What does や after someone's name mean exactly?

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I'm reading a manga and I've seen "nameや" a couple times now, but I'm not sure what it means exactly. Does it show affection?

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I'm reading a manga and I've seen "nameや" a couple times now, but I'm not sure what it means exactly. Does it show affection?

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I'm reading a manga and I've seen "nameや" a couple times now, but I'm not sure what it means exactly. Does it show affection?

Two examples:

particle-や

particle-や

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You are right, it shows affection.

According to the dictionary, や is a suffix for names or nouns to show affection.

や: ［接尾］人を表す名詞や人名などに付いて、親しみの意を添える。「ねえや」「坊や」「爺や」「きよや」
https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/220995/meaning/m0u/や/

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You are right, it shows affection.

According to the dictionary, や is a suffix for names or nouns to show affection.

や: ［接尾］人を表す名詞や人名などに付いて、親しみの意を添える。「ねえや」「坊や」「爺や」「きよや」
https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/220995/meaning/m0u/や/

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You are right, it shows affection.

According to the dictionary, や is a suffix for names or nouns to show affection.

や: ［接尾］人を表す名詞や人名などに付いて、親しみの意を添える。「ねえや」「坊や」「爺や」「きよや」
https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/220995/meaning/m0u/や/

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According to the dictionary, や is a suffix for names or nouns to show affection.

や: ［接尾］人を表す名詞や人名などに付いて、親しみの意を添える。「ねえや」「坊や」「爺や」「きよや」
https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/220995/meaning/m0u/や/

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You are right, it shows affection.

According to the dictionary, や is a suffix for names or nouns to show affection.

や: ［接尾］人を表す名詞や人名などに付いて、親しみの意を添える。「ねえや」「坊や」「爺や」「きよや」
https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/220995/meaning/m0u/や/

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