Susie to my parents.
Sue to my friends and co-workers.
Susan to the IRS.
Julie
Joseph
(Irish speakers already suspected as much)
John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt!
Okay, fine, it’s Sara. Shocker! 
Kevin
Wendy.
Dull dull dull name. I’ve always hated it.
Anastasia. Surprised?
Thanks Bob! I have a new perspective on my name now. It’s actually not that bad. And I can now win at Scrabble! 
Hayes.
Yes, that’s the first name!
Lindsay
Not Lindsay yasdniL ?
That’s my name, too!
My name really is, believe it or not, Hamish.
I used to hate it. I even changed it to its English equivalent, James (which many of my friends still call me). I started to warm up to it about the same time I joined these boards.
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David
Mom named me Marilyn, people call me either Margali [those in the SCA from when I lived in Atlantia] or Ru short for Aruvqan for those that know me in Everquest or more recently in the SCA. Never liked ‘marilyn’
Robert to most, Rob to close friends, and John to creditors.
Going by your middle name has some advantages.
Judy
I’ll be generous and give you SIX guesses.
Robin
Hey, I like Wendy. It’s “cute.” 
(you probably hate that, huh?)
Mine is Logan… and I’m a girl… I mean, I’m a woman!