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Lallname
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German
Etymology
From de lallen babble, prattle Name name. A technical term in onomatology, first coined in 1896 (for ancient Greek) by Paul Kretschmer, Einleitung in die Geschichte der Griechischen Sprache, p. 334. Used for German names by A. Socin, Mittelhochdeutsches Namenbuch (1903).
Noun
m,ns.weak
de onomastics a hypocoristic form of a given name which is phonologically simplified in child language but enters adult use. Especially in ancient names of Asia Minor (in Anatolian languages such as Phrygian, Luwian, Hittite), but also used for other languages.
Declension
m,ns.weak