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Ms. Reed's name
Penquin47:
The weirdest nickname in my family was my grandfather. His name was Richard Elmo, he was going to be called Elmo, but when he was about two someone decided he looked like a Jiggs and that's what he was called until he died.
Both of his daughters go by their first names, both of his sons go by their middle names (although Dad's starting to go by his first name at work).
On Mom's side, Mom goes by the short form of her first name (Susan, shortened to Sue), her two youngest siblings go by their first names, and her brother goes by Chuck (his father is Charlie and his grandfather was Charles, they had to do SOMETHING).
Among my generation, the weirdest is Erin Elizabeth and Erin Paige, who are sisters-in-law who share the same first name and one that you can't really do much with.
Kugai:
My late Mothers first name was Winifred, but she hated being called that and went by her second name, Mary, all her life.
Storel:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 31 Jan 2015, 15:08 ---My daughter Catherine goes by Kit, which is usually Christopher - but has been used for Catherine in the past.
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My name is Christopher, and my twin sister's name was Katharine -- I was Chris and she was Kit, pretty much from infancy on. I hadn't heard of Kit being used for Katharine/Catherine before her; who do you know of? Not Catherine the Great, surely?
Whoops, sorry, didn't mean to call you Shirley... :laugh:
Oh, and this is a true family story. My grandmother's original name was Snow Frances Smith, but when she decided to marry a fellow named Karl Green she said she'd be damned before she'd become Snow Green... :psyduck: So she dropped "Snow" entirely and became Frances S. Green -- the S. for Smith, mind you, not Snow. Not that anyone but strangers ever called her Frances -- she was "Greenie" to friends and family for as long as I knew her.
And yeah, I've probably just given enough information for someone to track me down in real life -- but fuck it. If you're that good a detective, I'd like to meet you. 8-)
Omega Entity:
My mom's name is Shirley, haha. I actually call her Mere (French for Mother) more than Mom. My sister, some years back, had taken a ton of French in high school, and took to calling her Mere. I picked up on it, and it's stuck ever since. Though some people look at us funny, presumably because they likely think I'm calling her a female horse :psyduck:
Back on topic, I'm only named Danielle because my mother wanted to call me Dani, and apparently outright naming a girl Dani was unheard of in the 80's. I doubt anyone'd bat an eye nowadays, though.
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: Omega Entity on 31 Jan 2015, 23:27 ---I actually call her Mere (French for Mother) more than Mom.
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My mother was known as Mare by the family and good friends, because my father was known as Horse (because of noises he used to make). For a time I was Foal minor, but that didn't stick beyond about 12.
--- Quote from: Kugai on 31 Jan 2015, 20:46 ---My late Mothers first name was Winifred,
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People often confuse my second name (Winfrith) with that - but they're actually unrelated.
--- Quote from: Storel on 31 Jan 2015, 23:08 ---I hadn't heard of Kit being used for Katharine/Catherine before her; who do you know of? Not Catherine the Great, surely?
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An old lady I knew had known one, is all.
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