Hypocorism - pet name or endearment, especially one using a diminutive suffix.
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Andreika or when small and being adorably cute Andryushinka
Either of those are so much better than Ducky which was short for Madam Puddle Duck.
Now here is an curious thing that I have only just realized Ele, that later form uses three diminutive suffixes – you can’t get too much of a good thing eh?
Language is really interesting when you delve into it