What's wrong with asking someone their 'first' name?

well my "first" name is Andrew. I don't use it, nor does anybody in my family when talking/referring to me. And it's common practice in the rest of my family to use one's "middle" name.
Mind you, if you knew what my uncle's 'first' name was, you'd understand 😉

What really pisses me off, though, is people that don't know me call me by my "first" name because that's what they assume I'm known by. Don't assume, it leads to f*ck ups.

Especially those people that are trying to sell me something. "Mr Drummer to you please"

And it's common practice in the rest of my family to use one's "middle" name.

😕 "middle name" ?

……don't let Slapper hear you call it a "middle name" 😐

.,…it's called a "second christian name" 8)

did I mention that I'm also "agnostic"?

although I was christened in a little CofE church near Leeds, I do not (currently) believe in a god or gods, or sons of gods. So while I technically do have 2 "christian" names, I don't refer to them as such.

They are "forenames" and a "surname" or "family name". Why can't we call them this?

Are we really debating this complete non-story?

of course, it's STW 😉

If it's refered to as "forename" why isn't your last name refered to as "aftname"

John

I too am afflicted with the same issue, I'm known by my middle not first name. Causes all sorts of confusion!

Sorry ernie not middle its 'non-denominational secondary name used as primary title by parents who thought it was somehow useful'

rocketdog: I suppose you couldn't necessarily have a family name if you were adopted?

Who would be a policeman sorry, woman oops! Police Officer Person type thing………..

I have a christian name, a middle name (quite poncey one too!) and a third one familiar to Catholics of my generation – a bleedin' Confirmation name!!