Problems with people shortening their names?

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I was always amused by the abbreviations given to some first names in London; names that already seemed quite short to me:

Terry = 'Tel'

Eric = 'El'

I wonder if one syllable first names get abbreviated to some kind of surreal unspoken/silent name that is incapable of being written?

These people would proably have enjoyed fishing with Salvador Dali, using a broken line and catching every other fish!

What about Ade? This is often used as a short name for Adrian. Like Abe for Abraham.

Yep.............I've heard 'Ade'.......................in London!

Heard Andrew shortened to Anj (which sounds like the first part of Angie!).............in London

London also has rhyming slang, which involves replacing one word with 3, which is then shortened to one

Stairs = Pairs (Apples and Pears )

Quite a complicated dialect.............if your aren't from there I guess

I have a name that can be shortened and a 'y' put on the end. By the time I was seven, I hated it, and I started asking people not to call me that. 40-odd years later, there is only one guy at work who does it, and I give him a pass because I like him. But even my wife doesn't call me by that name, out of respect for my wishes. For some random person to do it implies that they have a level of familiarity with me that they don't really have. I think I have the right to be ticked. However, it never happens anymore, so I never think about it.

Some people are offended when they are addressed by their full name when they introduce themselves with a short name i.e. Robert instead of Bob. They regard it as an unwelcome intimacy. I have a friend called Terri who only allows her parents to address her as Teresa.

I knew a girl named April and she told me she was going to get her name changed because she didn't like people calling her Ape.

I am reminded about the name change announcement in a very old Monty Python book.

The gentleman's name was Arthur P*n*s

The name change was to Art P*n*s

Alright, me old china...

China = china plate = mate
Snake and Sidney = Steak and Kidney (Pie/Pudding)

My father was a London cab driver before he retired. There are lots of odd expressions like that.

It doesn't really bother me when people shorten my name. I'm Whitney, but I will respond to Whit, or even Whit-Whit (people like doubling the first syllable for some odd reason.)
To me it sounds like, "Wit". I'm witty.

But I HATE when people take my first name, and then add Houston to it. "Hey, Whitney Houston!"
Dammit, I am not a celebrity, and I can't even sing.

Though no one's called me Dick, I have been called "Rich, "Richie", or "Big Rich". I don't really mind, but I do prefer being referred to be my full name.

Derrick = 'Del' .........................in London

It's just a cooler way of saying their name it sounds better. Alot of people use nicknames or shorter names. For some it's easier to remember it also especially if they have a long name

Yeah, me also. Whatever name I learn, that's how I think of the person, and it's awkward to use something different. Takes a lot of getting used to.

I have one friend who introduced herself with two names, her given name and a nickname, and said I could use either. I don't like having that choice, with no guidelines on which to choose.

There are certain people I like who in my head I'll call diminutive (like Billy for Bill), but, I would not feel comfortable calling the person that, even if I hear others do it on occasion.

I think it's a thing of not wanting to screw up and call someone the wrong thing. At least partly. Like, stick with what I know is okay.

P.S. I reread your initial post, and I think people interpreted the first paragraph different than me. But since how I read it fits with the rest of your post and your 2nd post, I'm sticking to it.

I used to get so mad when people would call me "Matt", but when I was 12 years old I met a friend who would never call me "Matthew", and because of that, I decided that everyone should call me "Matt". After people calling me "Matt" for so long, it seems really strange now for people to call me "Matthew".

I would like if people said my name as infrequently as possible. I don't like to say my own name and rarely do. Actually, it's very hard for me to say people's names, especially to them.

Shortening names and giving nicknames is what I do best. I called my friend Jordan 'Jordash' and it stuck.

I'm David, and the only nick for that is Dave. I tried my initials, DG, but that hasn't really caught on. Also, lots of people don't pronounce my username right.