Commentary for Bava Batra 332:5

אלא שתי אותיות היינו טעמא דלמא מיתרמי שם בן שלש אותיות והוה ליה רובא דשמא

would represent half of the name? — But this is the reason [for] two letters: A name of three letters might occur, and these would represent the greater part of the name.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A scribe might omit half a name if that consisted of a single letter. He is not likely, however, to omit two letters which in some names represent the greater part of the name. If two letters or more are missing, the person whose name is represented by the remaining letters, not the bearer of the name in the upper section, is entitled to the repayment of the loan. [V. however Tosaf. s.v. [H]] ');">⁸</span> R. Papa said: It is obvious to me [that if] SeFeL<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Heb., [H], 'bowl' or 'cup'. Some read [H] i.e. [H] 'sixty halves'. ');">⁹</span>

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