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[Facts] Is Kveto a diminutive of Květoslav?
Can Kveto be a diminutive of the Czech name Květoslav? I can only find one source saying that it is.
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No. Květo is a short form. If it were a diminutive, it would have contained one of the Czech diminutive suffixes:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diminutives_by_language#Czech (in English)According to the Czech Wikipedia article about the name Květoslav (see the link below), the name has the following variants: Květa, Květek, Kvítek, Slávek, Slavo and Slav.https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kv%C4%9Btoslav (in Czech)Out of those, Květek, Kvítek and Slávek are diminutives, as they all contain a diminutive suffix. The rest should be short forms. Also note that Květa is feminine, which means that it is actually the short form of Květoslava. I suppose the article meant to say Květo, but accidentally said Květa instead. Also see:https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kv%C4%9Btoslava (in Czech)https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kv%C4%9Bta (in Czech)Notable bearers of the feminine version of the name include the tennis player Květoslava "Květa" Peschkeová (b. 1975) and the skier Květoslava "Květa" Jeriová (b. 1956).
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