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I get varied from Janet(exact), Janette, Jeanette, Jan or Janice. Or my son gets Nathan(exact), Nathon, Nathen, Nathern, Nathin or Nothing!!!

My Nan used to say 'You can call me whatever you like as long as it's not late for my tea'! People occasionally assume that I'm Amanda but I'm not, I'm definitely Mandy, but the worst thing is when some people actually shorten it to 'Mand' aaaargh, hate it!! My son Jordan has, on occasions, been called Gordon. Oops! Mandy

such a lovely qoute from your nan..

Lemon sometimes calls me Kax!! Lol

I've had this problem all my life, frequently get called caroline. I've only worked for two bosses and both of them have insisted on calling me Caroline although I've pointed out regularly that I'm a 'lyn' not a 'line' but I give up in the end and just answer to anything vaguely right. My son JONATHAN often gets Jonathen, Jonathon or Johnathon MATTHEW regularly gets Mathew and you'd think LAURA was quite straightforward but she sometimes gets Lora! Only Richard seems to get his spelt right. I suppose it's better people spell names wrong than not bother atall but I do always try and get other peoples right. CAROLYN

I've had problems with my name for as long as I can remember, but it doesn't annoy me. It's just part of the problem of growing up in Hampshire with a Welsh name, I guess. Until I was married I went by my full name. Hubby called me Gwyn so that's what I became to our friends too. Now I get Gwen from people who think that's what it should be. On these boards, I get Gwynne, sometimes but that is the signature of Guinevere, not me, Gwyn.

Try all the different spellings we get of surname CALL Usually end up saying as in phone call.

oh yes frequently lol but I get used to it. People pronounce my name, Lucy-A, Loo-see-a, or Loo-sha when it should be Loo-chee-uh.

There are lots of things I find annoying in life but whether people call me Dave or David and that sort of thing doesn't worry me. I think it's the intention behind what people do that matters more.

Hi Ann (with no E) Thank you for your E. It is not nice for people to mistake you for AnnE. I too get called Annie and I hate it . Anne

My surname gets all sorts of different ways: Connelly Connolly Conneley Conneely Conely Conley the list goes on... My g grandmother used to say she was a nelly not a nolly! Update - forgot this one - in 1871 it is transcribed as Comcely