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Nick name or full name?

LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
edited April 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
Do you go by your nick name or full name?


My legal name is James.. I started going by Jim when I was a young kid. I'm not sure why.

What is the point of nick names? Everyone refers to me by my nick name.
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  • Thorns2010Thorns2010 Posts: 2,201
    Name is Matthew, most people aside from my family call me Matt. Which is fine, but what really bugs me is when people send me emails or letters or whatever and they just have Matt.

    I don't know why, but it really bugs me!!!
  • gobrowns19gobrowns19 Posts: 1,447
    My opinion is that nick names are used because people like one syllable names. My birth certificate says Steven but i'm called Steve. Does that count?
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  • Thorns2010Thorns2010 Posts: 2,201
    gobrowns19 wrote:
    My opinion is that nick names are used because people like one syllable names. My birth certificate says Steven but i'm called Steve. Does that count?

    I like two syllable names, well at least with the written form of my name.
  • zenithzenith Posts: 3,191
    my full name is lynette - but people who have known me since i was little call me lindy - i also have a group that dont know me well enough, and still call me lynette - and then at work, even tho i sign things off as lynette, i get a few that reply or simply assume to call me lyn, which i hate!!

    i also get nett, netty too tho

    all - depends where, when, how and how much i like you i think ;)
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  • WildsWilds Posts: 4,329
    Some people call me Nate. I prefer that in general, but like Nathan when written out.

    My favorite nickname however is when people call me by my last name. That is quite often.

    -Wilds
  • redrockredrock Posts: 18,341
    gobrowns19 wrote:
    My opinion is that nick names are used because people like one syllable names.

    :lol: I think you may be right! My name is Rita (how difficult is that?). I hate it when I am called 'Riet' - bloody lazy people if you ask me.

    Also, my daughter's name is Gabrielle. I love the name (obviously) and so does she (luckily). She is almost automatically called Gaby (which she doesn't mind too much) - even my her teachers (which I hate) or even Gabs! How ugly is Gabs?!?!
  • surfanddestroysurfanddestroy Posts: 2,786
    My name is Tamara and I hate people shortening it, I will not answer people if they call me Tam, or Tammy.
    I sometimes get Teep as my initials are TP I don't mind that one so much.
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    Ain't gonna be any middle anymore.
  • JennytreeJennytree Posts: 5,340
    I was christened Jennifer, but most people call me Jenny or Jen or J. I never get called Jennifer really, unless I'm in an official gov. office or the doctors. I even sign Jenny when signing official documents and the likes - force of habit. Some friends go mad with the J thing... J Bog, J Lo, Jizzle...
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  • Ridin The WaveRidin The Wave Posts: 552
    I have a ton of nicknames.....the two most common are my last name and Brutes.....my actual name is Jody.

    Funny part about being called my last name though is that it rhymes with Katie and there are a few people that still call me Katie because they think that's what everybody else is saying.
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I get called by my nickname by most people who know me.
    I hate being called by my surname like I did in high school, used to piss me off.
    I also dislike people calling me by my proper name, it's very formal to me if they do.
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  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    My name - Siân - cannot be shortened, which is why my parents named me that.

    Dave's sister calls me Stan though.
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

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  • redrockredrock Posts: 18,341
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    Dave's sister calls me Stan though.
    Stan is good.... 8-)
  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    redrock wrote:
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    Dave's sister calls me Stan though.
    Stan is good.... 8-)

    Strangely, I quite like it :oops:

    It came about because in my last job, my name on my payslip was typed in capitals. The 'I' always seemed to have the bottom line missing so my name appeared as STAN :lol:
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • megatronmegatron Posts: 3,420
    names chris but i chuckle when i hear it..known as
    soft jones, softo milic, rott nuge, tipper jones, cj, but most common is jones
    long long story
  • battan1120battan1120 Posts: 310
    My name is James.People that I grew up w/ call me Jimmy.Mom and friends at work call me Jimbo.I introduce myself as Jim.Don't call me James.
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  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    battan1120 wrote:
    My name is James.People that I grew up w/ call me Jimmy.Mom and friends at work call me Jimbo.I introduce myself as Jim.Don't call me James.

    If I have a son, i'm gonna call him James. He'll be free to shorten it to Jim if he wants to but i'll still call him James... I'm his mother! :lol:
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • Jill-oJill-o Posts: 33
    Well my name is Jillian but I prefer Jill just because no one can pronounce Jillian correctly. Everyone wants to call me Julian...which makes me mad cause it's a boys name. When I started my current job there was already a Jill working in the same department (customer service) so I've had to go by Jillian. Besides being called Julian most of the time, I get Joann a lot. I've even been called Vivian and Sylvia. It's incredibly annoying.

    Our receptionist one time tried to tell a customer how to pronounce my name and said it's like the names Jill and Ian but together. I got a fax later that day to ATTN: Jill Ian.... :roll:
  • iamsam_pjiamsam_pj Posts: 300
    i usually go by sam...it's what all of my friends call me. my parents call me samantha, and that is also how i answer the phone at work b/c it sounds more professional and there's another sam. my sister has a crazy nickname for me that she's called me her whole life and i won't let her call me anything else, "mankey". i think it started as "manthy" and somehow evolved.

    i'm fine with most nicknames that people throw out there...sambo, j...as long as they don't call me sammy!! i hate that and i'm not sure why??!
  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    no nick-name here. my mother hates nick-names and was sure to give all 3 of her daughters names that have no abbreviations. my husband has a one syllable name, so yes...no nick-name there either. :P
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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    battan1120 wrote:
    My name is James.People that I grew up w/ call me Jimmy.Mom and friends at work call me Jimbo.I introduce myself as Jim.Don't call me James.
    See I don't mind being called Jim. But James seems more grown up and sophisticated to me.. Think I'll let my drinking buddies call me Jim, and my hot dates call me by James. :)
  • surfanddestroysurfanddestroy Posts: 2,786
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    battan1120 wrote:
    My name is James.People that I grew up w/ call me Jimmy.Mom and friends at work call me Jimbo.I introduce myself as Jim.Don't call me James.
    See I don't mind being called Jim. But James seems more grown up and sophisticated to me.. Think I'll let my drinking buddies call me Jim, and my hot dates call me by James. :)

    My boyfriend is called James but everybody calls him Jam, I find it really strange when I hear people call him James.
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    Dusseldorf 21/06/07, Manchester 17/08/09, London 18/08/09, LA 06/10/09, LA 07/10/09.

    Ain't gonna be any middle anymore.
  • LizardLizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    Give name is Elizabeth--too long to write out when you are kid!
    But I go by Liz
    or Lizard :D

    My mom still calls me Lilly-Beth sometimes!! ;)
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  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    My name is Jennifer, most people just call me Jen.
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  • redrockredrock Posts: 18,341
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    If I have a son, i'm gonna call him James. He'll be free to shorten it to Jim if he wants to but i'll still call him James... I'm his mother! :lol:

    My husband's name is Robert. EVERYONE calls him Rob, except his mum!!!! She is the only one that still calls him by his full name.


    surfanddestroy wrote:
    My boyfriend is called James but everybody calls him Jam, I find it really strange when I hear people call him James.
    I didn't know his name was James. I guess I could have put 2 and 2 together with Jam but I didn't! Jam suits him perfectly.
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,301
    One of the people I work with is named Rachel. I called her 'Rach' once and it was like I insulted her or something! :lol:

    My full name is Randall, but I go by Randy. I don't get bent outta shape if people call me by my full name or anything else for that matter.
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Full name is Christopher, almost everyone calls me Chris...
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    mca47 wrote:
    One of the people I work with is named Rachel. I called her 'Rach' once and it was like I insulted her or something! :lol:

    My full name is Randall, but I go by Randy. I don't get bent outta shape if people call me by my full name or anything else for that matter.


    some people find it VERY upsetting! i always go by, however one introduces themselves is how they should be addressed. now if i haven't actually met the person and am just going by a business card or something, i use their name as printed until they tell me otherwise. i have a name similar to another name...but it is NOT the same name. i enunciate my name clearly, particularly the end, so it does annoy me when people get it wrong.


    i've known a few people who went by nick-names then when they age, they change...either to their full name, or another nick name. drives meinsane! it's so difficult to start addressing someone in a new way after so many years! even better, when someone went my their middle name, then decide to go by their first, or vice versa.....soooo hard to do! :P
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  • Thorns2010Thorns2010 Posts: 2,201
    Oh, I also wanted to mention, Matty is NOT COOL, please don't call me that!

    Also, my niece and nephew used to say Mattchoo when they were younger because they had a hard time saying Matthew apparently. I miss it.... :cry:
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    Thorns2010 wrote:
    Name is Matthew, most people aside from my family call me Matt. Which is fine, but what really bugs me is when people send me emails or letters or whatever and they just have Matt.

    I don't know why, but it really bugs me!!!

    My name is Matthew as well, but I go by Matt. The only person that calls me Matthew is my Mom. She'd always call me that when I was in trouble when I was little. When I'd really f'd up, I'd get the middle name thrown at me as well. ;)

    My siblings call me Matty---mainly because they know it drives me crazy.
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  • OneTooFreeOneTooFree Posts: 265
    given name: Nicholas
    go by: Nick

    only my mother & my ex have ever called me Nicholas
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