Los diminutivos se forman en "-ie", "burnie" pequeño "burn" (brook/arroyo), "feardie/feartie" (frightened person, coward/cobarde), "gamie" (gamekeeper/guardabosque), "kiltie" (kilted soldier/soldado con falda escocesa), "postie" (postman/cartero), "wifie" (woman/mujer), "rhodie" (rhododendron) y en "-ock", "bittock" (little bit/un poquito), "playock" (toy, plaything/juguete), "sourock" (sorrel/alazán -planta-) y en el norte en "-ag", "bairnag" (little/pequeño) "bairn" (child/niño), "Cheordag" (Geordie/Jorgito), y "-ockie", "hooseockie" (small house/casita), "wifeockie" (little woman/mujercita).