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**Rain Man** · 11:23 PM

Poll 4thcoming.

Examples of full formal names: William, Elizabeth, Timothy

Common shortened/informal versions of same: Bill, Beth, Tim

Examples of nicknames: Weasel, Tipper, Brewster

**Skip Towne** · 02-22-2009, 09:03 AM

I like to be called shithead. That's pronounced Shi - thead.

Hog's Gone Fishin · 02-22-2009, 09:11 AM

My parents should have just named me "A-HOLE" It seems to be what most people call me.

BucEyedPea · 02-22-2009, 09:14 AM

Shortened version of my first name which is too long, not to mention dumb. My mother had a fascination with the girlfriend's of super hero comic strip characters. But it's been given to me by certain friends, not family. And it's sometimes repeated with a hyphen in between by a few other friends.

stevieray · 02-22-2009, 11:25 AM

boogblaster · 02-22-2009, 11:30 AM

Im glad they named me ...

**RNR** · 02-22-2009, 11:56 AM

I go by Jeff my full name is Jeffrey. I deal with customers quite often, mostly their engineers and they will reply using my full name. I find that strange as I always sign my e-mails Jeff. My e-mail appears with my full name so I would guess that is where it comes from. Once we get to know each other they refer to me as Jeff. I have always thought it is rather pompous to go by your full name. Most of those that I have met that do strike me as swollen with self importance.

**luv** · 02-22-2009, 12:00 PM

Friend of mine has this habit of calling her guy friends by their full name. Jake is Jacob, Josh is Joshua, etc. Yet, she calls me Leo.

I used to have a friend named Cindy Lou. We used to call her Cynthia Louise just to make her mad. Her mom always said that, if she wanted people calling her Cynthia, she would have named her Cynthia and not Cindy.

**KcMizzou** · 02-22-2009, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by luv

I used to have a friend named Cindy Lou.

Was she from Whoville?

**Bearcat** · 02-22-2009, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by luv

Friend of mine has this habit of calling her guy friends by their full name. Jake is Jacob, Josh is Joshua, etc. Yet, she calls me Leo.

I do that with a couple of friends... had a gf named Cassandra and I never got used to calling her Cass or Cassie like her other friends; and I have a good friend who has actually complained that she doesn't like me calling her Alexandra, since everyone else calls her Alex... but both full names are, well, better.

**luv** · 02-22-2009, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by KcMizzou

Was she from Whoville?

That's another thing we'd tease her with.

**Bugeater** · 02-22-2009, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bearcat

I do that with a couple of friends... had a gf named Cassandra and I never got used to calling her Cass or Cassie like her other friends; and I have a good friend who has actually complained that she doesn't like me calling her Alexandra, since everyone else calls her Alex... but both full names are, well, better.

I have a niece named Alexis that goes by Alex and I can never bring myself to call her that, it's a dude's name.

**luv** · 02-22-2009, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Bearcat

I do that with a couple of friends... had a gf named Cassandra and I never got used to calling her Cass or Cassie like her other friends; and I have a good friend who has actually complained that she doesn't like me calling her Alexandra, since everyone else calls her Alex... but both full names are, well, better.

Depends. Cass and Cassie are "cute" names. Cassandra is a beautiful name. Depends on her personality.

**Bearcat** · 02-22-2009, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

I have a niece named Alexis that goes by Alex and I can never bring myself to call her that, it's a dude's name.

Exactly... and her personality doesn't really fit Alexandra, but yeah, Alex is for guys. I had a friend named Alexis in high school and couldn't ever call her Alex, either.

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Originally Posted by luv

Depends. Cass and Cassie are "cute" names. Cassandra is a beautiful name. Depends on her personality.

For some reason the name Cassie has a bad connotation... she definitely fit the name Cassandra better, imo.

JuicesFlowing · 02-22-2009, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by BigRock

T-BONE

seclark · 02-22-2009, 01:22 PM

i've got a fairly common first name. it's one of those names that people apparently like to add an "ie", or "y" on the end.(billEE, samMee, georgeEE, etcEE)
as a kid, i hated it and thought it sounded sissy.
somewhere around the age of 25, most people that added the "EE" to the end of my name, were either family, or friend. i kinda started to like it.
if you hear someone calling your name, it usually means you're not dead.
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View Poll Results: Do you go by...
...my full formal first name, and it's what my parents/family always called me.	40	39.60%
...my full formal first name, and it was my choice instead of what my parents preferred.	3	2.97%
...a shortened/informal version of my first name, and it's what my parents/family always called me.	33	32.67%
...a shortened/informal version of my first name, and it was my choice instead of what my parents preferred.	10	9.90%
...my full formal middle name, and it's what my parents/family always called me.	4	3.96%
...my full formal middle name, and it was my choice instead of what my parents preferred.	1	0.99%
...a shortened/informal version of my middle name, and it's what my parents/family always called me.	1	0.99%
...a shortened/informal version of my middle name, and it was my choice instead of what my parents preferred.	0	0%
...a nickname, and it's what my parents/family gave to me.	2	1.98%
...a nickname, and it's what friends or other nonrelatives gave to me.	5	4.95%
...a nickname, and it's a name I gave myself.	1	0.99%
I have no name, and why did that guy ride me through the desert?	1	0.99%
Voters: 101. You may not vote on this poll

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luv MY LITTLE #15 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Springfield, MO Casino cash: $6119600	Friend of mine has this habit of calling her guy friends by their full name. Jake is Jacob, Josh is Joshua, etc. Yet, she calls me Leo. I used to have a friend named Cindy Lou. We used to call her Cynthia Louise just to make her mad. Her mom always said that, if she wanted people calling her Cynthia, she would have named her Cynthia and not Cindy.
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02-22-2009, 01:22 PM	#60
seclark MVP Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: nemo Casino cash: $1459900	i've got a fairly common first name. it's one of those names that people apparently like to add an "ie", or "y" on the end.(billEE, samMee, georgeEE, etcEE) as a kid, i hated it and thought it sounded sissy. somewhere around the age of 25, most people that added the "EE" to the end of my name, were either family, or friend. i kinda started to like it. if you hear someone calling your name, it usually means you're not dead. sec __________________ "Mr. seclark. Wrong for gravy, wrong for jelly, wrong for biscuits." -rj "If every Planeteer who was disliked by another Planeteer stopped being a Planeteer we wouldn't have any Planeteers." -rj
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