Abbreviating names on Gransnet

My forename is short enough already - couldn't possibly be shortened any more.

anno But don't you find that people then lengthen it? Absentdaughter was originally called Grace, which she has actually changed legally because she hates it, and I had to stamp very firmly (figuratively of course) on people addressing her as Gracie.

People have never shortened my real name, because like absent's it turns into another name if you do that. I do think it's a shame that some names are inevitably shortened - the name I gave my daughter is a beautiful, three-syllable name but is always known by just the first one.

But yours is the shortened version Ana!

Oh. Your real name.

Sorry!

Must read posts more slowly!

I was talking about my real name, jingl!

Yes. I get that now!

absent, nobody has ever lengthened my name except my father when he was being jocular.

In 'real life' I use my middle name anyway. I really don't mind what abbreviations people use on here. My father in law used to call me 'Fruit' very often when we first met! Now that is a bit weird!

My mother always insisted that my name shouldn't be shortened by anyone and then in her sixties she started shortening it herself! I felt like some one quite different

ano What is it with fathers? Don't you love them?

I have never had any problem with people shortening my real name.

I chose my DS name with the intention of using the shorter version when he was older and I cant bring myself to shorten it

Absent that's funny, my father used to call people "Doings" when he couldn't remember their names - he was from Nottinghamshire - I always assumed it was a Notts habit - where did your father originate?

or2 Sorry, couldn't resist

I like people shortening my name, it sounds more friendly.

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There are some names which just do sound more friendly when shortened, aren't there? Kate, for instance, or Kathy, sounds softer and less formal than Katherine.

I went through a rather prissy stage in my early twenties when I thought it was a bit disrespectful to shorten someone's name until I found that a friend just hated me calling her Janet and much preferred 'Jan'.

specki4eyes Utrecht and then Putney.

I get called number on every forum I go on, so nothing new in it getting shortened on here. I`ve always been called by my middle name, but both my Christian names have only 4 letters, so hard to shorten.

DD has the same name as me but she shortened it to three letters as soon as she could talk. DS has DH's middle name as his name and insisted on using the shorter version. Nobody calls them by their given names now.

My real name cannot be shortened.

However I was once called peton here and quite liked it.

My name is a one syllable job so never got shortened!

It can cause a bit of a problem! I was confused with Hunter F and asked if I had had a sex change. Someone said the other day that Hunt was kind . She meant Hunter F and for a moment I thought,'' How nice, but how does she know I'm kind?''

Absent Utrecht eh? just a stones throw from Notts then...