Picking a name

No one is bored. We all are here as part of a community. Don't ever feel like you shouldn't post anything.

Now here is the question... what names do you like.

I like my name because it is gender neutral, which works for me.

Some people pick a male version of a female name or vice versa or something entirely different. Fire some names off let's narrow them down with you.

 

Although this may sound strange, the way that I chose my name was by looking up the certain meaning of what I wanted my name to mean.

I wanted my name to mean 'dark', so I looked up names meaning dark and chose my favorite one: Adrian

To me, it makes my name feel more close and personal when I have the meaning behind it, although since I haven't changed my name legally ( and no one calls me by Adrian), I've considered changing it to Drayce, since I find it a bit more masculine, and It means 'Dragon'.

 

I picked Alexander for myself. One reason is that it felt like me. Other important things to consider are the name's meaning, ease of saying it, if you think your friends and family will be comfortable with it, (if you think this is important) whether it is appropriate for your age and ethnicity and so on. Just make sure you won't regret it. If going unnoticed is important to you, a good way of choosing is to look up baby names from the year of your birth, and note down a few that you like that are moderately popular. Then (if you like) research their meanings, and consider all the other things I've mentioned. Of course, you may come across a name that you find fits immediately, and that's fine too.

 

I personally think Logan is a lovely name! Have you concidered if you want your name to mean something specific?

 

look at yourself in the mirror and say each of the names you like until one feels right, also I would ask your friend to try them out too. I chose a name and have been going by it at school this year, and honestly I don't like it much anymore because I've noticed its really common in the trans community and its becoming a popular baby name this year...good thing I haven't legally changed my name yet.(!!) oh and congrats on coming out

 

Sebastian or Logan are the most masculine in my opinion.

 

I think Logan would suit you perfectly! Like soupycampbell said, it might be a good idea to have your friend try it out, to see if you like the sound of it and if it feels natural c:

 

Ah, I was also considering names! I kind of wanted to keep the first letter of my current name, so I was kind of thinking Calvin (uncommon, plus it's the name of one of my favourite cartoon characters), or Carl. I like both of them, although I'm not sure of their meanings. I agree with the idea of looking up the meanings first, and then finding the names. That sounds awesome! Were you looking for your name to be long or short?

 

For what it's worth, I think Logan is a pretty hot name.

 

Logan isn't a Stereotypical Trans Man Name.
You're in the clear.

 

My name ended up being one of the first things that came to me after my initial realization. Byron, though I did make a half hearted effort into attempting to find another name (and Brian didn't have the same ring to it). And if you know your poetry, my namesake is the author Lord George Byron, author of Don Juan (but I'd never read any of my writings at the time).

So it just depends on the tone you're going for. I wanted something masculine yet semi-uncommon, didn't want to be the second Brian in the workplace, yet it couldn't be so obscure that absolutely no one named their kids that. Byron's not a common name but enough people have it so that realistically, some couple could've named their son that and not looked too far out.

 

^^ this ^^
I call myself Katsumi, which means 'victorious beauty' in Japanese. As a name.

 

Behindthename.com is an awesome resource that I used quite a lot in deciding my name.

 

I just picked a name that felt right. It came to me pretty quickly. It doesn't have anything to do with my birth name. Though my best friend thought up a nickname since she couldn't quite adjust, and I love it more than my actual name xD

 

I came up with my name (Destrie) because it's something I've used as sort of a nickname, plus for it's rarity Nyu~ I just wanted a unique name that sounded good with my last name Nyu~

 

My name was really the first one that came to me. I came up with it when I was still identifying as pangender. I thought about the name Brad first, but then I also thought about going as Josh. I decided to go with Brad because it's what I would've been named if I was born male. Also, it can mean treasonous one, which I think is kinda cool