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

[threebikesmcginty]

We had 3 Dave's in the factory: Dave, Big Dave and Crazy Dave. Dave's since left but we've still got Big Dave and Crazy Dave.

 

[Vidor06]

My brother in law is called Colin but has never liked his name. So years ago, at school, he decided to go by the name of Trev. Most of his friends still refer to him as Trev and as I went to school with him I still want to call him Trev but have to call him Colin in front of the family.
At school my mates and I were known as Hughesie, Reggie and Fudgie, now we only ever see each other about twice a year and still refer to each other by our school nicknames. No one else ever uses these names anymore.

 

[gbb]

I answer to Colin, Col or CJ (I didn't get to where I am today by not letting people call me CJ!) but only my stepdaughter gets to call me 'Colon'. I don't know why she does it but with her, it's either 'Col' or 'Colon'. If anybody else called me that, it would be like they were saying that I was full of crap!

Having worked with a rampant bunch of p1sstakers, Colon was one used frequently to me.
With a surname like Whittock, the world was their oyster
Whitlock, flintlock, whitecock, bigcock...the best was one of the guys shouted across the workshop...'BUTTOCK'
(edited to say, i just remembered, they used to leave notes for me, requests for spares, whatever. They used to head it BUTTOCKS instead of my name.

Mail is frequently mis-spelt too. Apart fro Colon, there's not much you can do with Colin apart from Col.

 

[gbb]

Some people are pedantic. My ex site manageress surprised me once. Whittock...comes from anglo saxon 'hwit uck'. Most people say whitt-ock, she heard my name over the tannoy one day pronounced 'whitt-ock'. She got straight on the phone and told them...the correct pronunciation is whitt-uck.
Personally i didnt give a monkeys....it seemed to bother her for some reason

 

[philipbh]

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

I know someone with the surname Nguyen too - their suggested pronunciation is similar to Gwynne

My name is Philip - but just about everyone calls me Phil, much to the annoyance of Mrs BH, if she is within earshot - " I do wish they wouldn't shorten your name!"

I don't really mind

Two friends have reduced Philip to Pip and use nothing else

From the age of 11 - I have been known as Fritz (v. close family only on this one)

 

[Sh4rkyBloke]

My full name appears on my email address at work, but everyone knows me by the shortened version (which I sign emails with and, come to think of it, is my handwritten general signature too)... the only person who uses my full name (Philip) is my Wife when she's annoyed with me.. probably due to the fatc that I've often said that my Mum used to do the same.

Get called Sharky by Fossyant of these boards when I see him... unsure whether he can't remember my name or is just used to seeing my username on here (we've only met through these boards).. but then I call him Fossmeister/Fossy so I guess it's fair (and I'm known by some as Sharky since I picked it as my username at work here when I started nearly 12 years ago!! ).

No probs with whatever people choose to call me... within reason.

 

[redjedi]

Who else seems to get given nicknames?

My name is Luke and was born in '81. I'll let you work out the rest

I don't mind being called nicknames as long as it's from someone I know/get on with, and I've only ever told one person to stop calling me Skywalker as I didn't like him and hardly ever spoke to him.

 

[Maz]

I have to thank the producers of EastEnders for making my name more widely-known.

 

[Maz]

I've got a car called Maz - the last two letters dropped off.

Funnily enough, I used to have a Mazda 323!

 

[Archie_tect]

Sounds like everyone only gets their full first name by their mother, said in 'that' tone of voice... however old they are.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

I was "Jon James!" when I was in trouble.

 

[Norm]

I was "Jon James!" when I was in trouble.

Which was slightly unusual as your first two names are Richard Paul.

 

[Arch]

Mrs Norm says "Dave stacks shelves in Tescos and I'm a David, thank you very much."

David is quite an unusual name for a Mrs, though.

I tend to get nicknames too, Arch is one I picked up at Uni.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

I tend to get nicknames too, Arch is one I picked up at Uni.

My surname - based nickname at school was "Windybum". Inevitably I suppose, given that my surname is "Winder".

(And yes it is "Winder" as in "Blow ye winds", not "Winder" as in "you continually getting my name wrong is winding me up".)

 

[vernon]

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?

I've had to put up with Shaft, Fingerbones, and Chicken George - all inspired by what was on TV at the time.

Also had Buzz based in my busby styled afro when i had enough hair to sport an afro.