Because then you'll sound like a dipshit like Christophers who go by Toph.

"There are some who call me... Tim."

No joke, I knew a guy named Richard who went by Chard!

Steve could go by Teve

I like to call my buddy Christopher 'Topher'

Thomas could go by Omas!

Samantha could go by Salmon... or even, Anthems?

Danielle could go be Yell

Richard could be Itch

Joshua could be Shoe

Gary could be Air

Logan could go by Lo

Mikayle could be Kayle

Dylan could be LAN

Megan could be Egg

Jessica could be Sicka

Anthony could be Honey

Cindy could be Indy

Michael can be Chael.

Hmm 🤔

Mohamed Hamed

Hiding their love of Lamp.

Mothra could be the Sun God yet opted for an ugly butterfly.

My dad has a friend named Timo (teemoe), it took us many years to find out his first name was actually just Timothy.

Moth Roth.

Lmao chard was funnier

You mean like this ETHZ professor? https://people.inf.ethz.ch/troscoe/

I have often wondered this myself.