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Daeggreth

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I don't really have a name that lends itself to nicknames. First name is short, one syllable. I'm about as likely to respond to it as I am to 'Tom'.

My last name however is Kinnunen. Which would be perfectly fine. If I lived in oh, say Finland. Sadly I do not, so I've had to come to terms with it never being pronounced correctly.
I personally like the name, but it does get annoying to have to spell it out for people every goddam time.

A friend of mine once composed a ditty based on a mispronunciation of 'Kinnunen'. It annoys the piss out of me to this day.
 

Quazimofo

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ruedyn said:
My full name is Nicholas Alexander Ruedy.

My last name confuses people for some reason, it isn't very difficult to sound out but whatever.

Obviously people call me Nick.

I've recently picked up the nickname Teddy. Don't really remember the circumstances, but now its' stuck on me.
because you are big and fun to hug?

but yeah, my name. I'm impartial honestly. Kyle isn't anything special. my elder brother is a "the third", and my younger brother is a lazy ass IMEAN... shit. whatever. his name is kris, and so all of our names start with a k. 4 out of 5 people in our house with a K name is the only real distinctions my or my younger brother's name have.
 

thesilentman

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My name is Rahul, the equivalent to John Doe when I was born in India. Then, I move to the states and it's still popular...
 

Chaos Incarnate

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Skylar Fried, like fried chicken, one of my best friends is named Sean Blais we're terrified that any cop that pulls us over won't believe were being serious lol.
 

The Rookie Gamer

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William Noble is my name. I have been called Will since Freshman year, which I've grown used to in the two years since then, but some people in middle school called me wet willy just 'cause... My last name has had the inevitable response "You don't seem very noble."
 

DeltaEdge

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My full name is Michael Lawrence Howard (All first names, WOO!!!...). I'm fine with Michael and all, but if I got to pick, I'd probably name myself something like Tom or Paul. Yes, that would be nice. Also notable, I did not even know my middle name until I was around 7-8 years old.
Edit: I always went by Michael and only really allowed my parents, and this one kid (don't ask me why), to call me Mike or Mikey. Also, my dad often called me Babalou (Ba like the sound sheep make, and Lou as in the name)or something like that (dunno how it was spelled or where it's from, I just know that he called me that a lot). And also, my two best friends just so happen to be named Michael as well, and so together, we are the three Michael-teers.
 

NightmareWarden

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Kiyeri said:
Both my first and middle name are from my family. My real name is Katherine, but that was a pain for young me to write out. I'm usually Katie in person but with a couple people and on the internet I usually go with Kate. People in high school called me by my last name though, that was annoying since my last name really sucks. Same with the nickname Kitty. I am not a cat. I do not look like a cat. I do not like cats. Do not call me a cat.
Did you get that avatar recently or something? You certainly look like a cat to me... I've always wondered what life would be like if I went by my middle name or some variation of it.
Vincent
Vinnie/Vinny (George Carlin, may his ashes hit someone in the eye like he would have wanted, said it is a tough name but it sounds like a baby name to me...so conflicted)
Vince (Totally doesn't fit for my appearance, but whatever)
 

Bravo Company

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GeneralFungi said:
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I'm CJ. That's my entire first name, I don't have a middle name. It confuses the piss out of people so much. Then with every certificate I've ever received that always manage to mis-punctuate my name. C.J. ins't my legal name >.>

But overall, I enjoy my name. I've never met someone with a name as short as mine so... Achievement unlocked?
I'm called 'DJ' by just about everyone I know; welcome to the club of names that are spelled the exact same way they are pronounced!

My actually first name is Donnell, but I avoided using that name most of the time. I think I was just getting really sick of being called 'Donald', and a lot of people already used DJ anyways. I rather like Donnell, but depending on how you pronounce it sounds very feminine; I have no idea why I think so.

Wooot! Pretty epic club we have ourselves. Too bad most of the population has issues with that.
 

kyuzo3567

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Full name: Anthony Eric Daniel, I've gone by Eric my whole life, but half my legal documents and stuff are under Anthony... makes it a pain for I.D and filling out forms
 

Eomega123

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Cory. Not a bad name, though my main problem with it is that it's mainly a girl's name, so not only are people always spelling it wrong (Corey, Kori), but I constantly think I'm hearing my name called only to find out that they're calling to the girl next to me. My last name's nice though. Dunn. It's got a good impact to it. Plus my first, middle, and last names all have the same number of letters, so that's cool too I guess.
 

Twilight_guy

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Matthew is a good name. It doesn't really go into or out of style, so its pretty basic and solid. So I guess:
 

bigfatcarp93

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I've never much cared for "Ryan", sounds too kiddy. Hence why I have most people call me Jack.

Also, the captcha is forcing me to say something that, on principle, I never say: "Yes, Sir."

I don't call anyone Sir. That would imply superiority.
 

Overusedname

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Mark. My middle initial is C, and I'm a rapper and do presentations, thus I adopted the nickname Emcee (M.C.) after some kids and faculty in highschool started calling me that after I hosted some events. And an inside joke with friends led to M.C. also standing for Main Character, when some friends and I noticed that the Main Character in Persona 4 kind of looked like a younger me. So it's like a triple-meaning.

Some of my friends call me Emcee sometimes, but usually in a mocking way. But I'm at the point where much more people call me Emcee since I started my silly little web series under that name. Now most people I interact with call me by the nickname, or my username on this site, which is kind of surreal, since none of them even know where the nickname came from. Most probably don't even know my real name. I think my real name suits me somehow, in an impossible to describe way. I remember being annoyed as a little kid when people called me Marcus (IT'S NAWT MAH NAIME!!!1!!)

My username here is just an un-clever joke with no particular origin.
 

Hexenwolf

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Name's Eric. I like it.

I've got lots of nicknames though. Reric. Irk. Ricky. Garret. Longlegs. Long-arms. (I would like to point out that I'm not actually that gangly, those have stories behind them).

Captcha: jam tomorrow. Why wait? *starts dancing*
 

Dead Seerius

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Jordan. Not many nicknames associated with that, so it's pretty much what I'm called.
Some people call me by my last name but considering I've heard people pronounce it about 6 different ways (and I'm not even Polish) it usually doesn't stick.

My first two initials are R and J (I go by my middle name) so I guess RJ would work, but I've never suggested it. Maybe it's time I did.
 

tseroff

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Mine's Forest. Not bad, even considering I was named after Forest Whitaker. (I'm white.) It's unique enough to be memorable and short enough to not need a nickname, though I've had my share. When I played tennis in high school, they called me "Forester the Molester." When I made varsity, they just called me "Foresto." Eh, whatever. The ladies don't mind it :)
 

T4FF3R

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My name is Richard, and I'm very happy with it. The only downside is that my last name begins and ends with R as well. That's a lot of R's when my full name is spoken aloud.

I was named after my maternal grandfather. My nickname growing up was Ricky, and is still in use by relatives and some childhood friends; I cringe every time I hear it. I started going by Rich when I hit middle and high school. In my mid 20s when I got a new job there was someone in my department whose nickname was also "Rich" so I used my full name to avoid confusion.

I prefer my full name now so I always introduce myself as Richard. It's interesting when friends of mine meet and they address me differently based on how long ago they met me.