<P> Corresponding to any given name there are one or more hypocoristics, affectionate nicknames . These are formed by adding the suffix - chan ちゃん to a stem . There are two types of stem . One consists of the full given name . Examples of this type are Tarō - chan from Tarō, Kimiko - chan from Kimiko, and Yasunari - chan from Yasunari . The other type of stem is a modified stem derived from the full given name . Examples of such names are: Ta - chan from Tarō, Kii - chan from Kimiko, and Yā - chan from Yasunari . Hypocoristics with modified stems are more intimate than those based on the full given name . </P> <P> Hypocoristics with modified stems are derived by adding - chan to a stem consisting of an integral number, usually one but occasionally two, of feet, where a foot consists of two moras . A mora 音節 is the unit of which a light syllable contains one and a heavy syllable two . For example, the stems that may be derived from Tarō are / taro /, consisting of two light syllables, and / taa /, consisting of a single syllable with a long vowel, resulting in Taro - chan and Tā - chan . The stems that may be derived from Hanako are / hana /, with two light syllables, / han /, with one syllable closed by a consonant, and / haa /, with one syllable with a long vowel, resulting in Hanachan, Hanchan, and Hāchan . The segmental content is usually a left substring of that of the given name . However, in some cases it is obtained by other means, including the use of another reading of the kanji used to write the name . For example, a girl named Megumi may be called Keichan or just Kei, because the character used to write the Megumi, 恵, can also be read Kei . </P> <P> The common Japanese practice of forming abbreviations by concatenating the first two morae of two words is sometimes applied to names (usually those of celebrities). For example, Takuya Kimura (木村 拓哉, Kimura Takuya), a famous Japanese actor and singer, becomes Kimutaku (キムタク). This is sometimes applied even to non-Japanese celebrities: Brad Pitt, whose full name in Japanese is Buraddo Pitto (ブラッド ・ ピット) is commonly known as Burapi (ブラピ), and Jimi Hendrix is abbreviated as Jimihen (ジミヘン). Some Japanese celebrities have also taken names combining kanji and katakana, such as Terry Ito (テリー 伊藤). Another slightly less common method is doubling one or two syllables of the person's name, such as the use of "MamiMami" for Mamiko Noto . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (January 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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