Etiquette when shortening peoples names.

Lando Griffin · 20-11-2013 11:14AM #1

So I was walking down the stairs at work a short while ago and I met a work colleague who incidentally has the same name as I, and he greeted me "Lando" to which I replied "Hi Lans"
He seemed to take offense to this as he turned around and requested that I call him his proper name.
I find this quite odd for a person to take offence to a shortened pet name or is he just being a snob.
I myself don't mind being called anything ( as long as its not early in the morning!:mad:)
Anyway do you mind a shortened name and if someone you don't really know calls you a shortened name do you take offense?

BBDBB · 20-11-2013 11:15AM

do you know why he would prefer to be called by his full name?
perhaps he has his reasons

seems a harmless enough request regardless

anncoates · 20-11-2013 11:16AM

Your everyday life always seems to be crammed with trivial incidents that appear tailor-made for strange AH threads.

Hoop66 · 20-11-2013 11:18AM

I had a mate growing up that was an inveterate name-shortener.

My real name is Steven most shortened it to Steve, I can live with that. That wasn't short enough for this guy, he didn't have time for vs, he shortened it to Ste. He also shorrtened another friend, David/Dave to Day.

True story.

kneemos · 20-11-2013 11:19AM

How many Lando's do you work with?

bringupthebook · 20-11-2013 11:21AM

I wouldnt take offense personally but dont like when people add an 'o' or 'ie' to the end of every person's name. If your an Edward, William, Charles or whatever you are going to hear all kinds of names thrown at you.

anncoates · 20-11-2013 11:21AM

kneemos wrote: »

How many Lando's do you work with?

Cloud City is a big place.

Legs.Eleven · 20-11-2013 11:21AM

The guy in question obviously wasn't much of a hepcat. :cool: Only hepcats have nicknames.

R.F. · 20-11-2013 11:22AM

Lando Calrissian?

Lando Griffin · 20-11-2013 11:23AM

kneemos wrote: »

How many Lando's do you work with?

Just the 2 of us now since my father Lando Snr retired last year.

Ciaran_B · 20-11-2013 11:23AM

Can't shorten Ciaran. Well, I suppose you could use Ciara. Although that would be ridic.

touts · 20-11-2013 11:24AM

kneemos wrote: »

How many Lando's do you work with?

I'd say both of them.

ruthloss · 20-11-2013 11:24AM

Everyone in my family are called by shortened versions of their names, it's a form of endearment.

Hiya Kev, Dave, Steve, Andy.:)

N.B:
If you are ever called by your full name, it's a sign you are in trouble with one of them.

AnonoBoy · 20-11-2013 11:29AM

My friend Cauntarian from Cambodia hates when people shorten his name.

Dravokivich · 20-11-2013 11:29AM

First sylybal is usually where its at. Sub a pair of r's for a z, like barry to baz. If in dublin, add an o.

Muise... · 20-11-2013 11:32AM

Only one friend gets to call me a shortened name, and he's from Liverpool so he can't help it - my name doesn't sound right with "our" before it.

New people who try to give me a shortened version get politely, yet scornfully, asked not to do it again.

petes · 20-11-2013 11:35AM

Muise... wrote: »

Only one friend gets to call me a shortened name, and he's from Liverpool so he can't help it - my name doesn't sound right with "our" before it.
.

You sure he isn't from Dundalk :pac:

My name is Peter, most at work call me Pete, some family members call me Petes.

I call myself Peter but I don't mind people shortening it.

anncoates · 20-11-2013 11:39AM

petes wrote: »

some family members call me Petes.

While pinching your cheek, I assume? :pac:

kneemos · 20-11-2013 11:41AM

petes wrote: »

You sure he isn't from Dundalk :pac:

My name is Peter, most at work call me Pete, some family members call me Petes.

I call myself Peter but I don't mind people shortening it.

Pee me old mate.

Legs.Eleven · 20-11-2013 11:55AM

I'm only known by my two nicknames and I wouldn't answer to my own name as I'm not used to anyone referring to me as it, which is a pity as I'd actually prefer my own name to what people call me but it's what my friends started calling me at school and it stuck.

Akrasia · 20-11-2013 11:57AM

In the west of ireland we don't do name shortening, we do name longening (or a mutation that's the same length but changed)

If your name is Sean, you become Seanie
If your name is Tom, you become Tommie etc

My brother named his son Dylan and he mutates it to Dillie
Which co-incidentally is the same mutation that would occor if his son had been named Dildo

MJ23 · 20-11-2013 11:58AM

They're terrible for it in England. Lived there years ago and was never once called by my name. It was "dave davie day or d" all the time. Gave up correcting them after a few weeks.

stoneill · 20-11-2013 11:58AM

Calling somebody names Lando Lans is just silly.
Do you go to a Nans restaurant for delicious chicken?

Akrasia · 20-11-2013 11:59AM

Legs.Eleven wrote: »

I'm only known by my two nicknames and I wouldn't answer to my own name as I'm not used to anyone referring to me as it, which is a pity as I'd actually prefer my own name to what people call me but it's what my friends started calling me at school and it stuck.

Captain Spazmo?

cantdecide · 20-11-2013 12:00PM

Interesting topic, Landolophagus....

Ciaran_B wrote: »

Can't shorten Ciaran. Well, I suppose you could use Ciara. Although that would be ridic.

'Course it would, Ciar. I, on the other hand am truly exempt... .

Muise... · 20-11-2013 12:01PM

Akrasia wrote: »

In the west of ireland we don't do name shortening, we do name longening (or a mutation that's the same length but changed)

If your name is Sean, you become Seanie
If your name is Tom, you become Tommie etc

My brother named his son Dylan and he mutates it to Dillie
Which co-incidentally is the same mutation that would occor if his son had been named Dildo

Only the first name, mind, but you have to use all the names to save confusion. Otherwise all the Seánies would look up when it was Seánie Micillín Dinny Pat Máire you were calling for.

iDave · 20-11-2013 12:03PM

Hoop66 wrote: »

I had a mate growing up that was an inveterate name-shortener.

My real name is Steven most shortened it to Steve, I can live with that. That wasn't short enough for this guy, he didn't have time for vs, he shortened it to Ste. He also shorrtened another friend, David/Dave to Day.

True story.

Hencefort you can call me iDay

kylith · 20-11-2013 12:04PM

The only thing I've come a cropper with over nicknames is when one of my mates asked me to stop introducing them to people by their surname. Threw me a bit because I've been calling them by their surname, and they've called me by mine, for years. However a person's name is very personal and I'm happy to call them whatever they want me to.

biko · 20-11-2013 12:07PM

I call someone their proper name unless they have introduced themselves to me as something else.
Or of course if they're a friend.

GLaDOS · 20-11-2013 12:11PM

Most people shorten my name, doesn't bother me, though can seem a bit odd form someone I've only met.

petes · 20-11-2013 12:14PM

kneemos wrote: »

Pee me old mate.

You know, someone people have actually shortened it to P!!

Etiquette when shortening peoples names.

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