People who change your name when they address you ...

[KEEF]

My name is not Kevin

 

[davefb]

I had a friend called Dave (everyone has a friend called Dave) and he worked in an office of 8 where 5 were called Dave 1, Dave 2, Dave 3, etc.

hehe, i've been 'middle' of 'big dave' ' little dave'..


then i acquired my two letters nickname

 

[KEEF]

I said my name is not KEVIN

 

[Norm]

My favourite is the wife of a friend who calls me Norman, thinking that she is being more respectful than all those who call me Norm.

I can't bring myself to her that my name is actually David.

 

[Arch]

My favourite is the wife of a friend who calls me Norman, thinking that she is being more respectful than all those who call me Norm.

I can't bring myself to her that my name is actually David.

 

[mangaman]

I go by the short form of my name, because no-one except my mother and sister ever used the long form, people always contracted it. I like Susannah, and I like Sue, but I really dislike Susan, or Suzanne, and those are what people invariably called me. So I stick to Sue, which most people can't get wrong.

And imagine if you will, how many ways you can spell Susannah wrong....

My boss at St Nicks calls me Soo-hoo for fun, but I'm ok with that, it's a nickname, just like Arch is. People have called me Susie, and whether they live tends to depend on how much cake they then buy me.

I agree with this actually Suze.

 

[XmisterIS]

A guy at work calls himself Andy. I call him Andrew.

It p1sses him off. One day he asked why I call him Andrew so the conversation went like this:

Me: Who chose your name?
Him: My Parents
Me: What did they name you?
Him: Andrew
Me: Is that on your birth certificate?
Him: Yes
Me: What is on your work contract?
Him: Andrew
Me: What is on your work email:
Him: Andrew
Me: So why should I call you Andy?
Him: You've got a good point. But Andrew is well...you know... shrugs shoulders

Lol! Well now, although my full name is on my birth cert., I never use it, except on bank account, passport, etc.

When I was at University, my nickname was "The Yipi". I can't remember why. Naturally, when I got a car, it was "The Yipimobile".

 

[Brains]

I thought he was your uncle.

ETA I have a friend whose name is Julie Kim. She has given up trying to figure out why 9 out of 10 people, having heard her say that her name is Julie Kim, thereafter refer to her as "Kim".

Similarly, my friend Huy Nguyen tells people that his first name is pronounced like "Whee" and his family name like "Whinn". Invariably people start calling him Hooey or Mr Naguyen ...

We have a friend also with the surname Nguyen - he pronounces is 'Noy-en' not Whinn

 

[Shaun]

I said my name is not KEVIN

Not Kevin eh?

I'm not surprised. You look more like a Nigel to me ... lol

 

[Black Sheep]

I am not Dave.

For some reason when my bank account was set up I have my initials on my account and card instead of my name, got asked once by someone at the bank what the three letters were short for (three names deliberately unpronounceable as initials - thanks mum )

"yes, it's short for [my three names]"

"oh"


had the fun of giving british gas my reason for leaving them as my supplier "you can't even get my name correct when I spell it out for you and write it down on forms"

 

[Rhythm Thief]

I had a friend called Dave (everyone has a friend called Dave) and he worked in an office of 8 where 5 were called Dave 1, Dave 2, Dave 3, etc.

I used to know two Daves. One was, well, a Dave, the other was very definitely a David. He never said anything, it was just obvious from the first time I met him. I don't know why.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

The other thing which is interesting is how some people attract nicknames and others don't. I've had loads of nicknames over the years, either relating to my appearance - "Swampy" or (currently) "Jesus" - or my hobbies - "Cloudy Shite", usually shortened to "Cloudy" - when I was into home brewing. Who else seems to get given nicknames?

 

[rich p]

My name is Richard but my wife prefers Dick

 

[subaqua]

A guy at work calls himself Andy. I call him Andrew.

It p1sses him off. One day he asked why I call him Andrew so the conversation went like this:

Me: Who chose your name?
Him: My Parents
Me: What did they name you?
Him: Andrew
Me: Is that on your birth certificate?
Him: Yes
Me: What is on your work contract?
Him: Andrew
Me: What is on your work email:
Him: Andrew
Me: So why should I call you Andy?
Him: You've got a good point. But Andrew is well...you know... shrugs shoulders

on the flip side of that.

I was named Steven by my parents - Yes with a V not a PH !!

it says Steven on my birth cert passport and driving licence as that is my official given name.

however, in work my contract says Steve , my email says steve and everybody i know calls me Steve. My mum only eevr called me Steven if i was in trouble and if i got the full Sunday name i knew i was in deep doo doo.

only one person ever called me Steven in work - he got ty rapped to an LV switchpanel with the side cutters just out of reach. Never did it again strangely

 

[Norm]

Who else seems to get given nicknames?

Even the kids have been known to call me Norm, others are Dabbo, Bullie, Beanie, Sir Topham Hatt... my name is still David, though.

I used to know two Daves. One was, well, a Dave, the other was very definitely a David. He never said anything, it was just obvious from the first time I met him. I don't know why.

I'm not too fussed between David and Dave but Mrs Norm says "Dave stacks shelves in Tescos and I'm a David, thank you very much."