The nomination of the person in the youth speech (based on the names and nicknames of German and Russian languages)

In the article the basic models of the nicknames formation among young people on the basis of German and Russian languages are considered. The special attention is paid to the use of a precedent name as a nickname, and also to the preservation of an ethnocultural specificity of nicknames in children and teenagers communication in the polycultural environment of Khakassia.