Quote Originally Posted by Calandra View Post
Thank you very much, Diogen_. That is very helpful. Would the males have other diminutives for each other if they were talking/ arguing i.e. besides Mitya/Kolya?

All best,
Calandra
Yes. Dima (Дима) or Dimka (Димка) are way more common diminutives for Dmitri these days. As for Nikolai you can use Kol'ka (Колька) together (interchangeably) with Kolya, the former sounds a bit more informal and can also be used while arguing to express impatience, irritation, annoyance or something like that.
Calandra, you're welcome. Feel free to ask any questions.