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Alfredo Santaelena

Brought from the bench in the 1994–95 domestic cup final against Valencia CF, diminutive Alfredo scored with his head for the final 2–1 triumph.

András Hadik

According to another source, he was of Hungarian ethnic origin, but the name "Hadik" is a diminutive from the Slovak appellative had 'snake', the family was thus of Slovak extraction.

Banff longnose dace

The Banff longnose dace, Rhinichthys cataractae smithi, was a diminutive (about five cm. long) version of the eastern longnose dace, its range restricted to a small marsh fed by two hot springs on Sulphur Mountain in Banff National Park in Banff, Alberta.

Bartkevičius

The surname is derived from Bartek, a diminutive for Bartholomeus

Boké

In consequence, largely, of the dangers attending its navigation, it was not visited by the European traders of the 16th-18th centuries so frequently as other regions north and east, but in the Rio Pongo, at Matakong (a diminutive island near the mouth of the Forekaria), and elsewhere, slave traders established themselves, and ruins of the strongholds they built and defended with cannon, still exist (e.g., Fortin de Boké).

Ç

A well-known word with this character is Barça, a common Catalan diminutive for FC Barcelona, also used across the world, including by the Spanish-language media.

Castellum

The Latin word castellum is a diminutive of castra ("military camp"), which in turn is the plural of castrum ("watchpost"); it is the source of the English word "castle".

Dai Dower

On 19 October 1954 the diminutive Welshman became British Empire Champion, taking the title away from South African Zulu boxer Jake Tuli.

Debbie Lee Carrington

Deborah "Debbie" Lee Carrington (born December 14, 1959 in San Jose, California) is an American actress and stuntwoman known for her diminutive size due to dwarfism.

Donnie

:This article is about the song by Ace Of Base, Donnie is also a diminutive form of the name Donald.

E. W. Swanton

He was a large baby and known as Jim, a diminutive of "Jumbo", from his earliest years.

Fania Fénelon

She attended the Conservatoire de Paris, where she studied under Germaine Martinelli, obtaining a first prize in piano (despite her diminutive size and very small hands) and at the same time worked nights, singing in bars.

Flocculus

Flocculus is the diminutive form of the Latin word for a tuft of wool: floccus.

Gil Garrido

The diminutive Garrido was 22 years old when he entered the majors in 1964 with the San Francisco Giants, playing for them one year before joining the Atlanta Braves (1968–1972).

Guillemet

The word is a diminutive of the French name Guillaume (the equivalent of which in English is William), after the French printer and punchcutter Guillaume Le Bé (1525–98).

Harold Teen

The principal characters were Covina High School student Harold Teen, his girlfriend Lillums Lovewell, his diminutive sidekick Shadow Smart and Pop Jenks, proprietor of the Sugar Bowl soda shop where Harold consumed Gedunk sundaes.

Heimito von Doderer

His unusual first name was based on an attempt by his mother to germanicize the Spanish name Jaimito, a diminutive of Jaime (James).

Iori

Iori is a personal name in Japanese and in Welsh (where it is a diminutive of Iorwerth).

Isabelita

Isabel Martínez de Perón, President of Argentina and the third wife of Juan Perón, commonly known by the diminutive "Isabelita"

Jo Jo White

Additionally, he appeared in two movies with diminutive roles: 1980's Inside Moves and 2007's The Game Plan, in which his son, actor Brian J. White, also starred.

Juninho Cearense

Born in Fortaleza, Ceará as Regilson Saboya Monteiro Jr., he chose Juninho as his artist name, a diminutive form of Júnior.

Kirsty

It is a Scottish diminutive of Christine in English speaking countries and is also linked to Kirsten — the Scandinavian version of Christine.

Kolkata derby

In modern times, Indian international Baichung Bhutia has tallied the most goals in derby matches, with the diminutive forward transcending the city’s football divide by representing both clubs.

Mackiewicz

Mackiewicz is a Polish surname derived from the name Maciek, a diminutive of Maciej (Matthias).

Matskevich

Matskevich is Belarusian surname, derived from the name Maciek, a diminutive of Maciej (Matthew).

Merlon

An alternative etymology suggests that the medieval Latin merulus (mentioned from the end of the 10th century) functioned as a diminutive of Latin merle, expressing an image of blackbirds sitting on a wall.

Mishin

The name may derive from the name Misha, a diminutive for Mikhail.

Nisennenmondai

Prefuse 73 said in an interview with Dazed & Confused "John Stanier from Battles had told me that they were sick. They start to play. Next thing you know, these three tiny diminutive women were making us look like idiots because they were so incredible".

Northrop N-1M

The diminutive, twin engine test aircraft served its purpose well, first taking to the skies on 3 July 1941 at Baker Dry Lake in California.

Øster Allé

The older one is Brumleby, whose first stage with its 240 diminutive dwellings was designed by Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll and completed in 1857.

Paleta

The name comes from palo, or "stick," and the diminutive ending -eta, referencing the little flat stick frozen into each item; the stores, carts, and kiosks where they are sold are known as paleterías, and the sellers are called Paleteros.

Räuchermann

The Räuchermann (diminutive Räuchermännchen), erzgebirgisch Raachermannel is an "incense smoker", the invention of toy makers in the Ore Mountains and used to burn down cone incense, known as Räucherkerzchen.

Ross Gregory

Gregory, a diminutive gifted right-hand batsman, was a precocious batting talent, making his debut for Victoria while still at school and his Test cricket debut before the age of 21 in the 1936-37 season, after scoring 128 for his state against Gubby Allen's MCC tourists.

Soloveitchik

The name is a diminutive form of the Russian word соловей, "nightingale", since the Soloveitchiks are a family of Levites, who are commanded by the Torah to sing in the Beit Hamikdash.

The Jem Star

Aidan is an Irish Gaelic name, a diminutive of Aodh and usually translated into English as "little fiery one" or similar.

The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town

One episode featured Ronnie Corbett as the diminutive yet domineering Queen Victoria and Barker as her browbeaten son "Edward, Prince of Wales" (in reality the future King Edward VII was known to his family as "Bertie"), which was a parody of the recent TV series starring Timothy West.

Tyneside

Tynesiders may have been given this name, a local diminutive of the name "George", because their miners used George Stephenson's safety lamp (called a "Georgie lamp") to prevent firedamp explosions, rather than the Davy lamp used elsewhere.

Ulmus alata 'Lace Parasol'

Owing to its diminutive height, the tree is unattractive to the Scolytus beetles which act as vectors of Dutch elm disease and therefore unlikely to become infected.

William T. Glassell

On the night of October 5, 1863, Glassell and a crew of three in the diminutive torpedo boat David attacked the most powerful ship in the United States Navy, New Ironsides.

Willoughby's Magic Hat

The short features the character of a diminutive, weak man named Willoughby Wren, who finds he is granted super-strength by wearing a cap woven from the hair of Samson.

Wolfgang Mair

Born in East Tyrol, the diminutive Mair started his professional career at FC Tirol Innsbruck and stayed with them for 7 years, besides one season in between at SV Pasching.

Zolochiv Castle

The Chinese Palace, a diminutive mauve-colored rotunda flanked by one-storey wings, was added later in the century as Jan III's gift to his French-born wife, Marysieńka.


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