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[politicking.livejournal.com]

do you, or anyone you know, go by a nickname that is completely different than your/their real name?

for example: my cousin is named Carl Timothy lastname, but he has always been called Zeke. in fact, i didn't know his name wasn't Zeke until like five or so years ago haha.

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[djador.livejournal.com]

One of my Dad's friend's is named Lester and he goes by Zeke as well. Strange.

[djador.livejournal.com]

Also my grandmother is named Ida but goes by Sammy.

[jesus--suburbia.livejournal.com]

My friend Derrick James goes by Alex.

[americandiva.livejournal.com]

my grandpa is Joseph but goes by Skip

and I know an Elizabeth who always goes by Lisa..which isnt too far off but still

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

One of my great aunts (who I was named after) was named Charlotte but she went by Betty.

[rubytitania.livejournal.com]

My grandfather was Howard but went by Bob. No clue why.

[ex-bluebonn.livejournal.com]

My grandpa goes by Ace, and I still have not clue what his name is except it starts with a J (I've seen this initial on his mail).

And one of my coworkers' name was Peggy (short for Margaret), which I didn't know because for the longest time all the Peggys I knew did not use this name as a nn but rather as their given name.

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

Margaret is actually a recognized nn for Peggy, though, so it's not totally random. It comes from Cockney naming traditions, where Margaret would have been "Meggy-Peggy" and Martha would have been "Matsy-Patsy."

[ex-bluebonn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, in this case it had more to do with the fact that the other Peggys I knew were not actually Margarets. :)

[bobinwales.livejournal.com]

One of my friends is called Chris, and goes by Doris, and not even he can remember why!

[djador.livejournal.com]

lol

[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

My brother is Dale and at camp he goes by Motts.

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

I know a Blaine David nn Zander. His sister was a toddler at the time and decided his name should be Tarzan, so the family humoured her and it stuck/evolved.

Also have a friend Janine who goes by Jenny.

[onemorefool.livejournal.com]

I know a guy named Trey, and I just found out that his name is actually Wayne, but turns out he's a third. Not quite the same thing but I would've never known had his girlfriend not mentioned it randomly.

[mao-kitsune.livejournal.com]

I also know a guy who goes by Trey because he's a third. His real name is Ernesto.

[dcrachel.livejournal.com]

My husband's grandfather was named Conrad, but everyone called him Poss.

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

I am a big fan of nicknames that have nothing to do with actual names. I think they're cool.

I know a boy named Charles who goes by Whit. My great-uncles were James Augustus Cory, Jr called "Tommy" and George Bradford Cory called "Billy." They had a sister, Mary Elvyn, called "Sister." I used to call her "Aunt Sister" when I was little.

[babykalina.livejournal.com]

I went to college with someone named Ronald, who always went by Bernie. I work with someone named Alexander, who goes by Russell. *shrug*

[babyjess8.livejournal.com]

Myt dad's name is Ian but goes by Joey. Don't know why. It's been that way for as long as I can remember.

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

My grandfather's name is Junior Moxley lastname and he goes by Jim.

I also went to college with a guy named Billy Moss...who went my Peat.

[juniorfan29.livejournal.com]

My grandfather/uncle. Lloyd William and Lloyd William Jr. Went/Goes by Bud and Buddy Jr.

[priorincantato.livejournal.com]

I work with someone who goes by Moira, but her real name is Mary.