Name Shortening

[renegadefm]

Why are we obsessed with name shortening?

 

I've often wondered why we give someone a name, only for people to shorten it. 

 

I remember my Father used to get really angry when anyone addressed my Mum as Mon instead of her full name Monica. 

 

I recently noticed a guy who works in B&Q who is head of the showroom section who is called David, but hates being called Dave. He even corrected me and said sorry but my name is David not Dave.

 

My partners daughter was Christened Kimberly but hates being called that and prefers Kim. 

 

Not sure if anyone on here are touchy about name shortening, but why do we do it?

 

It happens in everyday words too, like in hospital nurses might say op instead of operation, or obs for observations. 

 

I know it's nothing new, name shortening is ancient, but are we the only country that does it? I imagine in some languages it wouldn't work. 

[piggynose]

Is that an urban myth, the band ' the the' are called in Yorkshire t' t' ?

[Hopkirk]

T't

[Hopkirk]

I missed that last answer