ooooh, You sly one, you.

Not Claudette. I love that name......

If I had ever had a son, James was absolutely my choice.

In my case, the guys just flat out forget and call me something phonetically ‘similar.’ When I meet someone, I say “and if you forget, don’t be afraid to ask."

I'd love to know how many people experience that. My dad grew up surrounded by loving women. When he addressed me, he had to go through at least 4 or 5 as well.

I had 6 Great Aunts plus my Grandmother. They had awesome names like Lulabelle and Effigenia. They called the latter "Effie." Grrrrr.

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I'm blaming avatars. Shame on those nameless images.

Well, I’m going to call you “Your Awesomeness” for that reply.

What was I thinking! (Hell if I know) :D

Derailing the discussion was a dumb prank, but actually that’s where it started. I wondered if Jon would have preferred his "given" name - the longer version. I'm making fun of a rich white celeb dude. I'd like to say "he can handle it," but apparently not :/

What a situation! Having to compete for your designation. Come to think of it, I've taught classes wherein this exact same thing has happened. Of course, it helped to be able to LOOK at each woman when I said "X." Hmmmm. I'm glad you spoke up.

Nah, it’s one of those old fashioned “posh” names (a British dude said so, therefore it MUST be true, lol). It’s really awful, but the diminutive version is waaay worse.

My original comment was so confusing, I don’t even get it now. Concerning the monstrous typos, I am solidly blaming my crappy, $20 keyboard for refusing to live up to Walmart’s excellent standards.

Luuuv the Queen. Had to look her up in fact. Her Royal Majesty Dana could be nice, but I will forget it in 3 minutes. I'll call that woman anything she desires:)

OK. I obviously didn’t make myself clear enough. When I tell people the name I was given and PREFER, I think it’s fair to assume that I would like to be addressed this way - not given a “nickname” after time passes.

So commenters, what’s your take on folks who expect people to be called by their given names(ie,Katherine instead of Kathy, etc). I have a name that is - in my opinion - infantilized so that people don’t have to say three syllables when addressing me. And the “short version doesn’t even resemble the spelling of my…

For christsake, Lord Hamm. Go to a jeweler and have them fix it for you.

When it comes to celebs, I don't see how any of them can stand each other long enough to get married in the first place. Just shack up for god's sake.

Isn’t she signing up for an “acting” gig? Or is it the other one?