Where does "tico" come from?
 

Does anyone know, where the name / nickname "Tico" comes from? All I know is that it's a nickname for Costa Ricans. But Tico Torres has Cuban origins...so I was wondering if anyone here knows why Hector Torres became "Tico".

Thanks:D

Because Tico is a cooler name than Hector?

I named my camcorder Tico :cool:

This question reminds me of the time you asked where "Hitman" came from. Only, this one isn't dumb.

I have no idea, BTW. I'm gunna agree with *cough* Oli *cough*

<_< I answered my own question though.

And that was a very dark time for me :(

From what I've heard, his nickname was Hectorico, which over time just became Tico.

Because he is the King of Cuba and what he says goes!

Tico is short for Hector like Richie is short for Richard.

Like Chris is short for Chistopher.

and Christian.

Dick Sambora has quite a ring to it

"Big" Dick Sambora, even moreso.

"-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

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.

No DICK is short for Richard.

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