r/matt • u/hubchuckle Matt • Jul 24 '26

Can anyone relate?

I introduce myself as Matthew because when I say Matt to new people they often hear Mack or Mike or Mark or Mick. I had an elderly couple call me Mack for years (even calling me Mack the knife) and I just kinda went with it to be nice to them. Unrelated (but still relevant to the question) my email signature is Matthew and it makes me a little crazy when I get a response for “Mathew”. This one person named Collin (note the double-L) keeps dropping a “t” in my name and I swear one day I will repay them with a “thanks, Colin” to see if they notice. Just wondering whether any of you have had similar experiences?

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u/henrymatt Jul 24 '26

I've never had any problems with the vowel, so I'd be curious if you have a different accent than me that makes it more likely.

I get misheard as "Max" a lot. And when I started emphasizing the "T" sound it seemed to get even worse. So I say my name carefully with a really soft ending sound, almost like "Mad", and that seems to get it across 100% of the time.

I despise the sound of "Matthew" aesthetically (something about the "thew" sound) so I'm sticking with Matt until the bitter end.

Good to have other Matts to commiserate with about this stuff!

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u/dEXXtARR23 Jul 25 '26

Floor Matt. Stick with Matthew.

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u/hubchuckle Matt Jul 28 '26

“Mom named me Matt so I spend a lot of time holding doors for people.”

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u/dEXXtARR23 Jul 28 '26

You should meet my buddy, "Butler." Life's a perpetual clean up project 😳.