<p>It's just a suffix that makes the name a little more cute, it's roughly the same as having a friend called, I don't know, Sam, and calling him "Sammy".</p>

<p>It is also similar to adding "-chan" to the name. I guess Konata does that partly to annoy Kagami a little. </p>

<p>In case you're wondering, the name Kagami means "mirror".</p>

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2013-04-24T08:49:31.090Z
Thanks :) Are you aware of other examples beside Kagamin? Could, say, _Hikari_ become _Hikarin_? (There's actually an episode where Tsukasa offers _Kyou-chan_ as a nickname for her sister. Kagami doesn't like it and asks Kona-chan to call her Kagami-sama instead.)
coleopterist
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2013-04-24T09:03:02.713Z
As far as I know, one kanji character read as `Kyou` means `demon`.
xjshiya
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2013-04-24T09:36:24.053Z
Tsukasa suggests Kyou since it can also mean _mirror_. Konata agrees with her on _Kyou_ since it can mean both _powerful_, and with a minor change, _evil_.
coleopterist
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2013-04-24T09:37:43.373Z
@coleopterist, yea, though "Kagami-sama" didn't last long after Konata actually started calling her so :P As for other examples, unfortunately I don't know. I guess it might be different for every specific name, since some names probably _can_ change their meaning if you add -n to them. I'm not sure though.
SingerOfTheFall
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2013-04-24T11:43:35.477Z
@coleopterist for another example Akari in Yuruyuri is occasionally interchanged with Akarin.
Toshinou Kyouko
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2014-08-31T07:07:21.593Z
Late to this party, but IIRC, Hiyori Tamura is called Hiyorin by Konata. As one more example, in Ro Kyu Bu, Maho forms several nicknames by adding *-n* (Tomoka becomes Mokkan, Airi becomes Airin, Subaru becomes Subarun, etc.)
Torisuda
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2015-10-01T08:29:11.463Z
@coleopterist, in Azumanga Daioh. Kimura sensei calls himself Kimurin. He also calls Kaori Kaorin.
Han
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In KareKano: Yukino -> Yukinon
Seva Alekseyev
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2013-04-24T08:37:25.197Z
2013-04-24T08:37:25.197Z
SingerOfTheFall
<p>Every now and then, Konata calls Kagami <strong>Kagamin</strong>. Why? Does this change the meaning of the name?</p>

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Why does Konata call Kagami Kagamin?
# Why does Konata call Kagami Kagamin?
Posted by: username_0 on 2013-04-24
Every now and then, Konata calls Kagami **Kagamin**. Why? Does this change the meaning of the name?
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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-04-24. Score: 9 | Accepted answer
It's just a suffix that makes the name a little more cute, it's roughly the same as having a friend called, I don't know, Sam, and calling him "Sammy".

It is also similar to adding "-chan" to the name. I guess Konata does that partly to annoy Kagami a little.

In case you're wondering, the name Kagami means "mirror".
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2013-04-24): Thanks :) Are you aware of other examples beside Kagamin? Could, say, _Hikari_ become _Hikarin_? (There's actually an episode where Tsukasa offers _Kyou-chan_ as a nickname for her sister. Kagami doesn't like it and asks Kona-chan to call her Kagami-sama instead.)  
> **username_2** (2013-04-24): As far as I know, one kanji character read as `Kyou` means `demon`.  
> **username_0** (2013-04-24): Tsukasa suggests Kyou since it can also mean _mirror_. Konata agrees with her on _Kyou_ since it can mean both _powerful_, and with a minor change, _evil_.  
> **username_1** (2013-04-24): @coleopterist, yea, though "Kagami-sama" didn't last long after Konata actually started calling her so :P As for other examples, unfortunately I don't know. I guess it might be different for every specific name, since some names probably _can_ change their meaning if you add -n to them. I'm not sure though.  
> **username_3** (2013-04-24): @coleopterist for another example Akari in Yuruyuri is occasionally interchanged with Akarin.  
> **username_4** (2014-08-31): Late to this party, but IIRC, Hiyori Tamura is called Hiyorin by Konata. As one more example, in Ro Kyu Bu, Maho forms several nicknames by adding *-n* (Tomoka becomes Mokkan, Airi becomes Airin, Subaru becomes Subarun, etc.)  
> **username_5** (2015-10-01): @coleopterist, in Azumanga Daioh. Kimura sensei calls himself Kimurin. He also calls Kaori Kaorin.  
> **username_6** (2018-11-26): In KareKano: Yukino -> Yukinon  
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