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A Journal of Onomastics
Volume 55, 2007 - Issue 4: Festchrift in Honor of Edwin D. Lawson
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The Changing Role of Nicknames: A Study of Politicians

Stanley Lieberson
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Cathy Kenny
Pages 317-325 | Published online: 19 Jul 2013
 
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Abstract

Recent decades have witnessed a remarkable expansion in the usage of informal forms of people's names (Marty for Martin, Viki for Victoria). After analyzing the likely social causes for this change, we evaluate our theory by studying the naming practices of politicians over the past 100 years.

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