My 'real' name is Judith
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325854)
Rockingham, Australia
December 28, 2017 4:28am CST
Long-term member Always smiling (@allknowing wrote recently about her beloved dog Preiti and how it is often called by other pet names. Mostly the dog is only called Preiti when it is being asked to obey a command.
It brought to mind that although my ‘proper’ name is Judith, only my mother ever called me that and nothing else. She told me once she’d had too many milking cows called Judy so she wasn’t about to call to shorten my name. My sister’s boyfriend (later husband and later still ex-husband) named a horse Judy after me.
Mostly people, including my husband, call me Judy although I know I’m in trouble if I suddenly hear Judith. Do you have a different name that’s used when you’ve transgressed in some way?
The photo is of me looking adorable. 
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40 responses
@Happy2BeMe (99399)
• Canada
28 Dec 17
Awwww what an adirable picture of little you. No my name is the same no matter what. It is one of those names that really cant be shortened to something else.
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@Hannihar (129481)
• Israel
28 Dec 17
When I was born I had many names. I was born with many names. I was called by my Jewish name when I was young and my name was Phyllis so was called Phyll and not the boy's name Phil. When I came to Israel used my English name at first and then changed it to my Hebrew name but shortened it. I have a friend that calls me Hannala at times or other cute names. I also call my Sophie different names. Judith is a nice name but I can see why you go by Judy because of what you said if someone calls you Judith you think you did something wrong. Either name is nice. Was that you when you were a child? You were and still are adorable.
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@JudyEv (325854)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Dec 17
Thanks. I guess I was about 2 when the photo was taken. Mum would bind my hair in rags to try to make it curly for special occasions. Everyone wanted curls when I was young.
Your real name is very nice
@sw8sincere (5204)
• Philippines
28 Dec 17
Oh you are adorable! Such a cute picture you have when you were young. People call me by my name Honey while other shortens it as "hon". It is very funny when a male calls me hon in public some people would think i've got a romantic relationship with that certain guy. Thinking the word "hon / hun" can be used as an endearment too.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
28 Dec 17
No one in the family called me by my real name including my husband. My brother if he wanted me to do something for him the name would be totally different. Here where we have settled down most choose to add a 'y' at the end of my name which I simply do not like. I keep correcting them.
You look the same even now
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
29 Dec 17
you certainly do look adorable
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@arthurchappell (45002)
• Preston, England
29 Dec 17
@JudyEv yes, my Mum had curly hair way into the 1980's
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@JudyEv (325854)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Dec 17
@arthurchappell I used to have mine permed for years but it is such a nuisance. I should have just gone straight and long years ago.
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
28 Dec 17
You've got that right - you do look adorable 
. I know that a lot of people know they are in trouble when they hear their full name - we called our daughter Melanie (which I think is a beautiful name), but only ever use it in full when introducing her, or when she's in trouble
. The same with our son, Timothy. So they are just Tim and Mel.
. I know that a lot of people know they are in trouble when they hear their full name - we called our daughter Melanie (which I think is a beautiful name), but only ever use it in full when introducing her, or when she's in trouble. The same with our son, Timothy. So they are just Tim and Mel.2 people like this
@amadeo (111948)
• United States
28 Dec 17
Judy they have all kind of names for me.
My birth name is Alfredo,this is what they call me now and then.
Al,Alfredo,Fredo,Freddie etc.I prefer to be call Alfredo or Fredo.
that is an awesome photo of you You look like a baby doll
Thank you for sharing this with us.
What is your age there at that time.
Have a good morning
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
28 Dec 17
My name is Marie-Luise. All my relatives use it. My mother saw to this. She said that parents don't think about a name for a baby only to have it distorted later. A classmate shortened it to Malu when I was 11 years old. I liked it and later introduced myself as Malu. It stuck.
I'm using Maluse here because four letters are too few for this site.
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@JudyEv (325854)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 17
You signed a PM Malu so that is what I've called you since. When I started reading your response I wondered if I'd been wrong all this time. I think your full name is very pretty.
@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
28 Dec 17
Considering that Morley isn't my real name.....it's safe to say I use a different name.
Making it even more confusing....I rarely use the name on my passport, birth certificate or drivers license. I use a greatly abbreviated and slightly corrupted part of my given name. (10 letters was too long for a 6 pound baby)
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@JudyEv (325854)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 17
I can understand ten letters being a bit of a nuisance when filling in forms etc. And of course that is just your first name isn't it?
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
29 Dec 17
Yes. My name is Andria but most everyone calls me Angie. Only a few of my family say my name differently and when I hear it pronounced like that I know its a family member calling me
Love the photo!
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@snowy22315 (170019)
• United States
28 Dec 17
Very cute picture..No, but my mother used to use my first and middle name when she was upset with me. My sis and I had one formal portrait as kids..I am beaming and looking very sunny and happy and sis had just finished crying and looks pouty in the picture. No, I did not pinch her..
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@snowy22315 (170019)
• United States
29 Dec 17
@JudyEv pretty sure ..but I wouldn't swear to it..I wasn't the nicest big sister!
..but I wouldn't swear to it..I wasn't the nicest big sister!1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (170019)
• United States
29 Dec 17
@JudyEv I think you said that backwards..I am younger than you lol..but probably not by that much!
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
29 Dec 17
Yes, you are adorable! When I was in trouble, my parents never called me. They waited, grabbed me and gave it to me. They were not much for discussions.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
30 Dec 17
@JudyEv Yes, I was a runner. I remember skipping school one day and my father found out and when he spotted me I ran as fast as I could and he didn't catch me me but I had to go home eventually. Darn!
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@JudyEv (325854)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Dec 17
Oh dear. At least I got a warning although I would never have run away from them. If I'd done that I would have been in much more trouble. And I'm not saying you ran away but it just sounds a bit as though you might have if you'd had any warning.
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@Inlemay (17714)
• South Africa
30 Dec 17
@JudyEv my mother and father called me Lany - Lorraine is on my birth certificate but never used until i went to school - but that changed as well. When I got married I had to ask special permission for the minister to call me Lany rather than my real name because that is apparently against the law
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@JudyEv (325854)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Dec 17
I think it was the fashion when I was going to school to hate your name. All of us wanted to be something else. Lany is a nice name but I also like Lorraine too. What did your mother call you?
@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
29 Dec 17
@JudyEv You are so cute, and you look so happy. I've only known one Judy and that was my favorite cousin, when I was young.
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@JudyEv (325854)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Dec 17
@misunderstood_zombie Elvis sings a song called Judy and there is another one called Judy, Judy, Judy. Also Judy in Disguise. Maybe I'll do to a series about them.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
29 Dec 17
@JudyEv I read somewhere that Cary Grant never said Judy, Judy, Judy. But it sounded like something he would say.
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