HOW TO PICK A DANG NAME TRANSGENDER GUIDE

Picking a name is a tricky transition for many but here's some tips and encouragement in your name selection journey
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[@PurpleRhymesWithOrange]

It's not my 'dead name' it's my necronym.

[@artifactU]

if we started calling it a necronym then dead names dead name would be dead name

[@stein46]

That's so badass I love it

[@PurpleRhymesWithOrange]

@@artifactU 😆🤣

[@SonderConstruct]

There’s a quote that goes like “Trans girls are just girls with cooler names.” Coming from an Octavia I think I agree

[@artifactU]

plus we dont get periods

[@giftedlicense3548]

@@artifactUwhile it is true, remember that this doesn’t make us any better or worse. You’re valid even if you don’t bleed a lot and just generally suffer physically once a month And we gotta give some empathy to cis women, too, as long as they aren’t jerks to us! :3

[@IgroSome]

(un)fun fact! hrt can actually sometimes cause period-like symptoms to start appearing! (no bleeding, just pain as far as im aware)

[@LegorocketsAnimation]

Considering 3 of my 4 top choices are ice related, I think that is accurate!

[@theswissmiss69]

@@artifactUwhich makes me incredibly sad. I grieve that I can’t ever birth a child.

[@TheCatPlayer2005]

the xp task bar is my favorite secondary character in the FairyPrincessLucy™ Cinematic Universe

[@adamraines940]

non-ironically the best editing on youtube. S2

[@NC-oq4ht]

If you don’t have friends/spaces you can try new names with, one way is playing Pokémon etc where characters refer to you using a name you pick

[@Lizard_Ri]

Yess, I use my name all the time in games

[@FrogJuiceJustice]

Yes or any other rpg that will use your name in text dialogue

[@shiny_lock]

Hmmmm might try this

[@miat-gj6ib]

I just looked up "girl names" and Im pretty sure I went through every single girl name on the planet. I ended up with Mia though, it's simple and cute I think :D

[@Aspen____]

that's a cute name! also reminds me of ace attorney lol

[@theswissmiss69]

Omg same… I saw Celeste and it felt incredibly special!

[@Lizard_Ri]

Mia is a really good name :3

[@miat-gj6ib]

@@Aspen____ thanks!

[@miat-gj6ib]

@@Lizard_Ri Thank you!

[@tarasaurus98]

I gave myself a few simple rules when choosing my name (Tara). 1-It should be easy to say and spell 2-I don't want to share a name with someone I personally know, or any major celebrities 3-Ideally would be common to my age group Picking middle and last names was more difficult so I got some help from loved ones for those, but I'm really happy with the name I settled on!

[@VixenovaSkye]

Tara is a good name. It's also the name of my favorite childhood game on the GBC. Dragon Warrior Monster's 2: Tara's Adventure. It's old but it's my childhood

[@solsystem1342]

Picking a meaningful last name for you is underrated for cis and trans folks.

[@SomeGuyOnTheInterweb]

v.

[@Bewxched]

For me, rule 2 is really limiting my options

[@SuspiciousTemmie]

I have a funny story about my name. I chose the name Evelyn, simply because I thought it sounded nice. but then when I came out, I learned that Evelyn actually would've been my middle name if I had been born a girl. So just by choosing a name that sounded nice, I had picked out one of the names my parents had chosen for me by complete coincidence! I then also chose to make my middle name what my first name would've been, so I technically have the names my parents picked for me - just in reverse order!

[@LadyEmilyNyx]

Hey ❤ I chose Evelyn too, but I find myself mostly going by Eve. Except when I'm signing something, because Evelyn looks so nice and pretty with all the loops. But Eve sounds better with my last name. Well... not my birth last name, but the last name I ended up choosing. (Religious family, wanted to FULLY cut ties)

[@conz2078]

oh hey i've seen you on balatro uni's channel LOL how are you?

[@eeveeiynnVOD]

hi fellow evelyn (s) 😀

[@Trithis2077]

@@SuspiciousTemmie OMG that's adorable! 😍

[@SuspiciousTemmie]

@@conz2078 I'm doing good :3

[@inevitablecrit4869]

step 1: realize you are trans step 2: have multiple social identities step 3: name each social identity a different name step 4: realize that you are also plural and now have many more chances to name yourself step 5: fulfill the autistic need to have a multitude of names alluding to any one of your favorite pieces of media step 6: Profit ??? step 7: show that that one greentext fumbled when they thought that Mildred was a terrible name (now, its also mine jk . . . but it might not remain just a joke for long . . . ) step 8: achieve insurmountable transgirl rizz and sit on it awating for the perfect moment

[@spookynemi1996]

Choosing a name is one thing that I still can't decide on simply because I haven't given myself time to think of one

[@thekillerbaker27]

A problem I came across choosing a name was that, as someone who plays a lot of D&D, friends often chose names I liked for their characters, so I thought it could be weird to choose one of those names. I decided to go with Gwen anyway, though, and it worked out fine. But it does cause some strange situations where I sometimes think someone’s talking about me, and they’re actually talking about my friend’s character.

[@Iristallite]

Another great way to pick a name is to steal it from one of your OCs! This is why I'm named Iris.

[@fairyprincesslucy]

I was pretty close to picking Iris actually hahahaha, its a nice name

[@inevitablecrit4869]

oh and here i thought it could have been from AI The Somnium Files lmao

[@Maski500]

this is so real, RIP the main character of the book I was planning on write, too awkward to write now cause it feels like a self insert

[@MySilentReticence]

I did this toooooo- It wasn't for D&D, but a story I was making, and I ended up choosing the name of my main character- I have ADHD, so what that means for me personally, is that the story never went anywhere I'm changing my first, middle, and last name. My male parental unit is gonna be pissed u.u

[@Completely-Hatstand]

Ahh the wonderful process of choosing your name. Not many people in life have this privilege. For me, I chose my name 35 years ago, I wanted my 3 initials to spell a certain word to remind those I worked with who I now was, initials being used all the time in work. My initials are HER and I chose my names to fit them. Never regretted the names I have. You have to choose a name that makes you feel good ... good luck to those who are in this process..... and no I did not go with Henrietta 😁

[@solsystem1342]

My names spell PMS (unintentional) 😂 I do like PS as a tag to write my name quickly though

[@Naomi_Lionheart]

Not me literally brainstorming Bridget as a potential middle name earlier this week😂😂😂

[@w1bey]

3:37 i immediately said "monkey" cause i was born on the year of the monkey lol but then i remembered "oh yeah names"

[@TyphoonBeam]

I also needed this video but Duolingo is threatening me so I'll be back after some Spanish

[@chaoslabj]

Omg thanks almost forgot

[@Jimyrt.]

Now say that in Spanish

[@alex_mcburney]

I honestly just chose the first name I saw (Alex) on a “gender neutral names” list lmao. It suits my well I think.

[@mtarek2005]

sometimes common names are really nice

[@alex_mcburney]

@@mtarek2005 true, but I didn’t realize how common that name was lol

[@mtarek2005]

@@alex_mcburney lol, also I just noticed we have a lot of subs in common lol

[@alex_mcburney]

@@mtarek2005 oh lol i did mot know that

[@maeveszy]

More things to remember! 1. Choose how many syllables you’re comfortable using for yourself on a daily basis. I personally was only comfortable with one or two. 2. Don’t think about how gendered your new name is or how popular or generic, but what qualities or emotions your name conveys instead. (I chose an ancient name of a great and powerful woman because I felt that a delicate name didn’t fit my personality. The name of a warrior queen did.) 3. Remember that you don’t have to love love love your name. Cis people don’t!Remember your name is just a serial number to be called at the DMV, during sex, or during a breakup. You will not always feel euphoria when your name is called. It will be lovely, heartbreaking, bureaucratic, fun, and above all, neutral. 4. Use your name in private and temporary instances for a while. It’s tempting to try out new names with friends and family, but it can be a headache if you have to start over. 5. Do not seek a name desperately. Allow yourself time to stumble across the multiple names that really resonate with you. The ones that ring in your ears day and night because you find them beautiful. Try it on for a week privately, and then put it in your back pocket. The only name that won’t get stale for you is the name you can’t bring yourself to discard as an option. I’ll say it again. THE ONLY NAME THAT WON’T GET STALE IS THE NAME YOU’RE UNCOMFORTABLE DISCARDING AS AN OPTION. Hope this helps. :3

[@Vixensu]

Haii, my name is Vixian! :3 During this process I found that making up names or combining two different name or words together helped me A LOT. Unfortunately have only been able to do it with my first name which I’m honestly fine with. For me I combined my love for foxes using the word Vixen, and my love for the the name Vivian, and that’s how I got my name, have been going with it for a few years and it’s honestly my favorite ^w^ Thank you for coming g to my yap sesh and I wish everyone luck on their journey ❤️🦊

[@VixenovaSkye]

Foxes! Weee 🦊🦊🦊! I'm not totally sure about my name but I approve this message. I chose mine based on astronomy or space: Skye. However I'm not sure of it because I heard Skye is more common transfem name and I'm like ahhh I don't wanna be common or else it could be confusing. But idk I like it. I may base it off of a different thing like a moon or celestial object like Callisto

[@Vixensu]

@@VixenovaSkye It’s okay if you chose a common name! The goal should be to choose something that resonates you as a person. But I totally love your idea of basing your name off a moon ❤️

[@Autumn-Foxxo]

Honestly love that name 💖🦊

[@Vixensu]

@@Autumn-Foxxo Thank you so much!!! ^w^

[@solsystem1342]

​@@VixenovaSkye Love Skye an Callisto There's so many fun astronomy names from Luna to Andromeda to Nyx Trust me I've tried them all at least once 😂

[@NAnonameforyou]

it took a bit, i just said "simplicity is key" and chose 4 letters that worked, it turned cute and came to be Navi

[@noyou2114]

I finally went with Melody. For one thing, im always humming, whistling tapping and im a musician, but korr then this, it just felt right. I love how pretty it makes me feel :3

[@Kain128]

I immediately connected the first three "stereotypical transfem names" you said to three trans KZbinrs who have those names so yeah that checks out.

[@krystofsobotka3069]

I'll make it easy for you all: steal your comfort character's name (unless they're male) I did that with Mae Borowski from NITW and it's going great, I love my name

[@dnkerbell]

Smh Lucy... was just about to have my first ever dose of E and now here I am looking through potential names again... (JK, I kinda needed this video too)

[@fairyprincesslucy]

congrats on starting E tho

[@dnkerbell]

@@fairyprincesslucy Thank u!

[@aiellamori]

I played a lot of games when I was younger that let you create your character. I'd always name my character Aiella, idk where I got it from, but some people told me it is a Spanish name and I'm Spanish so maybe. But anyway, that name has been with me my whole life, so when picking a name after coming out, nothing felt more personal to me than Aiella

[@seraphinaLL]

i had my name picked out long long before my egg properly hatched.

[@FREAKSURF]

I'm transmasc and I landed on Jamie, top 100 baby boy names 😎🤞

[@hellokittyluverrrXD]

HAHAHHA MY NAME'S JAMES! nice to meet u jamie

[@FREAKSURF]

@@hellokittyluverrrXD HELLO LMAO

[@TazukeiOtakai]

Ive had mine picked for a while. A lot of people i notice tend to keep the first letter of their deadname or the “female version.” Now me personally, i despise my name entirely, i hate everything its associated with, so i went an entirely different direction, and after a bit of back-and-forth, I’ve landed on Taya! I really like it, and kinda proud of it cause i just kinda… spawned the name from nowhere lol. I tried to avoid having a name that ive heard elsewhere before (cause otherwise thatd be all i could think about lol), so im glad i found one that im happy with ^w^

[@solsystem1342]

I tried to keep the same nickname to please other people but I eventually realized no one would actually see me and not my dead name if I went down that route so I went for a totally different name. Totally worth.

[@noblecyberman957]

My dead name was the most popular name in 2003 too, it was a question on Who Wants to be a Millionaire. I tried feminisising my dead name for the first years of transition, but it didn't work as well because it was too neutral (in fact it is masc in the country I was born) and lead people to the deadname anyway.

[@CoolExcite]

My entire process was going through a mental list of Jane Austen characters and thinking Emma sounded nice lol

[@StrawberryFox56]

One of my trans masc friends literally came up with his name on the spot off of a character from a marvel movie during class and its been his name since lmao.

[@AttenuatedNecronym]

I'm impressed by that and kinda envious because it took me nearly 2 years to figure out a first name.

[@Ardoy9761]

I already saw a meme about using baby name generators, so that's how I became Aurora

[@Solrex_the_Sun_King]

I take two names and slam them together. The issue with that is that people might confuse it for the non-fused name. Take the fusion of Sylvia and Olivia for Sylivia, and people will call me Sylvia. It's worth it to me though

[@Cassapphic]

Every anme I've gone by has been somethign that has popped up into my mind randomly, and the irony of the name I ended up settling on being "cassandra" was entirely lost on me until a friend said "wow it;s kinda funny how you had a divine vision of this being your name when its the name fo famous prophet in greek myth"

[@jelliofthestars]

when i first realized that i'm non-binary (specifically a demiboy, but i didn't realize at the time), i was so excited to change my name. i've always hated my deadname with a burning passion. thing is, i didn't know what to call myself! i went through a few websites, but nothing stuck out at me. i only ever considered 3 names. i thought of neo, because i had just watched the matrix at the time, but i knew that name wouldn't stick, so i moved on. i don't even remember the second name. i thought of it because it looked cool, but i couldn't pronounce it for the life of me, so i had to scrap it. here's how i found my new name (which i will not be sharing with strangers on the internet). i found a name with a meaning that i felt described me. i wasn't even thinking of the meanings of names when i first started, but it helped me, someone who had no idea what i was looking for, finally decide. hopefully this story isn't too personal to share online...

[@SquishyTonk]

I also like being able to keep my initials. This, for me, meant that I could keep things like my email address and signature the same

[@bedopskepop7936]

After a bit your voice drops to a more natural sounding voice. It’s really sweet and the perfect “moms reading you a bed time story”. I don’t know if you feel self conscious or even notice when it happens. But from one trans girl to another I want you to know it’s beautiful:3

[@fairyprincesslucy]

Yeah I tend to speak higher to feel more confident but once I forget it tends to drop down a tad lol, I'm a little self concious of it but I try my best to know it sounds fine haha

[@bedopskepop7936]

@@fairyprincesslucy it’s okay! I get the same way! But it’s absolutely lovely to listen to. And when I’m falling asleep to a video it can put me right out!!

[@remty516]

Commenting from my old account because I can't change it for now (family), but I ended up choosing Rosalie after looking for a name for a good couple of months. I'm obsessed with choosing "correct" things as if there was only one correct answer, but I liked the name "Rosalina" (yes her) and wanted to make her name my middle name, but since I'm French I changed it slightly to fit. After looking for the "correct" name for a while, and friends starting to call me by what I thought would be my middle name, I realized it wasn't too bad after all, and decided to go with it. Pros: it keeps the first letter intact, which I like because R is a cool letter and my mom has it tattooed, you can shorten it many ways (rosa, rose, rosie..) and it's not too common either but still exists. Cons: literally inspired by the super mario series, but thankfully in French, Rosalina is named Harmonie, so most won't know. My old name is Rémy, which I think is pretty, but I've been almost bullied over it because of the show. I learned while searching for a new name that my old name and its -i variant are actually given to girls in the USA, despite being a strictly masc. name in France. odd stuff! Middle name will be Sophia because a close friend had suggested it and I like it. Anyway thanks for reading.

[@LadyEmilyNyx]

If your name is more than one syllable long, or has common shortenings MAKE SURE YOU LIKE THEM. No matter how many times you say "No, my name is Kristina." People will call you Kris, or Tina.

[@trentonbuchert7342]

This isn’t even necessarily a trans thing. People often assume they can call me “Trent”, but I only allow my father to call me that. I’m honestly tempted to change my name solely for that reason.

[@octa-pie]

I'm surprised I haven't seen a Megatron yet

[@LegorocketsAnimation]

AliceInWonder1and sometimes goes by Megatron

[@x-Rush575]

Megatrans

[@Loredays]

This would have been relevant to me, like, 2 days ago. Took forever and a half but I decided on Skye after a minor war and several test names

[@zc8673]

I kinda want to use the name Maisie, but I already named my cat that 😂😂😂

[@fairyprincesslucy]

You can be maisie buddies!

[@zc8673]

Truuuee ​@@fairyprincesslucy

[@TheRowlet7897]

My name used to be my DND character's name. Was playing a warlock warforged based on a marionette, so I called them Marion. And here we are.

[@Uggnog]

Finding a good nb name that doesn’t stick out TOO much but still sounds cool is so hard

[@Lizard_Ri]

That's why we choose soup and deal with it :p (or be boring like me and choose a boring name)

[@SomeGuyOnTheInterweb]

arson

[@Ufgbja]

Just go with Ash, simple and common. (Yes, this is an advert)

[@Lizard_Ri]

@@Ufgbja no way the Pokémon council found us :0

[@hotdogbrained]

I know people using names from video games and anime is like stereotypically common, but my current name is like one character off of the female main character of a movie, so I'll just steal that one

[@thespectator18]

glad that I picked my name before publicly transitioning, cannot imagine how it feels to be asked for a name without having a new one

[@PauLtus_B]

I'm not trans but it's just interesting to hear about this because I've never thought about this but at the same time this is an obviously difficult choice any trans person is going to make.

[@jazzminrice]

honestly for me i just started off going with names that started with the same first letter from my dead name and just kept going from there it was only after seeing jasmine that i felt that one fit the best, i also thought of going with camila too 🥺 but honestly i love being called jaz so much

[@JasmineCrash]

oh my god, GIRL! TWINS! love names derived from plants, they’re so nice

[@jazzminrice]

@@JasmineCrash aaaaaa twins!! i really loved going with flower names, especially since my last name being literally translated to flowers in spanish i just felt it was made to be

[@UltraHylia]

I actually came up with this KZbin username before my egg cracked, which led to me taking on the name Hylia online after it did crack, but because I don't want to stand out irl too much being named after a Nintendo goddess I decided to make it a middle name irl and be selective over who knows it 😅 The first name I intend to go with is very fem and flows well with Hylia, but looking at the list of baby names in my birth year makes me realise how I basically like every girl name lol, and also how the first name I picked, though not unusual, isn't hugely common either. Plus I don't have a great relationship with my father so unsure if I want to keep his surname. I may be less set in my name than I thought (I'm still deadname irl).

[@etherealradar]

Agreed, you might find a good name before you even know you're transitioning!!

[@HotDogTimeMachine385]

Picking a name is such pressure! Wanting to find the perfect name! The responsibility! And the second type of person just picks something and stay with it!

[@d3mon1c59]

Another fun option you can use is to find words in different languages and smash them together until you find something. I find Latin works kind of well for this method.

[@6ix1six]

I changed my name to Zephyr Satori, Greek + Japanese, Zephyr means a western wind or gentle breeze and Satori means awakening or spiritual awakening.. so my name literally means Awakening of the Western Wind - as someone from South West England who travels around, it works quite well.

[@astraadams1692]

yo, i picked my name from latin! always been a fan of space and stars so i got ✨astra✨ because i took latin in high school and thought it sounded cool. i did not even know it was a real name (let alone a valorant character……..) until like, 6 months of using it.

[@gabr.7878]

How i handled picking a name was telling myself "i cant be trans, i havnt picked a new name yet". Then literally 2 days after finding a name that id like if i just ever happened to be trans my egg cracked snd i came out as transfem

[@Wither645]

as someone who didn't fully come out, i had time to think of the name i will use once i transition, so yeah big win for me

[@Wither645]

also for the name i MIGHT have based it off of a character related to one of my hyperfixations

[@SteakusBakus]

Seeing Bridget in the thumbnail, I got an internal brain jumpscare of a certain yo-yo user

[@luciususer8870]

Way back before my egg crack, i needed to pick a username for my pc user profile, and decided to use what i thought was a generic first name (took me like a minute to pick). So when i had to pick my name, it was pretty easy :)

[@donder91]

I got contacted by a scammer a few months ago who sent me a message 'Hi Emily this is Lisa are you still coming this way?' I shared it with some friends before identifying as woman and they kept calling me that as a joke. And then when I found out I was trans it was a very easy decision. Unfortunately when I came out to my mom that I'm trans, her only reaction was that the name was terrible. I sent her a letter and got a whatsapp message in return. Didn't say anything about being trans, just that she hated my name.

[@fairyprincesslucy]

Use whichever name you wanna use! My mum didn't like my name either tbh, but I think just going with the name that speaks to you is the important thing

[@QuallendeQualle]

I picked my name through a app for baby names.

[@MarkCalise]

So right after I came out, before I had really thought about what my chosen name would be, I went to Torrid (a clothing store for plus sized women) to get my first feminine clothing. So apparently there they write your name on the dressing room door in chalk, and so when the clerk was showing me to a dressing room to try on the clothes I had picked out she asked my name. I panicked and blurted out the name that my Mom told me would have been my name if I had been born female, Heidi. I didn't like the name because the book Heidi had become real popular again in the late 70s when I was a kid and I knew if I had been named that I would have been teased a lot. When I got home and told my (now deceased) wife, she said, "Oh god, I hope you don't get stuck with THAT name!" I started listing ideas, then I posted on Facebook asking my friends for advice on choosing a name. One of them suggested Nura, after a character in a comic book both of us were a fan of, and I pretty much decided right then and there that was my name.

[@DangerAngelous]

So my new name is Kim, which came from 3 things: 1. Kim Possible, she truly was my idol and (unknowingly back then) inspiration 2. A girl who I knew from Prep-Year 2 who was also Kim, and she potentially knew who I was the most out of anyone I knew back then, at the very least she knew I loved trains and got me a train book and sent me a train postcard while she was in the UK on holiday 3. I figured it'd be neat if I could make my new name out of bits/sounds from my old name, and it kinda matches the shortened form of my old name I literally jumped straight to Kim with zero consideration for any other name, and for good reason 💚💚💚💚💚 also IS THAT WINDOWS XP???

[@nevie2960]

I went through so many different names and then I randomly saw a "top 10 scottish baby names" list pop up in my feed and I found 'Muireann' and I fell in love

[@powerlantzlantz1428]

Story time with strangers: okay so I realized that I can’t really change my name because I’ll dead name myself. And even though my name is gender neutral, I felt it was a little too masc. So, I will go from Jude, to Judith. And then still go by Jude because that’s what I’m used to. But if people want to call me Judith, that’s cool to me

[@Engin33rEli]

So I have a weird story about me being trans. I first figured it out 8-9 years ago, but didn't know the words and in the end didn't continue. My parents knew in their hearts I would be AMAB, so only chose my old name. So I started a diary with my own chosen name (Elise) with a second name. Now I finally figured that I am actually Trans, and Elise remained my name since. I didn't like my chosen second name, and still struggling to find a nice one. I do want one at some point, but the ones I think od don't work well with my first one 😅

[@DazzlingTsuki]

I'm still not sure which name i'll go by, but there is a name that hits me differently the more i think about it: Amanda. I love how it sounds, and a plus: i don't know anyone with this name irl! That was a big concern of mine, too. A few days ago, i suddenly imagined my friends calling me by that name, and I felt very euphoric. The chills! I thought about using the name my mom would give me if I was afab, but it IS the name of an old friend of mine from high school. I have still contact with a friend of ours in common, so I really feel weird to use it. And i dunno, i don't feel very connected to it. The same goes for the opposite version of my amab name. Doesn't click at all.

[@edme3859]

I literally just stole my name from a girl I thought was cool when I was discovering myself and stuck with it

[@davigamesp53]

rn i have teo possible names for myself, the first one is Soviêta, that has absolutely no ties to my political ideology at all (me when im lying) but this one is supossed to be more unique and meaningfull, due to some lesser paralels that i have in between my life and the history of the ussr (nothing too significant tho, i definely won't get even near the same results as that country) if i eventualy end up with the other name or another alltogether this is CERTAINLY gonna end up as a GamerTag, the other one im thinking of is Daniela, a more common name in brasil and the first two silables are very close to my deadname, making it easy for my brain to re-adjust to the name and make the conection (this also just so happens to be very close to the name of my aunt)

[@elvacoburg1279]

I never really planned my new name, it sort of just happened. When I first discovered that I was trans, I joined a few websites and discords to find more, but wanted to go by female name to hide my identity, so I just picked a name from a book. Years later when I started coming out to people, the first people who I came out to were some member of the one discord server who knew me irl, and when they asked me what name I wanted, it seemed natural to continue to use the same first name that they had been using for me for years, and keep my own last name. Then in February this year, I legally change my name.

[@Pannlicker]

I'm torn between these names I've narrowed down to, Aiel(current name is Daniel), Gwen and Gwyn. they all sound so cool to me 😭

[@Aspen____]

I chose my name from a list of gender neutral names and it also happens to be the name of my favorite tree, quaking aspens, and I didn't realize the similarity until 2 years later lmao

[@arikaaa69]

I made it simple by looking at name suggestions that fit my country, and picked a name that has the same first two letters as my deadname. It’s similar enough for people to make the connection, but different enough that it won’t be mistaken for my old name. Aside from similarity, the one of the factors I wanted my new name to address was something that sounds good in any language, because my deadname only sounds good in nordic languages. New name is good not only in my mother tongue, but also english and Japanese. The only other concern I had was picking something that isn’t already taken by anyone else I know, and my new name is surprisingly uncommon where I live in

[@AttenuatedNecronym]

I knew I'd found a good first name when i heard people i didn't know saying it and i kept being like "huh? Yes? Wha?" Every time they said it.

[@dearleader7623]

I must be lucky that I didn't have to go very far before I landed the name I liked, and this happened even before I admitted to myself that I'm trans!

[@literallynoone9705]

wow perfect timing for this ive been doing big thinks recently

[@selthafour6948]

✨Feedback appreciated!✨ Voting is goated. Not necessarily for the sake of other’s opinions imo, more so bc it is easy to find out what YOU think, going by how you feel about others feedback. That being said, here is my current list of relatively androgynous names i’m thinking of. Acre, Ashton, Azaria Beacon, Briar Cleo, Cinder Echo, Ellis, Eris, Evren, Ember Fable Igneous, Ira Koda Lex, Levy, Lock, Lucky Meridian Naught, Night(spelling?) Payton Ray Salem, Sel Thorn/Thorne? Wren Zorah Thorne & Cinder are my current faves.

[@PurpleRhymesWithOrange]

You barely make mention of the fact that you can change your last name as well with zero additional effort.

[@piern1k336]

I am not trans, I never questioned my gender, I feel good with being male, but I see "Madeline", I click

[@temporalcatcher9950]

I am called out l. I’m here coming up with a name and some of the names I found in a list of names that stood out to me had Lily, Alice, and Aurora among the preliminary choices. However there are a few choices that I do like more, and I’m trying that. Funnily enough, the other day I did do that exercise with my last name to see what I really enjoy.

[@ShroudedWolf51]

I do really appreciate the videos and advice, you actually gave me an idea I hadn't thought of...and then made me realize that being an immigrant with a gendered surname, I'd have to adjust and change that as well. That said, you may really, really want to script the videos so they turn out better paced and less feeling stop-start as well as...well...the little giggles are adorable, but the constant pausing to breathe into the mic and giggle makes the delivery less effective. I'm not saying you have to be robotic or a professional orator or anything, but just perhaps a little more of a balance.

[@sharpshooter5417]

I ended up making a shortlist by looking at popular names related to my cultural background. Then I choose a few that felt cute and reflective of myself if someone called me by those names. Half the shortlist was names I knew from like videogames and comics. Ended up choosing one on the day of my first appointment sharing with my doctor I am trans and want to go by Talia.

[@nisagomez4366]

Picking my names was easy HOWEVER, I should have tested it, turns out people mispronounce it all the time. I stopped correcting people. If they pronounce it correctly, they unknowingly get an invisible cookie.

[@noblecyberman957]

You put my name in the thumbnail you summoned me. Also I just imagined a scenario like in The Simpsons with Homer trying to impersonate Mr. Burns in the Post Office 'hello my name is Mr. Burns, I believe you have a letter for me'. 'Okay Mr. Burns and what is your first name?' 'I don't know'.

[@adamraines940]

Thank you so much Lucy (and editor?!)!

[@fairyprincesslucy]

I edit all the videos

[@samdapicklelord]

before i picked a name i litterally told people i had forgotten my name, and they looked at me like i was insane

[@aurele2989]

:3 (i've been rolling with a modified version of the nickname a friend gave me when i presented masc)

[@fairyprincesslucy]

:3

[@SomeGuyOnTheInterweb]

@@fairyprincesslucy :3

[@seesaw41]

Hoo boy, names. Tough choice indeed. Me, who's NB and maybe trans???, had a pretty hard time deciding on one. I basically just looked at gender neutral names and picked out some that sounded cool. But gradually, I just shifted to more and more female names. I think I found my preferred one by now though. And to anyone who's still searching, don't worry, take your time. It'll come to you eventually. Best of luck on your further journey, still.

[@PastelGwen]

As someone who still is kinda torn between two names, I just ended up making one my middle name. Also I am glad to see recognition for the name Gwen! (also, also the other name if anyone is interested was Rene.)

[@Robyn_007]

I was lucky the first name I tried I liked immediately. I tried a few others I hated. My heart goes out to trans people struggling with choosing a name.

[@divideindustries7591]

I chose Jaiden because it was similar to my previous name and at the time i was actually 50/50 genderfluid and wasnt sure if id cave into my girl ! 😅 ended up caving into the girl side LOL

[@Motherlesstripod]

i personally am attatched to the name Nyx, but in public to pass i chose the name "Bea". Honestly, id say that its okay to have two names. itll help you a lot if you are attatched to a wacky name but still need to pass for your mental health.

[@DaPython607]

I love how annoyed people get when mine came naturally

[@HeatherHeartling]

I picked a name that was commonly given year I was born and didn't even really realize it until now and it's a name that I like 😊

[@alunissax]

When i was finally finding out i'm trans, i found myself talking with my best friend about that. And i was like... "nah i'm probably not changing my name anytime soon" UNTIL HE MADE A JOKE THAT I WILL BE NAMED *Alice* (he said *Alicia* because i'm from spanish speaking country)... ahem- AND THE EUPHORIA WAS TAKING ALL OVER ME IT FELT SO GOOD. I couldn't care less if it's a common.. stereotype'ish name for MtF. It is just perfect for me in any language, and even more because it was "choosed" accidentally by who is almost a brother to me *(.> ω

[@lillysefton42]

I wish someone had told me that Lilly is like the most popular trans girl name before my brain decided to like it :(

[@princessLilytea]

Picked a name, people kept mispronouncing it, shortened it. But still have this feeling it doesn't fit 100% even thou I'm using this new name now for over a year. Just didn't find a better one yet

[@DOSmanager]

The way i went about it was going by name meanings, and how they look to me. Then i went with essentially a title for my last name.

[@RowdyZeePAY]

The name I've landed on is just what my parents would've named me if I was AFAB (although no one irl knows lol)

[@dudeman3606]

Still not settled on it yet, but the first name I thought of and most likely option for me is Ember. I feel like choosing a new username (and applying it retroactively across accounts) will be much harder though. It's not really something most people need to do but well... I picked my username like, 9 years ago because "dude" has always been my nickname in my family and so I just thought the username sounded nice.

[@TuxLinuxOfficial]

It took 3 years to land on Alice

[@TheRealChappers]

I went with Blair cuz gossip girl blair is amazing and also it sounds goth

[@Luuthe674]

I was reading a fanfic and just kinda yoinked the MCs name

[@Lesopal]

took me 3 seconds, "hmm I feel like I need a name... Opal" and it's stuck for the last 3 or so years without any doubt that it's perfect, but I've always been good at choosing fantasy names. I have a certain strategy that's very useful, take the core concept of the character in one word, find an obscure synonym, take the letter that stands out the most in the word (usually first) then start adding syllables one at a time till it sticks, my absolute favourite is an old character Aurius that I had, she doesn't have arms so the A was for arms, that led to aur as in aurora as the first name that came to mind with A, then cut it half way, and just said syllables till it sounded right. also 3 syllable names are perfect for fantasy sounding names, longer if more fancy shorter if less fancy, just go with the flow of saying random educated guesses till it feels finished

[@Rylocand]

The name I was assigned at birth is the 5th most common name for girls in the era I was born... I'm not sure how to feel about that...