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Grypweed 07-10-2008 06:58 AM

"Big" Dick Sambora, even moreso.

Becky 07-10-2008 06:20 PM

"-ico" can be added to a name in Spanish in much the same way that "-y" or "-ie" is added to a name in english. Hector becomes Hectico which becomes Tico like John becomes Johnny or Richard becomes Richie. I was paying attention in Spanish class that day. ;)

Goldsausage 07-10-2008 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Becky (Post 861661)
"-ico" can be added to a name in Spanish in much the same way that "-y" or "-ie" is added to a name in english. Hector becomes Hectico which becomes Tico like John becomes Johnny or Richard becomes Richie. I was paying attention in Spanish class that day. ;)

Basically what Chica said :p

Alec As Such 07-11-2008 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Becky (Post 861661)
"-ico" can be added to a name in Spanish in much the same way that "-y" or "-ie" is added to a name in english. Hector becomes Hectico which becomes Tico like John becomes Johnny or Richard becomes Richie. I was paying attention in Spanish class that day. ;)

OK, this is NOT correct. First of all, -ico is mostly used only in Costa Rica, Venezuela and Cuba instead of the usual Spanish -ito diminutive. -ico is only used in words that have letter t in the last syllable. Quite clearly, Héctor doesn't have it and thus the -ico ending is not used with this name.

Tico is a nickname for Costa Ricans and they got the nickname because of the way they use diminutives: instead of only using -ico or -ito, they use -tico. For example, the word pequeño (small) would be pequeñito would be pequeñitico in Costa Rica. Hence, Ticos.

Spanish-speaking world also has a pretty fixed system of nicknames for names and the nickname for Héctor is Tito. There is no particular logic or rule regarding the nicknames.

McNabb 07-11-2008 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Sambo-Chris (Post 860265)
Tico is short for Hector like Richie is short for Richard.

No DICK is short for Richard.

OHHH BALLS!!!!!! This must have been posted already!


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