Based on the material of Russian literature and publicism of the 19th century, the article discusses the features of the functioning of the lexcal pair ―Nemka – Nemochka‖, acting as a presenter of the "female German stereotype" from the standpoint of a Russian person. The substantive evaluative component of the verbal form of the diminutive ethnonym "Nemochka" is demonstrated. The conclusion is made about the ambiguous estimation of the considered ethnocultural stereotype, which has a specific linguistic embodiment.