Poll
Question:
What letter of the alphabet did your birth name start with and does your new name begin with it as well?
Option 1: A and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with A
Option 2: A and No, my chosen first name does not begin with A
Option 3: B and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with B
Option 4: B and No, my chosen first name does not begin with B
Option 5: C and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with C
Option 6: C and No, my chosen first name does not begin with C
Option 7: D and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with D
Option 8: D and No, my chosen first name does not begin with D
Option 9: E and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with E
Option 10: E and No, my chosen first name does not begin with E
Option 11: F and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with F
Option 12: F and No, my chosen first name does not begin with F
Option 13: G and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with G
Option 14: G and No, my chosen first name does not begin with G
Option 15: H and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with H
Option 16: H and No, my chosen first name does not begin with H
Option 17: I and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with I
Option 18: I and No, my chosen first name does not begin with I
Option 19: J and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with J
Option 20: J and No, my chosen first name does not begin with J
Option 21: K and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with K
Option 22: K and No, my chosen first name does not begin with K
Option 23: L and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with L
Option 24: L and No, my chosen first name does not begin with L
Option 25: M and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with M
Option 26: M and No, my chosen first name does not begin with M
Option 27: N and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with N
Option 28: N and No, my chosen first name does not begin with N
Option 29: O and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with O
Option 30: O and No, my chosen first name does not begin with O
Option 31: P and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with P
Option 32: P and No, my chosen first name does not begin with P
Option 33: The letter Q and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with Q
Option 34: The letter Q and No, my chosen first name does not begin with Q
Option 35: The letter R and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with R
Option 36: The letter R and No, my chosen first name does not begin with R
Option 37: The letter S and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with S
Option 38: The letter S and No, my chosen first name does not begin with S
Option 39: The letter T and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with T
Option 40: The letter T and No, my chosen first name does not begin with T
Option 41: The letter U and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with U
Option 42: The letter U and No, my chosen first name does not begin with U
Option 43: The letter V and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with V
Option 44: The letter V and No, my chosen first name does not begin with V
Option 45: The letter W and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with W
Option 46: The letter W and No, my chosen first name does not begin with W
Option 47: The letter X and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with X
Option 48: The letter X and No, my chosen first name does not begin with X
Option 49: The letter Y and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with Y
Option 50: The letter Y and No, my chosen first name does not begin with Y
Option 51: The letter Z and Yes, my chosen first name also begins with Z
Option 52: The letter Z and No, my chosen first name does not begin with Z
Option 53: Other - it's complicated
My chosen first name shares initials with my given first name. I didn't feel comfortable without it. I guess I was attached to the initial and nothing without it felt like 'me'. I'm curious how many others felt the same and whether some initials inspire more loyalty than others.
First name letters only please. If you were partial to the initial 'J' of your first name and wanted to incorporate it into your middle initial or something similar, please share in the comments. The poll only wants to know your birth (first) name initial and whether you chose a new first name with that initial (whether you see it as coincidence or not).
If you haven't changed your name yet, does the name you're going by share the same initial as your given name?
Please feel free to elaborate or share your name story in a reply.
My old name started with a K and my new name starts with a C. I went for K names originally, just because...I don't know, it seemed like the right thing to do for some reason. Lol. But I hated all the K names for guys. The ones I did like, I couldn't see myself as - like Kevin, Keith, or Karl. So I settled on a C name I liked.
I decided to use the same initial and really, just a little more feminine version that is still a bit unisex just to make it easier on everyone I already knew and my family. And I would have felt silly going with a fully feminine name suddenly. It worked out ok.
My old name started with "J". It is only by coincidence I named myself after a patient I lost one day and hers started with a "J" as well. Wanted to keep her alive somehow, I hope she approves. :-\
Birth name started with a C, chosen name starts with a C.
And yeah, I basically did just pick a bunch of female versions of my birth name and picked the one I liked the most.
My given first and second name start with the same letters as my chosen name, and the chosen first name sounds similar to my given first name, my last name will stay the same.Somewhere there was a plan but I forgot what it was ! Pat
I have went by names that started with F, D, and S, which would be a first name, middle name, and nickname; but as a woman my name starts with a V.
All the best names start with V. Just like all the best people are Scorpios.
My birth name starts with R and my chosen name starts with V, but I kept my birth name as a middle name.
Birth name starts with T, new name starts with J. Didn't like any names beginning with the letter T, so went with the first letter of my middle name, which was J.
Both start with 'G'. Not a coincidence. (I'm a Gillian, BTW.)
My given name is James. I got my nickname Jamie from the girls in kindergarten. It still feels right.
Thank you Martha, Carol, and Kim! ;)
My birth name starts with an M. There is a very obvious female variant of that name and I considered using it for a short while and then remembered that I have a distant relative with that same name, so using that name was a non starter for me.
I looked a lists of female names but none of them felt right, so I finally just gave up. Then one morning at 6am while I was driving into work with a whole lot of nothing on my mind "Eva" popped up out of my subconscious. I turned it over in my mind and considered it for awhile, decided that it felt right, and adopted it.
Hi.
Birth names noel = no-el, edward mannfried Von Reutchthos, Loch-head.
I use noeleena edwina Loch-head, so the first letters are the same,
noel = no-el is both male and female and a few friends still use noel. And Jos allways will .
the name mannfried is german and Von Reutchthos is Prussian , part of my background
in fact i was not going to change any names till our Endo said .. well... what are we going to call you, oh , i said not thought much about it oh well noeleen i spos so my records were changed then i went over to Phuket and one of the RN"s = nurse said no no no it has to be noeleena. the a is stressed as an arr or german 'e' so pretty much every one knows im noeleen'e' .
...noeleena...
Quote from: birkin on March 09, 2014, 07:49:24 PMMy old name started with a K and my new name starts with a C. I went for K names originally, just because...I don't know, it seemed like the right thing to do for some reason. Lol. But I hated all the K names for guys. The ones I did like, I couldn't see myself as - like Kevin, Keith, or Karl. So I settled on a C name I liked.
Could have been K-Leb :D
My birth names is very common and thus I don't mind revealing it. John.
Prior to learning what I would have been named had I been born into the correct gender, I was using Jaime, so it would have kept the same letter, but now my chosen name starts with C, so it doesn't.
I ended up coming up with ny name as a feminine alter ego at social events, and it kind of stuck to say the least.
All I did was change one letter and "boy" to "girl" ;)
My birth name starts with an E and my chosen with an A. The masculine spelling of my birthname (it's unisex) starts with an A.
But my husband chose my name so it was a funny coincidence
How should I respond if my name was changed earlier for a non-trans reason (I won't get into the details on the situation because of the drama involved) - do you want me to refer to the original birth name or the name after that change? (This is why I use the term "pre-transition" instead of "birth" name in my posts because there may be a few of us where the two aren't the same - unless you use the definition which determines how your name appears on your children's birth certificates, in which any change to your BC changes your birth name for that purpose.)
Quote from: tgchar21 on March 10, 2014, 08:26:42 AM
How should I respond if my name was changed earlier for a non-trans reason (I won't get into the details on the situation because of the drama involved) - do you want me to refer to the original birth name or the name after that change? (This is why I use the term "pre-transition" instead of "birth" name in my posts because there may be a few of us where the two aren't the same - unless you use the definition which determines how your name appears on your children's birth certificates, in which any change to your BC changes your birth name for that purpose.)
Well, I'm mostly working under the idea that we might somehow get attached to our birth name initial from an early age (I think I did). So, while by no means scientific, I'm trying to see whether that holds out among our little community here. And if so, which letters of the alphabet may inspire more attachment.
I just added an option for you and others whose name history is complicated.
I'd be interested to know whether your second name pre-transition had the same initial as your first and whether the second name's initial became the final one as well. :)
Quote from: FA on March 10, 2014, 08:50:45 AM
Well, I'm mostly working under the idea that we might somehow get attached to our birth name initial from an early age (I think I did). So, while by no means scientific, I'm trying to see whether that holds out among our little community here. And if so, which letters of the alphabet may inspire more attachment.
I just added an option for you and others whose name history is complicated.
I'd be interested to know whether your second name pre-transition had the same initial as your first and whether the second name's initial became the final one as well. :)
No, for me the initials aren't the same (hence why I asked). I'll choose that additional option for my response.
Another complication I thought of is where the legal name has one initial but the individual goes almost exclusively by a nickname with a different initial (e.g. I know a Patricia who basically goes by Tricia except on official documents).
In cases like mine what may matter for your question was when the non-trans name change happened - if it was for example done with an adoption as a child before he/she was old enough to know his/her name (and only learned about the prior name after the fact) vs. done as an adult on the individual's own prerogative. (Interestingly it's the former case which inspired my research on whether or not you need to tell an employer about a name changed before you had any records they'd check if asked for other names you've used - and unless it's for a security clearance or other anomalous case where they trace you back to birth, the answer is no. Since this is of relevance to many of us I've mentioned it several times on here.)
Mine are completely different. I hate my birth name because it's based on two things I have no identification with whatsoever and it made me cringe whenever anyone used it. Still does.
ha, the J's are winning!
Both start with C. I just stuck with the letter so it'd be easier I guess.
I am feeling left out >:(
- Æðelþryð
Quote from: Sephirah on March 10, 2014, 02:01:55 PM
Mine are completely different. I hate my birth name because it's based on two things I have no identification with whatsoever and it made me cringe whenever anyone used it. Still does.
I know how you feel. I have an intense dislike of my birth name and I do not want anything that resembles it. I'm not completely sold on the name I'm working with atm.... More trying it on... but at least it doesn't give me that uncomfortable shudder I get when someone calls me the name on my birth certificate....
Was going to go with the name I was supposed to get at birth, but... oddly enough, it's very close to my BROTHER'S name.... I guess my parents gave up on having a baby girl by the time he came along and gave my name (or a close approximation) to him... Feel kinda cheated, tbh... :-\
Quote from: Calder Smith on March 12, 2014, 04:04:23 AM
Both start with C. I just stuck with the letter so it'd be easier I guess.
Not relevant to yr post at all, but DUCK! :o
OMG, that game has made me cry so much! Love it dearly, but :icon_cry2:
My birth name started with a "K" and my chosen name also starts with a "K".
My birth name started with a K and my middle name was James.
For my chosen middle name is a feminine version of my birth name. I wanted to recognize my past in some way because there is really no escaping it.
The three names also flow well together.
I went from KJM to EKM. The only annoying thing is that I use my initials in one of my email addresses and my damn iPhone keeps autocorrecting it to elm.
Also a lot every now and then someone thinks my name is spelled Aaron. It screws with my confidence a bit, but apparently it happens to a lot of cis Erins as well.
My birth name starts with an M. I'm still debating what my name should be, and want my mother to have a say. Right now, I'm leaning towards another M name, but my mother was planning on naming me either Kerry or Katherine if I was born right, so they are under consideration as well. For some reason, though, I feel compelled to stay in the M camp. Just wish I knew what name said LTL, lol.
Quote from: Ally_B on March 12, 2014, 05:36:14 AM
I know how you feel. I have an intense dislike of my birth name and I do not want anything that resembles it. I'm not completely sold on the name I'm working with atm.... More trying it on... but at least it doesn't give me that uncomfortable shudder I get when someone calls me the name on my birth certificate....
Was going to go with the name I was supposed to get at birth, but... oddly enough, it's very close to my BROTHER'S name.... I guess my parents gave up on having a baby girl by the time he came along and gave my name (or a close approximation) to him... Feel kinda cheated, tbh... :-\
Not relevant to yr post at all, but DUCK! :o
OMG, that game has made me cry so much! Love it dearly, but :icon_cry2:
I changed it now but yes, DETECTIVE DUCK! ;D
My birth name started with an s and I have no real reason why I chose Christine other than it feels right. I am hoping someday to be able to use it all the time.
My birth name started with a P, but my chosen name starts with an S. I chose my name after the first trans guy I ever met and it's far from my birth name. I didn't even keep the same middle initial either, instead choosing to take my father's middle name.
My birth name started with a D. I am still sorting what to pick for a name but so fall all of them start with E or J so I will not end up with the same initials. That doesn't really matter to me.
My birth name starts with a J, but I chose C.
My legal name at birth started with J. My name's Violet now.
One day, a while after I told my best friend I'm a trans lady, he asked what my name was. The question stumped me for a few weeks, then one morning I woke up, asked myself what my name was, and "Violet" was floating in my mind like it had always been there.
I have no desire to keep the same initials. I mean, the time I spent being called by the wrong name is going to stay with me in memory. I see no reason to make my name a constant reminder of it.
My birthname started with an R. There is a feminine variant/nickname for it, but it still sounds the same as the masculine as it simply swaps the "y" for an "i." So, in the spoken realm, it sounds the same.
I was a "Jr." and my father was abusive to me, so every time I hear my name I hear his. Talk about a constant emotional trigger! I want NO part of that name any more because as it is easier to remove a thorn from the side than it is to try and tough it out.
My new name starts with E for first, middle, and last names. "Ev" means "age" or "era" in Greek I believe. I am a very symbolic person and have a hard time picking a name just to pick a name. A lot of thought goes into this for me. So each name starts with this prefix (ev) to state a particular "age" of my life.
Since we are all conceived female/X, I chose the last name "Eve" after the archetypical first woman. I have spent 32 years as a biological male so my middle name is "Evan." Now I am returning to the feminine, and chose the first name "Evelyn" because it is what most people will be calling me by. (Ev or Evie also works.) Since the whole world isn't going to know I was a male, "Evan" is hidden unless it is asked for as most people don't ask about people's middle names unless they REALLY want to get to know them. In other circles "ev" means "good" or "well" which I can also fudge a little to fit a personal meaning if I had to.
I also don't mind being called "Ev" because it aknowledges all 3 eras of my life and my adrogynous nature, which is who I am.