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Quote from: Rawb on July 11, 2014, 12:32:59 PM
Can you guys think of any male name that stats with the letter 'K'?

Quote from: Blue Senpai on July 12, 2014, 05:09:00 PM
Good name but I think most of us would stay away from unisex names.

Hey now.

-Chris

I can totally empathise with your feelings.

I changed my name in 2009. My family hasn't used my old name since then.... but I still can't stand hearing the old name, even when it belongs to someone else. I try to let it wash over me when I do hear it - luckily it's not too common - but it still makes me cringe a bit. I feel paranoid that when my family members hear the name they automatically think of me, but me as a female. When I type it for any reason, I don't capitalise it.

I wanted my mum to name me but she didn't come up with anything I felt comfortable with, so in the end my own name found me instead. People constantly mispronounce it and it's unisex so it sometimes confuses people. I love it, but it didn't help tip the scale towards male when I was in the 50/50 passing phase.

I know a few guys with K names: Kyle, Kirk, Kieran, Kade, Kevin.

It's funny that I never thought of it as a term, but name dysphoria plays a huge part of this point in my life. I only started T yesterday, so I haven't changed anything else. I haven't even settled 100% on an actual name, but I cringe every time someone uses my birth name.

I go by my middle name most places, which is unisex and decent for passing, but only my grandparents, partner and a few online friends actually call be by it. It doesn't help that my birth name sounds like a Georgian beauty pageant contestant's name.  I feel sick and creeped out every time I have to give it out. I never thought about just using initials, I'll have to give that a try.

And as for male names that begin with K... 

I feel the name dysphoria too. I can't stand it when anyone uses my male name. Thankfully most people use my last name or joke versions of it at work. Makes it much easier, I shudder hearing my mom use my name...

One funny memory: just before I came out, I went around to some people I commonly had dealings with to let them know what I was going to do.  Just so they wouldn't be surprised.  One person I spoke to was the manager of the supermarket I always go to.  He was cool with it, no problem, I'd still be welcome in his shop any time.  Just one thing: I wasn't still going to use my old name, was I?

We both laughed at that one--since we had the same name.  He was relieved to know that I'd be using a different name.

Just a few days ago when I was in the supermarket, I heard somebody call him.  And for perhaps the first time I didn't react when I heard the name.  I've lost the sense that it belongs to me.

Quote from: MacG on July 15, 2014, 06:50:40 PM
Hey now.

-Chris

Lol well Chris is predominantly male. They usually use Chrissy for girls. XD

Quote from: Blue Senpai on July 16, 2014, 07:03:35 AM
Lol well Chris is predominantly male. They usually use Chrissy for girls. XD

I don't find this to be true at all. I know many women called Chris, not a single one called Chrissy.

Quote from: LordKAT on July 16, 2014, 07:06:48 AM
I don't find this to be true at all. I know many women called Chris, not a single one called Chrissy.

Agreed. In fact, I'm in the rather odd position of having an Auntie Chris on one side of my family, and an Uncle Chris on the other.

Oh, and Chris can start with a K, as in Kris Kristofferson (whose full name is actually Kristoffer Kristofferson. I think that's kinda cool, actually).

Quote from: LordKAT on July 16, 2014, 07:06:48 AM
I don't find this to be true at all. I know many women called Chris, not a single one called Chrissy.

Quote from: FTMDiaries on July 16, 2014, 09:23:49 AM
Oh, and Chris can start with a K, as in Kris Kristofferson (whose full name is actually Kristoffer Kristofferson. I think that's kinda cool, actually).

The people I've met have spelled it Chris for men and Kris for women. But that's just me and where I live so it could be different elsewhere.

Quote from: CursedFireDean on July 16, 2014, 09:50:21 AM
The people I've met have spelled it Chris for men and Kris for women. But that's just me and where I live so it could be different elsewhere.

My aunt is named Christine (i.e. Chris), and my uncle is Christopher (i.e. Chris). These are standardised English spellings, and both names are fairly common here.

Quote from: LordKAT on July 16, 2014, 07:06:48 AM
I don't find this to be true at all. I know many women called Chris, not a single one called Chrissy.

I've got an aunt Chrissie, but my grandmother always tried to get me to call her auntie Chris. And my mom and he brother ralways call her Chris, as well. She's even Chris on Facebook lol. My brother and I are the odd ducks when it comes to her name.
But all the girls I know who shorten their "Crystal", "Christine", or "Christina" names shorten to Chris or some variant of it (Krys, Crys, or Kris depending on the spelling of their full name). I think Chrissie is more of a child's name than an adult's, tbh.

Keep in mind I have a long time to decide as I've only been in counseling for 2 sessions and about to go to my third, but I'm considering making my first name my middle name. That would make me Ashley Allen Williams. What do you think?

I think Ashley Allen sounds like a sweet name   ^.^

Quote from: awilliams1701 on July 16, 2014, 02:08:59 PM
Keep in mind I have a long time to decide as I've only been in counseling for 2 sessions and about to go to my third, but I'm considering making my first name my middle name. That would make me Ashley Allen Williams. What do you think?

Sounds great! Obviously, Allen can be a surname too - so people may simply presume it was your mother's maiden name or something.

It sounds like a good name to me.

Quote from: CursedFireDean on July 16, 2014, 09:50:21 AM
The people I've met have spelled it Chris for men and Kris for women. But that's just me and where I live so it could be different elsewhere.

I hate hate hate the name chrissy and you'll probably understand why in a moment.

my name before transition was the female variant of christopher. my family (who have *major* issues) called me chrissy. ugh. I went by chris. there was a fair portion of people who would assume I was male if we were corresponding through male or email. it always amused me but I did find the assumption that chris with a c was male strange.