exactly!. that is sad!

if your parents for example gave you the name victoria, and thought it was beautiful, they would be really sad and upset if people just started calling you vicky. I guess the only acception is, is if the person in question doesn't like their name and chooses to be called something else, but it's still annoying.. just legally change your name is what I say

example: if your name is joanne, and you decide well actually, I don't want to be called joanne and people start calling you joe, I don't know about you but my first thought would be.. why is being called a boys name better than your own name? (I know joe can be boy or girl), but that would freak me out