Who's name is it

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DD is 6. The name on her birth certificate is the full version of a name but since birth she has been called a shortened version. It’s not this name but think along the lines of Margaret and Maggy.

We managed to navigate reception fine. There are two ‘Maggy’s’ in the class but the teacher would use Maggy A and Maggy B. All paperwork at school says Margaret known as Maggy.

For some reason, the Year 1 teacher has decided she wants one Maggy and one Margaret and my DD has been selected to be Margaret. It’s not what we wanted her to be called! It’s seeped in to wider society now and we can’t walk through the village with out someone shouting ‘Hi Margaret’.

Should also add it’s not the only name that’s doubled up in the class but only my DD has been renamed by the teacher.

So AIBU to speak to the teacher? My DD is confused and doesn’t understand why I won’t call her Margaret. Or am I being precious? Should add that teacher managed to use Maggy all through parents evening which leads me to believe she understands it’s not really on.

Will DD be brave / insensitive enough to be honest about preferring "Margaret" if her mum asks her, given that mummy always calls her "Maggie" and refuses to call her "Margaret" even though the DD appears to have asked her to (given that the OP reports that her DD doesn't understand why her parents won't call her "Margaret") and knows that her mummy is cross that the teacher and her DD's classmates call her Margaret...

If the child is afraid of upsetting her teacher she's likely also to be reluctant to upset her mum, and likely to tell everyone what they want to hear!

You complete paperwork when they start school and there is an option for a their 'preferred name'

This obviously means usual shortenings (not Anna known as Tinkerbell-Trixibell)

We have a Jimmy and a James in our class - both James on birth certificate but one actually prefers to be known as Jimmy. If he didn't they would just be James A and James B??

Have a word OP, although I'm surprised you let it get this far??? I'd have had a word in the first few weeks.

I don't understand why you give a child one name and insist that they are then called by another name.
The teacher is calling her by the name you gave her.
Maybe they other girl is just Maggie not a Margaret and that's why she's doing it.
If you daughter isn't bothered by it, I wouldn't do anything, if she is then speak to the teacher.