Annoying name shortening trend

From being very young I didn’t like my name. I never met another Marion even though I moved schools constantly throughout my childhood (forces child) everyone had ‘normal’ names. How I longed to be a Susan or a linda or an exotic Michelle.
At high school it was shortened to Mar which was ok but still not pretty like Sue or Jackie.
However, when I was in my 30s I started a new job where there was a Shaz and a Daz so they decided I was going to be Maz. I loved it. Over time I am now Maz to everyone (even my ex husband who only ever knew me as Marion.
I even once received a postcard addressed to ‘Maz, Town, county!!
Now in my 60s I see Marion in many forums, on tv, radio newspapers - and I love it. But how do I go back? I now also think Marion is more age appropriate too.
My current (keep him on his toes) husband has only ever used Marion once - when we exchanged vows!!
Where were all you Marions in the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s 2000s?

Why are some posters critically assuming OP is irrationally or disproportionally annoyed, I am sure the OP was just introducing a topic for friendly debate! Anyway, my name is not one that is usually shortened although I have known the odd friend call me by my initial only...H!!. When our daughter was born 40+ years ago we agreed to name her with a shortened version of a name, preferring that to the full name. Husband duly went to register her birth and Registrar insisted on recording the full version......I was not happy!!!!! and she was always called by the shortened version. Years later when she met her now husband he began to call her by her full name and this is the name she now introduces herself as ?

My friends call me Barb. but my husband calls me Barbs. I suppose it is because Barbara is such a mouthful. I do not like the shortened versions. I have said, but they carry on regardless.

Nanna I was at school with 2 Marions and had a second cousin also called Marion all in the early 1960s, so they were out there!

Oops I also have a neighbour called Marion

Only one allowed to shorten my name was my mum. She actually used it as my pet name by adding the Oop. If I ever got called my full name by her I knew I was in trouble. A friend started to call me Al and I told her I really didn't like it

I was only ever called by my full name if I'd been naughty!

Always thought it strange when names were shortened and then a 'z' added, such as Gary being changed to Gaz, etc but a few posts on here are from people who like it, so as long as name change or shortening doesn't upset the person with the changed name, then no worries!

I only got called my proper name by my late Dad, I've been various diminutions of Margaret since adulthood but can't abide being called Mags!!

I used to call our youngest son 'Toddler', which was soon shortened to Tod. Many of his friends still call him this, although at 56yrs old its a long time since he toddled.

While growing up I knew my mother's older siblings as;
Puggy, Peenie, Pinie, Pelly, Piz and Bun. They were actually , as I later discovered, Margaret, Jean, Georgina, Helen, Elizabeth and Daniel. They'd been 'created ' when they were children, and they were their lifelong names within the family.

There are some names I hate being shortened like Alexandra to Alex or Lexi, Victoria to Vicky, Rebecca to Becky. My name is a long name so I do not like it being shortened. It is Christina and I hate it being shortened to Tina.

I only ever use the short form of my name (3letters) I much prefer it
My sons name can’t be shortened, my youngest daughters name only has three letters anyway but my eldest is shortened by me and people that are very close friends but not by herself

Only one of my 7 grandkids has a name that can be shortened and that one that can be shortened is what most are given as the actual name anyway

My name had often been shortened to Babs but a friend at school used to call me Bappy!! Husband calls me B which is now used by kids partners - find it quite affectionate. Get slightly annoyed at comical women being called Barbara -as in Royal Family! There also used to be an advert for tough kitchen roll - used by ‘Barbara and Maureen’ - have good friend called Maureen?‍♀️

Prince William was called 'Wills' as a child - it's not a new thing and if the royals do it it must be OK!

Lots of parents use pet names for their children and lots of husbands and wives have pet names for each other.

This is fine as long as the person addressed by a pet name is content with it.

When I was six, I asked my mother not to use my pet name in front of my school friends, and she agreed not to, as she could see they might tease me.

I have all my life just refused to answer if people used a form of my name that I didn't care for.

On one or two occasions I have felt ridiculous calling an adult woman "Baby" or "Pusskins" or some such nursery name, but if that is how these people want to be addressed then it really isn't any business of mine.

My granddaughter (5) said her mummy had 2 mummy's, myself (Jo or JoJo) and another one called Joanna! To add to her confusion her brother calls me GG.

At primary school we had a Geoffna & Gordna; very odd nicknames for Geoffrey and Gordon. I also worked with someone who got his usual name from being known as "young Eck" as a child. Eck being his father's nickname & nothing to do with him at all.

We spent time choosing names that couldn’t easily be shortened but DS - Alisdair is now Al or his surname with a ‘y’ added on the end and DD - Shona is now Shonz which started when she was in Australia- hey ho! I still love them

I think it's totally up to the person the name belongs to. I always thought the full version of my name meant I was in trouble about something!

Greta,i think that is a brilliant theory.

I don't mind nicknames, what I don't like is when the shortened version is actually on the birth certificate. Like Terry instead of Terence. Or one famous one - Archie!

When you meet someone firstly, they call you Mr or Mrs so and so. When they get to know you better, they shorten the name.
My neighbour calls me b !!

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

yggdrasil

I managed to foil anyone shortening my name by ignoring them. My sister is called Sheena, they can't mess with that my mother thought. She was known as Shee to all her friends, andthat was in the 50s!

My Mum thought my sister's name (Julie)couldn't be shortened. "Ju" anyone?

I think whatever name you have or give your child , somewhere along the way it will get shortened from or lengthened.
Can’t see a problem unless the actual person really objects.
Our DGS who is 18 is often called simply by his initial.
All our family have ‘pet names’
of some sort.
Youngest DGS couldn’t say one of his devoted aunties names and always calls her Bob.

When my brother was born 61 years ago and my gran was told the name chosen, she didn't like it because she said it would get shortened. She was the only one in the family who ever called him the shortened name she'd objected too.