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My name is confusing. I don't mean that people constantly misspell it, but that no-one seems what I'm called. Let me explain.
British parents have this weird habit of giving their children long formal names which are routinely shortened to a diminutive version. Alfred becomes Alf, Barbara becomes Babs, Christopher becomes Chris - all the way down to the Ts where Terence becomes …
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@Edent Two stories about this.
1: apparently my parents selected the name Giles cause it can’t be shortened. When my granddad (Bob) first met me, he reportedly said “hello Gi!”. I think of this often. I have also occasionally considered “Les” as a nickname, but not seriously.
2: aforementioned granddad was christened William and remained so until he started school, where there was another in the class. Teacher renamed him Bob and he was known by that name for the rest of his life.