I'm Tim, but call me Tom

[Dr Doofenshmirtz]

To all Tims, do you keep getting called Tom as well?
For all my life, someone will call me Tom at least once a week - even people who have known me for years.
It's OK - I've learnt to deal with this - but feel free to set up a crowdfund if you want to help.

It's just one of those things now, but I wonder if Tom's get called Tim

Are there any other names that regularly get confused with similar sounding names?

[blue_haddock]

I'm Kevin but often get called Ken

[Jack69]

Dr Doofenshmirtz said:

It's just one of those things now, but I wonder if Tom's get called Tim

I can confirm that I have a manager at work called Tom who constantly gets called Tim, I hope this can offer you some closure

[Nickp82]

I get called Neil fairly regularly

[thepawbroon]

My name is Duncan.

Since ever I left my home village 34 years ago, each week someone has called me Gordon.

The frequency increased between 2007 and 2010.

[JulianPH]

I sometimes get called Justin for some reason. I've been called Adrian on a few occasions too.

Quite strange!

[viggyp]

My name is Paolo and usually I'll get called Pablo or people will spell my name as Paulo.

Also, for some reason native Italians will call me Paul rather than my real name. Always found that bizarre.

[ApOrbital]

I'm andrew a lot of people call me .

[C0ffin D0dger]

[geeks]

thepawbroon said:

My name is Duncan.

Since ever I left my home village 34 years ago, each week someone has called me Gordon.

The frequency increased between 2007 and 2010.

You have a strong accent by any chance?

I am Dan which occasionally means I get called Dave, Darren or on one very confusing occasion, Peter!

[valiant]

I’m Rodney but seem to get called Dave a bit...

[captain_cynic]

Michael here... lost count of the number of times I've been called Matthew.

[Trophy Husband]

I'm Jon, I have given up counting how many times I have been called John.

[sidekickdmr]

My name is Kieran, which ok isn't the most common of name and can be spent differently, but sometimes I say my name and people think I'm a Stuart, which I still can't work out

[louiebaby]

I'm Lewis, but quite often get called Carl in emails.

[Shakermaker]

Whole article on this yesterday on the BBC website

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46362259

[anonymous-user]

valiant said:

I’m Rodney but seem to get called Dave a bit...

My nephew is called Tom - I always call him Tim just to piss him off

[LosingGrip]

sidekickdmr said:

My name is Kieran, which ok isn't the most common of name and can be spent differently, but sometimes I say my name and people think I'm a Stuart, which I still can't work out

Snap. Well Kier not Kieran, but always get called Kieran. Keith is a common one for me.

[HTP99]

I'm Alex, a good friend of the MIL's, who I have known for well over 25 years still calls me Alec and its not an accent thing as Christmas cards are addressed to Alec too, I gave up years ago!

[davek_964]

G/f is Sara, but sometimes gets called Sarah - bizarrely, mostly by a few members of her close family.