#15

The only acceptable name shortenings are those than people choose themselves.

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#16

Christopher -> Topher :x:

#17

the technicality being that it’s adorable. Thanks m9

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#18

In South Wales, whatever your name is you are going to be referred to by the first syllable, even if it doesn’t make sense. I’ve even seen within-syllable shortenings, like Mar for Mark, Ste (again) for Steven, etc. So somewhere between the first sound and the first syllable.

FYI I find this acceptable

#19

Richard isn’t hard…

  • Rich
  • Richie
  • Rick
  • Rik
  • Ricky
  • Dick
  • Dickie

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#20

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#21

I have literally never encountered this once in South Wales and am calling you out on this (Steven -> Ste specifically, the rest is often true).

#22

Make me think of gout

#23

and the friends they made along the way

as long as those friends don’t refer to themselves as Ste

#24

Really? I find that unacceptable! Maybe it’s a Cardiffian (or even Cantonian) thing then, but it’s happened to me, my wife, and pretty much everyone we know, and in most places I’ve worked.

Will accept I maybe opened it out to broadly geographically, but it’s something that I’ve definitely, definitely noticed.

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#26

To be fair, Cardiff is its own linguistic twilight zone, so perhaps it’s just here.

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#27

As a Richie, I get annoyed if people call me anything other than Richie or Rich really. Certain people can get away with Rick/y, but that requires years to develop that relationship. Hate being called Richard

#28

Anyone who voluntarily shortens their name to Dick must have a reason

#29

They’re a PI

#30

‘Ste’ is the worst. Fucking hate it.

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#31

Number of syllables
Ste = 1
Steve = 1

Doesn’t even save time.

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#32

People who call themselves Xander instead of Alex. Big fat :x:

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#33

I’m quite lucky in that people generally only use the short version of my name with Timothy sounding ridiculously obnoxious and Timmy just sounding ridiculous. I get Timbo quite a bit, that’s fine.

#34

Patrick - Ricky

  • Hey Ricky, that shortening’s fine
  • It’s not fine; it blows my mind

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Non-traditional Name Shortenings