trans and nonbinary people (and cis if you apply!), how did you pick your name? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by thumbtack@beehaw.org to c/lgbtq_plus@beehaw.org

138 comments fedilink hide all child comments

just interested in hearing peoples stories for how y’all have chosen your new names! doesn’t have to be particularly profound or interesting really, i just like hearing about others experiences.

i’m actually planning on changing my own soon socially despite being cis, and just really like hearing how others came to find their names, as well as am curious about if anyone had to go through more than one to find what’s right for them. i figured this would be the best community to talk about the topic even if i’m not trans :)

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] crystalcorvid@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

I picked all three of my names, the first was by looking at common names from the year I was born, I just browsed baby name books until I found one that I liked. The second is the name of one of my favorite book characters. The third is a derivation of words out of a conlang that means something special to me and sounds vaguely "foreign" to anyone else.

[-] thumbtack@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

okay, this is awesome. first name is good sense imo, easy to fit in and not feel out of place with your generation which can be helpful for some. second is nice because taking a character that’s important to you as a namesake must be really special and sweet. third is just fucking cool- the words themselves must be important to you in a unique way, and having it be a “code” of sorts that only you really need to know about it so cool. i love this :)