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I once had a coworker try to convince me that Chuck was short for William. (His full name was William Charles Lastname, and he went by Chuck.)

• dylan604 2y ago
  That sounds like one of the names where "the third" rolls off naturally. I've seen a lot of "juniors" where the senior goes by the first name while junior goes by the middle name. How parents refer to their kids is an interesting little view into their world
  • madcaptenor 2y ago
    I think he was a junior. I don't work with him any more, though, so I can't ask.
  • somat 2y ago
    That is my case, same name as my father(no Jr however), so the family called me by my middle name, Which you get used to, to the point where I won't recognize it if called by given name. It is a bit confusing as I have to be mindful to use the correct name when doing government tasks.