Abbreviating Stephen or Steven to mere 'Ste'

Steven is exclusively used by the Mother and Nana...mostly used when I was a not so well behaved child. Steve at work, Ste by rest of family and at footy, Stevo rather randomly from time to time...I answer to all and bothered by none :)
 
Similar I’m a Steven, always been Steve apart from by my late Mam and the odd cousin. when they we’re very young my nieces used to call me uncle SteveN with the emphasis on the N to try and get a rise out of me.

My business cards said Steve and I wasn’t amused by anyone with the cheek to assume they could use my full Familly Sunday name. I sometimes get Ste (Stee) and that’s fine too.
 
Another Stephen here. Always/still called Ste in Teesside, only ever called Stephen by older relatives when being bollocked,.

Was called Steve for the first time on arrival in Derby. Always thought it sounded American, have never liked it but went along with it as everyone did it and absolutely nobody said "Ste" and let's face it it's not exactly a huge problem :)

Being called "Steve" in Teesside feels as weird as being called "Ste" down here.

I think that covers it.
 
When I was younger many of my friends in Manchester and then Whitby called me Ste. I’m 55 now and I don’t think anyone has called me Ste for 35 years. My wife and late mother are the only people to call me Steven. At work I’m Steve, to family and close friends it’s a shortened version of my surname.

My youngest daughter calls me Pheven, which she says is Steven with a Ph.
 
Brian Marwood said:
So when someone gets to know you enough to become a friend you tell them, you can call me Al?
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A friend who I call Betty happens to be a great musician and he learnt this and played it at my leaving doo, everyone else was in on it. I wasn't. I cringed but was actually pretty touched.
 
I can't imagine calling the only Steven I'm friends with anything but Ste. Think it'd creep him out if I did.
 
My best mate is called Steven but has always been known as Ste. We're both nearly 50 now. Steve just always felt like an old blokes name to me.
It's the same with Michael, Mick or Mike, all down to the preference of the beholder.
My birth given name is James but I've never been known as that except when I'm working abroad. I was often referred to as Jimmy growing up but have always preferred Jim myself.
 
All through school and college I was known by my nickname, not my proper name. Even by teachers.
Then I started work and realised my nickname probably wasn't appropriate so I had to choose a variation of my first name. It was really weird and at age 19 it took me a while to get used to my own name.
 
I have been called Mike, Mick(🤮), Mikey, Mich, Michael (mam), sssmikeeee (sis), Mikhail, Miguel over the years. I say I'm not bothered but Mick makes me cringe for some strange reason, I work with a mag he hates his name been shortened to Andy, but I don't bother with that line of attack I just call by his surname as he does with me, he hates Boro fans as someone launched a seat out of the top tier at St JP and it hit him when we played there once, normally I'm against random thuggery like that but......
 
exeterboro said:
I have been called Mike, Mick(🤮), Mikey, Mich, Michael (mam), sssmikeeee (sis), Mikhail, Miguel over the years. I say I'm not bothered but Mick makes me cringe for some strange reason, I work with a mag he hates his name been shortened to Andy, but I don't bother with that line of attack I just call by his surname as he does with me, he hates Boro fans as someone launched a seat out of the top tier at St JP and it hit him when we played there once, normally I'm against random thuggery like that but......
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Is your name Nigel?
 
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