Why doesn't Anka like to be called Anetchka?

Question

From the prologue of *Hard to Be a God*:> "You know, Anetchka--" said Pashka. > "Don't you call me Anetchka," Anka cut in abruptly. She could not stand to be called by any other name than Anka.Now I know about [diminutive forms](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_given_name#Diminutive_forms) of Russian names, and that different diminutive forms of the same name can be used in different ways (e.g. a man named Ivan might be called Vanya, Vanka, or Vanechka by different people or under different circumstances). But my knowledge of Russian diminutives isn't good enough to understand the nuances of when each different form would be used.**What does it say about Anka's character that she refuses to answer to Anetchka?**(*Note to non-Slavic speakers:* as I understand it, this is not the same as, say, an Englishman called James who refuses to answer to Jim. Russian diminutive forms are much more prevalent, even being widely used for common nouns as well as personal names, and different diminutives of the same name have specific meanings. I suspect that a fluent Russian speaker could look at this quote and immediately deduce something about Anka's personality - my question is what.)

Answer 1

The prologue of this book is set way before the main part, in the childhood of the main characters.

Anka is a tomboy, she plays with boys, her toys are bows and arrows, and she does not feel girly yet.(Anechka is a girly girl, Anka is not).