Your Name(choosing a name)

[notyouraverageguy]

the only problem i didnt forsee which may change when i pass more is that people think I'm saying kate. Which pisses me off. 

That sucks! Try to accentuate the D.

[Twin Hammer Tommy]

What is your name? Thomas Joshua M-  I go by Tom, though.

What does your name mean? It's in the username.  Thomas means "twin" and my last name means "The Hammer".  Joshua means "Jehovah is salvation"

Where is it derived from? Thomas and Joshua are both biblical names.

How did you choose it?  It's the name I would have gotten if I'd been born male.

Is it masculine, feminine, or unisex? masculine

What influenced your decision, if any? Family tradition.  My Dad chose the name because it's my grandfather's name, Joshua Thomas, with the names switched.  Family is very important to me.

Is it a common name where you're from? There are a lot of Toms around, yes.

[myles]

What is your name? Myles Andrew
What does your name mean?No idea
Where is it derived from?No idea
How did you choose it?I wanted the initials MAG and my brother was named Micheal Anthony (masculine version of my female name) so i had to come up with something else
Is it masculine, feminine, or unisex?masculine
What influenced your decision, if any? See above
Is it a common name where you're from? No as much as I thought it would be

[Lachlann]

What is your name?
Lachlann

What does your name mean?
Warrior from the land of Lochs.

Where is it derived from?
Gaelic(Irish spelling variation)

How did you choose it?
I'll  be honest, I was having a really hard time picking out a name. Alistair made a thread about choosing his own name and I saw Lachlan on there, and for some reason I just felt a real connection to it. I wanted something celtic sounding and was able to find the Irish variation which would match with part of my roots.

Is it masculine, feminine, or unisex?
Masculine.

What influenced your decision, if any?
Heritage and the fact that all the other names for my age just didn't suit me. This one has been really nagging at me and I feel it might be the real deal.

Is it a common name where you're from?
Depends. In Nova Scotia it is, but I am in Ontario. However, names tend to be diverse here because of the mixed cultures.

[Elijah3291]

What is your name? Elijah

What does your name mean? My lord is God

Where is it derived from? Hebrew

How did you choose it? I asked people what I looked like, I got Elijah, and it just stuck, now I love it.. whenever I see it written somewhere I think "thats my name"

Is it masculine, feminine, or unisex? masculine name, that still sounds pretty(In my opinion)

What influenced your decision, if any? I love Elijah Wood, and I am fond of the letter E

Is it a common name where you're from? I have never met another Elijah (in person)

I didnt have to pick a middle name, because my middle name is O'Neil and I am happy to keep it

[DamagedChris]

I do agree that you look like an Elijah, Elijah :p

[Christo]

What is your name?

Christopher

What does your name mean?Where is it derived from?

CHRISTOPHER

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: KRIS-tə-fər  [key]
From the Late Greek name Χριστοφορος (Christophoros) meaning "bearing Christ", derived from Χριστος (Christos) combined with φερω (phero) "to bear, to carry". It was used by early Christians as a metaphorical name, expressing that they carried Christ in their hearts. In the Middle Ages, literal interpretations of the name's etymology led to legends about a Saint Christopher who carried the young Jesus across a river. He has come to be regarded as the patron saint of travellers.

As an English given name, Christopher has been in general use since the 15th century. In Denmark it was borne by three kings (their names are usually spelled Christoffer), including the 15th-century Christopher of Bavaria who also ruled Norway and Sweden. Other famous bearers include Italian explorer Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), English playwright Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), and the fictional character Christopher Robin from A. A. Milne's 'Winnie-the-Pooh' books.

http://www.behindthename.com/name/christopher 

How did you choose it?

Christopher's the masculine version of my birth name.

Is it masculine, feminine, or unisex?

masculine

What influenced your decision, if any?

nothin. just easy 

Is it a common name where you're from?

yep there are lotsa Christophers here 

[Elijah3291]

I do agree that you look like an Elijah, Elijah :p

thank you

[Between Names]

What is your name?  Lucien Anthony _____

What does your name mean?
Lucien:  (From Lucius) From the Latin "lux," meaning "light."
Anthony:  I've read that Anthony is a Roman Clan name used as a first name, and doesn't really have a meaning.

Where is it derived from?
L:  Latin
A:  Roman??

How did you choose it?
My original initials are A.L., so I picked names that were close to my birthname(s), but ended up liking Lucien a lot more than Anthony.  So I switched 'em!

Is it masculine, feminine, or unisex?
Pretty sure both are masculine.

What influenced your decision, if any?
Just my old initials.  But when I told my mom I was considering "Lucien" as a first name, she objected immediately.  She told me it reminded her of "Lucifer" and the devil.  Kinda funny, considering I'm an atheist anyway.    But she's not going to be able to stop me from changing my name to Lucien Anthony.

Is it a common name where you're from?
Anthony is, but I've never met anyone named Lucien.

[Lachlann]

Great choice Lachlann, it definitely suits you. 

Thanks, dude.

[FolkFanatic]

1) What is your name?
Justin Aiden

(last name to be determined but i'm liking Kinney....)

2) What does your name mean?
Justin: Just, Fair
Aiden: Little Fire
Kinney: (no idea)

3) Where is it derived from?
Justin: English
Aiden: Irish
Kinney: Irish/Scottish

4) How did you choose it?
Couple ways. One, I wanted to keep my Irish heritage (hence "Aiden" and maybe "Kinney"). But also wanted to have something that came from the TV show that changed my life for the better.

Not only did i like the name "Justin" to begin with but it symbolizes (at least to me) the trials and hardships teen minorities go through (ever see Queer as Folk and you'll know what i mean....) If i keep the last name as "Kinney" then that also ties to QaF and represents the one character i share a lot of beliefs with.

5) Is it masculine, feminine, or unisex?
Masculine

6) What influenced your decision, if any?
As i said before: my irish heritage and the show that "opened my eyes" so to speak. Not to mention it meshes so well together! 

7) Is it a common name where you're from?
I know a few Justins but haven't come across any Aidens. No Kinneys either.

[Shadowlyc]

What is your name? Zacharias

What does your name mean? Not sure...

Where is it derived from? Greek form of ZECHARIAH. This form of the name is used in most English versions of the New Testament to refer to the father of John the Baptist. It was also borne by an 8th-century pope (called Zachery in English)

How did you choose it? My girlfriend at the time named me. :3 I loved the name instantly.

Is it masculine, feminine, or unisex? Masculine

What influenced your decision, if any? Girlfriend found it, suggested it, and I loved it.

Is it a common name where you're from? Seen alot of Zachs, but never Zacharias. o.o

[Tay]

What is your name? Taylor Alix .....

What does your name mean? Taylor comes from "Tailor", which meant a lot to me because I kind of feel like I'm making myself out of the raw materials I was given. Alix means warrior or man's defender.

Where is it derived from? Taylor is Middle English / Old French and Alix is derived from the Greek Alexander.

How did you choose it? I always thought my name should've been Alex but then when the time came to choose a male name, I only wanted Alix as a middle name. Taylor came from a book I had read and the name stuck with me, it just felt like me.

Is it masculine, feminine, or unisex? Both are unisex.

What influenced your decision, if any? Just went with what felt comfortable and mine.

Is it a common name where you're from? Not really for guys my age, I've only ever heard of one.

[Radar]

I'm just curious about something. I've noticed some of you guys are going to/have changed your last name as well, and not a family name. How come? I just can't imagine not changing my last name to my family's name.

[notyouraverageguy]

Same here, changing my last name didn't even cross my mind. Its my dad's and im proud of it, I want to pass it down. One of my friends is changing his last name as well, and I asked why. He said because it sounded better with his new first name... idk?

[FolkFanatic]

I'm still undecided - which is why i chose a last name "just in case."

I would like to KEEP mine but it all depends on how things go with my family. My dad's the type of guy who could do one of two things:

1) Throw a fit but finally accept me as i am and be PROUD i kept my last name (even insist on it.)
or
2) Blow a fuse, kick me out, and refuse to have anything to do with me - including request i not use "his" families last name. IF that would be the case i would gladly change my last name. Using my mother's maiden name in connection is out too because i don't really like it....

[sneakersjay]

What is your name?
Basically the male version of my female name.

How did you choose it?
There was a kid in my 5th grade class with the name and I remember liking it.

Is it masculine, feminine, or unisex?
Masculine.

What influenced your decision, if any?
At my age I wanted to keep my initials, wanted to respect the name my parents gave me, so chose the masculine version of my f name (that I hated).  There are other names I love more, but this was easiest in light of my work history and family history

Is it a common name where you're from?
It was among the 100 most popular names of my birth year also, common enough yes.


Jay

[GDTripp]

I'm just curious about something. I've noticed some of you guys are going to/have changed your last name as well, and not a family name. How come? I just can't imagine not changing my last name to my family's name.

Strangely enough, I really hadn't thought about keeping the family name. Maybe because my middle name is a big tribute to my Dad, so I figured that was enough. Back home (Chile, S.America) lots of people have two apellidos (surnames; First, Middle, Father's Sur, Mother's Sur) so I can easily amend mine by adding "Gordon" between D------- and Tripp

Funny story: Because everyone in Chile has two surnames, whether they have a middle name or not, since I've only got one many people thought my father's surname was "Dionne" and my mother's, "Gordon." I had to explain that Dionne was my MIDDLE name, not my da's surname lol.

[Tay]

I changed my surname because I had always hated my previous surname (it was one of those nobody understands and you constantly have to spell it out and even then people get it wrong) and because my Dad is not at all accepting of my transition, in fact he said I was disgusting and a paedophile???! So I didn't want to be associated with him if I had the chance not to be.

[Radar]

...and because my Dad is not at all accepting of my transition, in fact he said I was disgusting and a paedophile???!

Damn dude. That sucks.