-ьо

Etymology
From, applied in diminutive sense on personal names or proper nouns referring to people (nicknames, kit terms, pejorative terms, etc.). Attested more in the Eastern dialects. Cognate with 🇨🇬 with similar function.

Usage notes
The soft symbol -ь- is dropped before intrinsically palatalized consonants (ч, ж, ш, ц).