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I mean it only works with nouns that are not ending on vowels and also not every noun works good. But I heard this from people all over Germany. Mostly in a mocking way, like someone was eating too much and complaining about stomach pain:
“Oh, tut dir der Bauchi weh?”Other commonly used examples I can think of:
- Lurch - Lurchi (amphibian)
- Frisch - Froschi (frog)
- Hund - Hundi (dog)
- Mutter/Vater/Oma/Opa - Mutti/Vati/Omi/Opi (mom, dad, grandma, grandpa)
I’ve only ever really heard it for a handful of very specific nouns, like Maus -> Mausi as an affectionate nickname
I just updated my answer with more examples but I think you are right with the nickname thing
