito, Juancho Juan Carlos = Juanca, Juancar, Juanqui Juan Fernando = Juanfer Juan Manuel = Juanma Juan Miguel = Juangui, Juanmi Juan Ramón = Juanra, Moncho

Julio = Julito Laura = Lalita, Lala, Lauri, Lauris Luciano = Chano Luis = Lucho, Güicho Manuel = Manu, Manolo, Lolo, Manolito, Meño, Manuelito Marcelo = Chelo María Auxiliadora = Chilo, Mauxi(mausi) María del Carmen = Maricarmen, Mai, Maica, Mayca, Mayka, Mamen, Mari María del Rosario= Charito María Eugenia= Maru, Yeni María José = Mariajo, Mai, Marijó, Pepa, Pepi, Pepita, Maripepi María Laura = Malala María Luisa = Marisa María Soledad = Marisol, Sol, Sole María Teresa = Tere, Maritere, Maite, Mayte, Teté, Mari Mauricio = Mau, Mauro, Mauri Máximo = Maxi Mayola = May Mercedes = Merce, Merche, Meche, Meches Minerva = Mine, Miner Montserrat = Montse Myriam = Myri, Miriam, Miry Nicolás = Nico Pablo = Pablito Paloma = Palo Paula = Pau Paulina = Pau Paola = Pao Patricio = Pato, Patxi Pedro = Pedrito Pilar = Pili, Pilarín Rafael = Rafa, Rafi Ramón = Ramoncín, Ramontxu Raul = Rauli, Raulito, Rul, Rulo, Rule, Ral, Rali Remedios = Chelo Rodrigo = Rodri, Ruy, Roy, Ro Roberto = Robe, Rober, Berto, Robertito, Tito, Beto Rosario = Charo, Chayo, Chayito Salvador = Salva, Chava, Chavito Santiago = Santi, Yago, Diejo, Jacobo Sergio = Chucho, Checo, Chejo, Checho Soledad = Sol, Sole, Chole Susana = Susi, Sus, Su Teresa = Tere, Teresita Timoteo = Timo Tomás = Tomasito Vicente = Chente Victor = Vic, Vis, Vico Victoria = Vico, Viqui, Viky Verónica = Vero, Verito