Let me put it this way: my first name starts with a C, cannot in any way, shape, or form, be shortened to Cat, and suits me so poorly that back when I was trying to go by it people kept giving me nicknames. In college the first time, the two that stuck for more than a week or two were Penny and Cat, and although there are probably about half a dozen people out there who, if they saw me today, would shout "Penny!", Cat won. One of these days I'll get it changed legally. I use my initials or Cat professionally.
My birth certificate wasn't registered for over a month after I was born (Sept 16th, it was registered at the end of October). My mother wanted to name me Morgan and my father, who had shot his wad picking out a boy name, thought Dara was perfect, don't ask me why. My dad didn't want me to have a cool name and my mom thought Dara was horrible (correctly), so they argued until they picked a name they both hated, and then never called me it. (They call me by one of my middle names.) It's kind of a sore point because I grew up with this ugly name that people in the midwest can't pronounce and which doesn't suit me.
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Let me put it this way: my first name starts with a C, cannot in any way, shape, or form, be shortened to Cat, and suits me so poorly that back when I was trying to go by it people kept giving me nicknames. In college the first time, the two that stuck for more than a week or two were Penny and Cat, and although there are probably about half a dozen people out there who, if they saw me today, would shout "Penny!", Cat won. One of these days I'll get it changed legally. I use my initials or Cat professionally.
My birth certificate wasn't registered for over a month after I was born (Sept 16th, it was registered at the end of October). My mother wanted to name me Morgan and my father, who had shot his wad picking out a boy name, thought Dara was perfect, don't ask me why. My dad didn't want me to have a cool name and my mom thought Dara was horrible (correctly), so they argued until they picked a name they both hated, and then never called me it. (They call me by one of my middle names.) It's kind of a sore point because I grew up with this ugly name that people in the midwest can't pronounce and which doesn't suit me.