Completely unimportant, but I'm curious

[featherynscale]

Back at the old job, I had almost everyone trained to call me Kimberly instead of Kim. Here at the new job, the thing is that they all pick one, and then sort of choke on it, and quickly ask, "Do you go by Kim or Kimberly?". I've been telling them to pick the one they like best. I mean, if it works with my pronouns, it ought to also work with my name, right?

On the one hand, my last name is also one syllable and also begins with a strong plosive, so saying my name together sounds very terse and unpleasant if the first name is Kim. On the other hand, Kim is a hell of a lot more gender-neutral than Kimberly.

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Comments

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

Nine times out of ten, I prefer un-nicked names. That said, I'm much more likely to respond without stabbing you in the face if you call me "Jen," rather than "Jenny." For other people, I tend to call them what they prefer to be called, except for Lizzy, which I also forget. I was under the impression that you prefer Kimberly, and avoided "Kim" in the same way I do "Jenny."

And yes, our younger daughter goes by a nickname. That was pre-emptive as a preferrable choice to some of the worse nicknames her full name can produce. :-)

[celticwhistlin.livejournal.com]

I didn't realize that her name wasn't her name. I thought that was what it was. What's it short for?

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

Margaret.

[celticwhistlin.livejournal.com]

I have a friend who goes by Margie... I prefer your Maggie to Margie...

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

Which was my original point. :-)