Is the name your family calls you different than your real name?
By snowy
@snowy22315 (209498)
United States
June 23, 2026 8:12am CST
Oddly this morning I was thinking about my great uncle William. The family called him William, but in the world, they called him Bill. My dad's real name is Paul, but the family calls him Bud. Friends name is Steve, but the family calls him Stephen. My nephew is Steven, which is what the family calls him, but he will call himself Steve when talking to others. Do you have a different name out in the world?
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@snowy22315 (209498)
• United States
1h
My mother is called by her middle name. My grandparents said they couldn't find a middle name that went with what they wanted to call her. She just goes by her first initial and middle name.
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@NJChicaa (127224)
• United States
1h
@snowy22315 Supposedly one side of the family called me one version of the name while the other called me something else so as a baby I didn't respond to any name. My mother was like "just call her **** you can't mess that up!"
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@Shivram59 (50514)
• India
35m
My family and friends call me with the name "Jai" which are the first three letters of my real name.
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@snowy22315 (209498)
• United States
1h
Who uses your nickname? Is it just between you and hubby?
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@LadyDuck (503236)
• Italy
1h
@snowy22315 - All my family used my nickname, my Dad, my Mom, my brother and my husband used the same, "ducky".
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@snowy22315 (209498)
• United States
1h
@LadyDuck oh yeah, you have mentioned that before 
Ducky is "ducky " means good, copesethetic Here
Ducky is "ducky " means good, copesethetic Here1 person likes this
@Marilynda1225 (91250)
• United States
Just now
I was well into my adult life when I found out that my moms sister Vivian (aks Vivi) was actually Irene Vivian on her birth certificate. She always used her middle name as her first name.
For me, my name Marilyn is always shortened to just Ma
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@snowy22315 (209498)
• United States
1h
Sounds like you have a variety of names.
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@franxav (14600)
• India
1h
@snowy22315 I have two more names, mostly my college mates used - Xivy and Xavier.
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because my real name is so different from my nickname.
Also I and my siblings have endearment which makes other people end up confused too. Lol!@snowy22315 (209498)
• United States
1h
Yes, names can be a challenge sometimes. My son goes by his real name with other people, but we call him by a nickname.
@LooeyVille (73)
• United States
3h
No, no nicknames or shortening of my name. Just plain "Lou" (not my real name)
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@snowy22315 (209498)
• United States
2h
My sis is Diane and we sometimes used to call her Di..but no one has used that for awhile.
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@snowy22315 (209498)
• United States
2h
Michael is a good name. One of my favorites, my son's middle name. Most Michael's end up going by Mike though.
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