tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post6084923873342047092..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: CRANKY IS SHORT FOR JOSEPH - a cranky re-windjoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-57554348441828432012015-10-15T21:21:18.631-04:002015-10-15T21:21:18.631-04:00After reading all of your examples... Maybe it'...After reading all of your examples... Maybe it's not the length of the name, but the sound of it - sophisticated versus nick-name-ish. But yeah, why bother?Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180243708565855383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-20101206136513133062015-10-14T18:03:15.484-04:002015-10-14T18:03:15.484-04:00My name is too short to have a "short for&quo...My name is too short to have a "short for". <br /><br />My middle name is even shorter "Taj" <br />My nick name is Tajju" - - go figure.<br /><br />My married name makes up for every thing. It is very difficult.MunirGhiasuddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232362559666320301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-61456384587630477492015-10-14T11:14:48.601-04:002015-10-14T11:14:48.601-04:00I love the name Joseph, so I don't blame you f...I love the name Joseph, so I don't blame you for not wanting to be Jody.<br /><br />Some of the "short for" names do seem to be a little ridiculous. My biggest pet peeve with them is when someone who barely knows someone takes it upon themselves to shorten your name. I've NEVER tried to shorten my name to Dani, and neither have my parents. It makes me incredibly cranky when someone new meets me and tries to call me Dani. Danielle L Zecherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492742250595537348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-35431625793479814862015-10-12T21:26:03.849-04:002015-10-12T21:26:03.849-04:00My dad's name was Clark, but he was called Jun...My dad's name was Clark, but he was called June. I believe that was short for Junior. I sure hope so.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-2025929558038674212015-10-12T21:02:19.099-04:002015-10-12T21:02:19.099-04:00I don't get all this willy nilly changing name...I don't get all this willy nilly changing names around. I've always been Pixel Peeper.<br /><br />:-)Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-55307476579008553882015-10-12T15:47:54.768-04:002015-10-12T15:47:54.768-04:00My grandmother's name was Frances but was alwa...My grandmother's name was Frances but was always called Fannie. Now I find out in England-- where her ancestry lies-- Fannie is the slang term for a lady part. Sure glad she never knew that. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-38914837697547614572015-10-12T14:19:14.606-04:002015-10-12T14:19:14.606-04:00I find that everyone answers to "Hey, you!!&q...I find that everyone answers to "Hey, you!!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-51149130356756847662015-10-12T14:18:01.439-04:002015-10-12T14:18:01.439-04:00Haha! You are so right, Cranky. Nicknames don'...Haha! You are so right, Cranky. Nicknames don't make sense. How did Robert become Bobby?<br />Also, I could never call you Joseph or Joe. You are Cranky. Speaking of Joseph, during my first year of teaching I had identical twin students whose names were Joe and Joey. Shoulda made it easier, but it was impossible to get it right.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-7499855997033471732015-10-12T13:00:17.335-04:002015-10-12T13:00:17.335-04:00On a normal day, some people just call me Pixie. O...On a normal day, some people just call me Pixie. On bad days, well they might change it to B!tch. I'm good with that.... lol<br />One Bad Pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04139395145674594659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-46332329211208541492015-10-12T11:53:20.023-04:002015-10-12T11:53:20.023-04:00I've often wondered about this too. Some make...I've often wondered about this too. Some makes no sense at all. My birth name is Sandra and most folks call me Sandee. Not Sandy or Sandi, but Sandee.<br /><br />Have a fabulous day Joe. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-15658306875522535802015-10-12T11:30:13.514-04:002015-10-12T11:30:13.514-04:00I've never understood how these names are shor...I've never understood how these names are shortened, especially John to Jack, which isn't shorter at all so why bother changing it?stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-61397719480368747212015-10-12T11:05:48.518-04:002015-10-12T11:05:48.518-04:00Never really thought of this before with names. O...Never really thought of this before with names. Of my 2 siblings and me, only one of us go by our given name. Brother goes by a shortening of his first name. My first name is Betty Jean with no middle name. I dropped the Jean from 1st name to middle name in my teens. My sister still goes by her given name, but of her 2 daughters, only one goes by their given name.<br /><br />Bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-5220220184257300872015-10-12T09:23:33.315-04:002015-10-12T09:23:33.315-04:00Well, at least the names from that era are "n...Well, at least the names from that era are "normal." Poor teachers these days with a classroom full of "Braedyn, Alexnyea, and Jayneallas!" Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359404486512786477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-85086044607607476622015-10-12T08:58:01.703-04:002015-10-12T08:58:01.703-04:00I had a friend named Bruce. His father gave all fo...I had a friend named Bruce. His father gave all four children one syllable names so no one could shorten them. I see that is not necessarily the case.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-63327114247643256312015-10-12T07:18:09.850-04:002015-10-12T07:18:09.850-04:00And this is why i gave my kids average, classic na...And this is why i gave my kids average, classic names, after family members, that wear well and do not fade in the wash. What i figured was that if they wanted nicknames, they could pick their own, and they have.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-45726898690197646872015-10-12T04:14:55.109-04:002015-10-12T04:14:55.109-04:00I had an Aunty Peggy which was short for Margaret,...I had an Aunty Peggy which was short for Margaret, I also have a friend Maggie which is short from Margaret. Two of my sisters are known by their middle names rather than their christian names and Ex lax was known as Jack although his name was Jason. SD is also known by his middle name as he was named after his father but they didn't want to confuse people and I call Miss Mac Pops. Nobody shortens my name but when I was young my sisters called me dustbin as I ate eveyone's left overs ...Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402703967636964187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-63493933188863789292015-10-12T03:53:38.925-04:002015-10-12T03:53:38.925-04:00i named my son Jon but teacher gave him punishment...i named my son Jon but teacher gave him punishment for not writing JOHN. I had a go at her but I won't tell you what I called her. Aunt Florence would NEVER allow Flo or Floss or Florrie. It was Florence and she insisted on being addressed as such. Me, well I got to be called Val, but it was near enough! These days I am addressed by my full name. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-47132267451074824462015-10-12T02:28:59.838-04:002015-10-12T02:28:59.838-04:00I have an Andrew and we call him Andrew. No one c...I have an Andrew and we call him Andrew. No one calls him Andy. I won't allow it.<br /><br />I have an Audriana. I thought I'd call her Audrey. She's 22 and I never, ever have called her Audrey. Not once.<br /><br />I have an A.J. -- we named him A.J. after Ben Affleck's character A.J. Frost in the movie Armageddon. I named our son A.J. while he was still in the womb. Once he was born, we decided to give him actual names to go with the initials just in case he became president one day instead of a professional sports player. So, we named him Adam John. I sometimes forget I have an "Adam" -- I have never called him that. If he was walking in the mall and someone shouted "Adam!" he would never turn around. I think even HE forgets his name is Adam. <br /><br />I have others: Avery, Aislynn, Aria, Aiden, Aaron and Afton. They do not have nicknames. They are called by their names. (the exception is that sometimes we call Aria "Ari" but that's just because we are lazy and don't want to say that third syllable.<br /><br />I also have an Alex. His name is JUST Alex. I remember my husband said, "Let's name him Alex!" and I said, "No...I don't like "Alexander" for a boy's name" and my husband said, "I didn't say "Alexander"....I said ALEX." So we named him Alex. When he was in Kindergarten, the teach forced him to spell out Alexander on his papers. When the papers came home I asked Alex, "WHY are you writing Alexander on your papers???" and he said, "Mom! The teacher tells me that's my "real" name and so I have to write it." So I had to talk to the teacher to tell her to stop making him write out ALEXANDER on his papers because his name is ALEX. She said she was certain that the roster was a misprint, that's why she had him write out Alexander. She apologized. I should have clued in to this on the first day of school when Alex came home and asked me if his middle name was "Zander" --<br /><br />And finally...my first child is Anthony. He is actually my stepson, and when I came into the picture, they were already calling him Tony. So that is what I have always called him. Where do they get "Tony" from "Anthony" ??? Shouldn't it be "Thony" if anything?? I actually love the name Anthony, but it feels strange to call him that. So I never do. BUT when writing out all the kids names on Christmas cards and such, I always write Anthony. And when I introduce all my kids to people, I always use the name Anthony. I like having all A's for my kids names. I don't want one to be left out with a "T" name. So I use his full name for things like that, but I still call him Tony. Everyone does.<br /><br />I'm Katrina, but I grew up with everyone calling me Trina. When my mom named me, her mother said, "Oh...Katrina is such an old-sounding name. That's not a name for a baby or a little girl. I'm not going to call her that. I'm going to call her Trina or Trini." I can't believe my mom let her mom get away with that. To this day, it makes me angry. I mean, how disrespectful can you get. Anyway, so all through school I was Trina. No one but my mom's best friends called me Katrina, not even my mom!! Once I got married and moved to a new area where I met new people, I started calling myself Katrina. So that's what most people call me now. Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446770591516588794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-66860014213687360012015-10-12T01:58:34.856-04:002015-10-12T01:58:34.856-04:00I agree shorts are unnecessary, (name shorts that ...I agree shorts are unnecessary, (name shorts that is, not the clothing), just go ahead and name the child whatever you plan to call him or her. I've never understood how Margaret can be shortened so many ways that don't make sense. Maggie is another shortening for it. Margie makes more sense. Growing up I had a friend named Brian, his whole life people called him Charlie. <br />My son is James and I put my foot down firmly when my mum called him Jimmy. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-55225440321741140642015-10-12T01:53:09.621-04:002015-10-12T01:53:09.621-04:00We've always used nicknames for our kids. Most...We've always used nicknames for our kids. Most are unrelated to their real names.<br /><br />I've always been disappointed that my parents never had a nickname for me.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-32139792849939774032015-10-12T01:14:28.604-04:002015-10-12T01:14:28.604-04:00And Catalyst is short (or long) for BruceAnd Catalyst is short (or long) for BruceCatalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-44702255006109642362015-10-12T00:50:44.354-04:002015-10-12T00:50:44.354-04:00...or you could Skip it.
(See what I did?)...or you could Skip it.<br /><br />(See what I did?)(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.com