Hello
my name is
Doug
my pronouns are
he/him
'Doug Holton' is pronounced
dug-HOLE-tun
This is how I pronounce my own name when speaking English.
My full name
Doug Holton
If you're adding me to a list of names, please use this name.
Personal name
Doug
This is the name I want to be addressed by during a conversation.
To speak about a person in English, you don't need to know their gender but you do need to know which pronouns to use. This information can't be determined from a person's name or what they look like, so we include it on everyone's page.
he/him
Doug is a book-lover.
He is about to finish reading a book.
Books are a good gift for him.
That is his third book this month!
Your book collection is smaller than his.
He is taking some time for himself to read.