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Started by jamesdoran, August 23, 2014, 12:15:15 PM

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Charliedogist

Kimberly is supposed to be unisex, but it's more often gendered female than male.

I went with family names. My last name starts with an Ly, with the emphasis on the Y, and the name my parents gave me also ended in an ly, though it fit together fine, (my sisters name also ends in ly)

I asked my mom what I would have been named if I'd been a boy, and the first name was my great uncles name from my dads side of the family, and the second was her fathers middle name. I liked it quite a lot, and started using it, and then liked it well enough that I decided to go ahead with my legal name change. I did end up sharing a middle name with a cousin on my moms side, but he's a cool dude, and neither one of us care lol.

It was kind of funny because both of my siblings have a first and middle name that flow together well, and they get called both names often enough (it's the south, what can I say, though it's nothing like Bobby Joe, lol) and I didn't get a middle name when I was born, so now I've got one, and it works out the same as all my siblings. They think it's hilarious that I now have a middle name they get to yell :p


I would look up popular names from the few years around and especially the couple years before you were born and start creating a short list, and see what goes well with the middle name you picked and your last name. Sometimes names grow on you, and sometimes you see one and you just know it's the right one, and then sometimes you just pick one and grow into it.
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Taka

if i would choose taka for myself if i could. but it doesn't fit with any of the languages used where i live, so... the meaning would be lost.
the first good alternative, is already owned by my step brother.
finding a name can be difficult when all the obvious alternatives are impossible.
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jamesdoran

Hm, so I've made a list of some I like...to be honest I kind of want to avoid any super unique names that may draw attention.

So, tell me what you guys think about these:
Lucas
Clark
Benjamin
Eliot
Seth
Levi
Everett
Micah

See anything that seems to suit my face?

Gah, this is incredibly frustrating because I'm waiting to come out to my fam until I figure out a name I can stick with -_-





check out my transition blog: www.jdbrrw.tumblr.com

~ James
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Blue Senpai

Quote from: kdbrrw on August 27, 2014, 04:09:12 PM
Hm, so I've made a list of some I like...to be honest I kind of want to avoid any super unique names that may draw attention.

So, tell me what you guys think about these:
Lucas
Clark
Benjamin
Eliot
Seth
Levi
Everett
Micah

See anything that seems to suit my face?

Gah, this is incredibly frustrating because I'm waiting to come out to my fam until I figure out a name I can stick with -_-

You look like a Lucas to me.
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KamTheMan

CLARK!!!! So much.

...
2nd Seth
3rd Everett
4th Benjamin


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Adam (birkin)

Well, if you like Kade you can stick with it, because the "Kate" thing won't happen forever. People always found a way to make my name into a female name when I was early in transition, now that never happens anymore.

That being said, looking at you, I can see you being an Anthony or Jake.
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Out-Of-The-Night

James (you seem like a Jamie), Kyle, or Marcus
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Maleth

~Maleth
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leon

Yo Everett, how ya doing? :)
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iiMTF

Not allowed on for awhile. Be back soon!
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Ianianian

Quote from: birkin on August 27, 2014, 05:53:58 PM
Well, if you like Kade you can stick with it, because the "Kate" thing won't happen forever. People always found a way to make my name into a female name when I was early in transition, now that never happens anymore.

I second this. people find ways to turn anything into female names to fit their preconceptions. For example, I get called Ann all the time instead of Ian so I really have to pronounce each letter carefully lol but it won't always be that way for me or for you.

I like Lucas though, especially since Luca and Luke are both excellent nicknames. Clark would fit as well. I know someone who looks a bit like you who chose Ryan (before settling back into their unisex birth name) and I also think Alex would fit.
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muffinpants

I really really really really reallllllly love the name Felix. It's hip! It's coral!!
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jamesdoran

I think I'm down to either Clark or Everett.

A lot of people have me thinking critically about why I want to change my name. It's partially because everyone thinks I'm saying "Kate" but it's also partially because I don't like the way the name feels in my mouth. I feel like I really have to put a lot of emphasis into enunciating it.

Idk, blah. I don't want to care what other people think, but I do, so it's hard to distinguish if I want to change my name for "the right reasons" I guess.





check out my transition blog: www.jdbrrw.tumblr.com

~ James
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morganFW

Both names are solid.
Everett, tho....I never considered it for myself but I really like that one.
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Maleth

I (personally) really really love the name Clark and think it would be really fitting for you. It sounds like such a dapper, sharp name to me.. Had I not already picked my name I could imagine myself going up to someone and confidently saying, "Hey there, my name's Clark." Just sounds awesome. Dunno. :D
~Maleth
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Bombadil

Quote from: muffinpants on August 28, 2014, 10:28:30 PM
I really really really really reallllllly love the name Felix. It's hip! It's coral!!

Actually my firs thought was felix and then max/maxwell but since you have it down to two choices...Clark would be my vote






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iiMTF

Quote from: kdbrrw on August 29, 2014, 09:09:26 PM
I think I'm down to either Clark or Everett.

Clark or Everett... Darn, you look so much like a Clark and an Everett! I think I'm leaning towards Everett for you.

iiMTF
Not allowed on for awhile. Be back soon!
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BrotherBen

Of the names you listed, I think Micah suits you best. But I also like Felix- been watching Orphan Black and I like that she uses the nickname "Fe" for her BFF. Never heard that nickname before.


Be weird. Be random. Be who you are. Because you never know who would love the person you hide.
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Ianianian

Quote from: kdbrrw on August 29, 2014, 09:09:26 PM
I think I'm down to either Clark or Everett.

A lot of people have me thinking critically about why I want to change my name. It's partially because everyone thinks I'm saying "Kate" but it's also partially because I don't like the way the name feels in my mouth. I feel like I really have to put a lot of emphasis into enunciating it.

Idk, blah. I don't want to care what other people think, but I do, so it's hard to distinguish if I want to change my name for "the right reasons" I guess.

Totally fair, in the end if it makes you uncomfortable it makes you uncomfortable. Don't forget to try out writing and signing each name, or at least that was one of the things that went into my decision making process when I was looking for a name.
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ReubenIsTheName

I used babynames.com to find mine.  I was reading a book series at the time whose main character's name was "Reuben," and I liked that name, so I found it on that website, and it means "Behold - A son."  I thought that, being transsexual, it was quite fitting, and would be even more after I start transition.  I've chosen for my middle name to be "Gabriel" instead of my first name, because I liked Reuben better as a first name.  I felt that it flowed better.  I thought of "Gabriel" because, when I was born, my mother wanted to name me "Gabrielle," and I like the name Gabriel.  I guess just pick something that means a lot to you, and that's meaning is something you enjoy.  Also, liking the way names flow together, and fit you overall, helps, too.

"After Jesus and rock and roll, couldn't save my immoral soul, well, I've got nothing left, I've got nothing left to lose." 'Nothing Left to Lose' - The Pretty Reckless

Call me Reuben Damian/Toby
Preferred pronouns - He, His, Him | Orientation - "Straight" | Future surgeries - Mastectomy, Hysto, Vaginectomy, & hopefully Phallo.
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