Lallname
German
Etymology
Compound of lallen "babble, prattle" and 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
Lallname m (genitive Lallnamen, plural Lallnamen)
- 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 Phryian, Luwian, Hittite), but also used for other languages.