Other Yiddish nicknames are similar to each other, and may be ambiguous or easily be confused. For example, 'Heshel' is a diminutive of the Hebrew name 'Yehoshua' (English language equivalent: 'Joshua'), but 'Hirshel' is a nickname for 'Hirsh'.   'Shiya' is another diminutive of 'Yehoshua', but 'Shaya' is a diminutive of the Hebrew name 'Yeshaya' (English language equivalent: 'Isaiah').   Depending upon the region, pronunciation, the transliteration scheme used, and/or the way a name was written, either diminutive might easily refer to either Hebrew name.