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What exactly is meant when a surname is referred to as being “diminutive”?

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What exactly is meant when a surname is referred to as being “diminutive”?

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I’ve never heard surenames referred to as diminutive, but I assume it would be when a surname is shortened or changed into a cognate, like Zismothemopolis becoming Zismo or Cohen becoming Cone.