Does anyone else frequently get called by another name?

[yvr girl]

People always call me Wendy. It's not even close to my name.

[Skittles]

1. I'm Susan but my brothers call me Sue

my dad called me Susie

[yvr girl]

3. That at least makes sense.

Did you ever get Susie-Q?

[Skittles]

14. only once

and I KICKED HIS ASS :)

[SW FL Dem]

17. I am another Susan

Named after my aunt who goes by Sue. I'm 47 and have never been called Sue. My parents called me Susan, my nickname was Suz. Why do my neighbors insist on calling me Sue?

[Dez]

2. Yea, some people call me Dez.n/t

[Not_Giving_Up]

4. I had a co-worker who always called me Cindy

I started calling her by another name, so she made an effort to get my name right. After that, it was an inside joke. I'd call her by the other name, and she would say "Yes, Cindy?

[Huckebein the Raven]

5. David

it's that or they cannot say my last name correctly

[Shananigans]

6. Shannon vs. Sharon

My name is Shannon, damnit! People constantly call me Sharon, though. Seriously people!

[democracyindanger]

7. Have you considered the possibility of

a split personality?

[flamingyouth]

8. I get called Linda instead of Lisa

It kind of drives me crazy.

[yvr girl]

11. Wendy / Sandra

I don't get it.

[Doctor_J]

9. besides asshole? No

[caledesi]

10. I get called by my last name (which is usually a first name) and

begins with the same letter as my first - drives me crazy.

[BBradley]

12. People frequently mispronounce my name.

My name's Beau.

Interestingly enough, most of the adults who mispronounced my name were teachers.

Most common mispronunciation: Be-yoo
Followed by: Bow (as in bend at the waist)
Close third: Boo

When first meeting someone I often get called: Mo and Joe.

Damn you Mom and Dad!

[Hans Delbrook]

13. Yes!

People who I introduce myself to seem to always hear my name as Lisa not Felicia even though I swear I don't mumble.

[NightTrain]

15. Does "butthead" count?

[qnr]

16. not in real life, but online, people often want to call me GNR n/t

[Dr.Phool]

18. Yes, my name is Rick

But, for some unknown reason, a lot of people call me "Prick". I kindly explain to them that the "P" is silent, and it's pronounced "Rick".

[Gemini Cat]

19. Hell Yeah!

My Mother used to call me by all my brothers names. One day I finally ask her if she even remembered what she named me! I didn't take it personally because she was that way with all of us.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

20. My last name is also a common first name for a woman....

So I'm often called by my last name. Then there are other folks who want to know what my last name is, thinking that my first name is a conglomerate, like "Bobbie Sue" or "Judy Lynn".

[phusion]

21. People call me by my last name...

"Gunn"

Bad thing to yell in airports.