Congratulations Rown - all the best wishes for you. May all your other dreams come true as well.
     humbly and sincerely,
jannelle
   'a lady in the drawingroom, a wh**e in the bed room.'

I've recently found a name that I'd really like to adopt - Hazel ^^ I think it sounds nice and soft and perfect for me <3

Repost: I have chosen Mark E____ C________

First name isn't too special, just don't like my female name. It outs me too, which is probably why I dislike it. Sort of an unremarkable but definitely male name. It's short, simple and I think it suits me.

Middle name is my mother's maiden name, I have no problem with it and she deserves for me to at least try to honor her. No reason a good name should go to waste. It's Mexican although it ends with an "a" so might be perceived as feminine. But most probably won't even be able to figure out how to pronounce it. It's more like another last name than a second first name.

Last name is my old, I think it's German and I like it. No reason to change it. Nobody can spell it either. At least my first name is easy to read/write

Quote from: Little Dragon on May 24, 2010, 06:26:52 PM
I've recently found a name that I'd really like to adopt - Hazel ^^ I think it sounds nice and soft and perfect for me <3

Always loved that name. Hazel just sounds pretty.

I have a weird perspective on this...

See, my first name is Leslie, and although that's technically a unisex name, it's old-fashioned, and most people think it's pretty feminine.  So I always kind of resented it.

So... and I know this is gonna sound bad... despite all the enormous, overwhelming downsides to being transexual, I always envied the ability of being able to pick your own name.

Quote from: Little Dragon on May 24, 2010, 06:26:52 PM
I've recently found a name that I'd really like to adopt - Hazel ^^ I think it sounds nice and soft and perfect for me <3

Also:
Oh my!  I love that name sooooo much!  Great choice!   

Quote from: Rowan on May 24, 2010, 09:03:30 PM
Always loved that name. Hazel just sounds pretty.

Quote from: Legora on May 25, 2010, 04:37:53 AM
I have a weird perspective on this...
Also:
Oh my!  I love that name sooooo much!  Great choice!   

Eeeeee!! Thank you so much, guys! <3 I've been using the name recently and it always makes me smile There arent many Hazels either.

Quote from: Little Dragon on May 25, 2010, 04:47:08 AM
Eeeeee!! Thank you so much, guys! <3 I've been using the name recently and it always makes me smile There arent many Hazels either.

You know you've picked the right one when hearing, or even thinking it causes you to let the unstoppable cheesy grin out.  Congrats! 

Quote from: Rowan on May 25, 2010, 08:28:27 AM
You know you've picked the right one when hearing, or even thinking it causes you to let the unstoppable cheesy grin out.  Congrats! 

I hope your name makes you smile too, is it Rowan? Good luck with your legal name change process <3

Quote from: Legora on May 25, 2010, 04:37:53 AM
I have a weird perspective on this...

See, my first name is Leslie, and although that's technically a unisex name, it's old-fashioned, and most people think it's pretty feminine.  So I always kind of resented it.

So... and I know this is gonna sound bad... despite all the enormous, overwhelming downsides to being transexual, I always envied the ability of being able to pick your own name.

Oh, I totally agree, I love the idea of being able to choose my own name. I've always been big on names, I love looking up name etymologies and meanings and such, and creating characters with awesome names.

One of the few pleasures of being trans is that we ussualy get to name ourselves.
My mom was a little bumed out that I already had a name cause she wanted to name me like she got to with all her other kids. To late by about 37 years mom. lol

Choosing my own name was more than slightly fun for me, Cynthialee. :p

I chose the name Alyssa for myself, mostly because it just rings true to who I am. There's no inherent meaning or symbolism behind it...I've always liked the name, and the two nicknames (Aly and Lyssa) are both very appealing to me as well.

I did originally want to change my name to Jack as an androgynous name. Unfortunately, there's already a Jacqueline in the family, and I wouldn't want to cause confusion. I think Alyssa's prettier for me anyway. =o

I chose Denise because she was the first girl I ever thought of as hot, way back in fifth grade.  My best friend and I, while Bob Scouts out camping, had an all-night discussion about girls.  We both agreed that Joan was the one we would marry...very smart and practical...and Denise was the one we wanted to kiss (these were the innocent old days when elementary school kids didn't even know what sex was).  I wonder where she is and what her life was like, as we moved soon thereafter, so I never even knew her in junior high...the age when I started noticing other girls.   

I changed name to something that litterally means "elf" in my country (but I won't tell, since only about 100 are named it here), and it is quite fun when people ask me my name, cause they always hesitate about it. I Remember wanting the name after reading Lord of the Rings when I was 16 or something.

I'm kinda frustrated because I have 3 names that are good choices and bad choices for different reasons.

Amy A name I gave myself when I was 10.
+ Some pepole online already know for years me as Amy.
- it feels odd picking your own name.
+ There's no reason why not
- I don't know if I like the name anymore.

Ellie a hypothetical female name from my mother
+ Given by a parent
+ I like the name
- Mother made clear she dosen't want to name me.
- Same initials as my sister makes post awkward.

Helen Hypothetical girls name from my father
+ Given by a parent
+ It's a nice name
- things are awkward with my dad.
- I know like 6 helens

It's so awkward I'm almost willing to ditch all three and just pick a new one completely at random XD

 
Unlike some trans I can look backwards at my former self with happiness. Heitor was a good boy to have come from, when I began to cross-dress I adopted Sandy as a full alter-ego. After high school there was some destructive behavior on my part and by my early twenties I decided that it was time for Sandy to go. Part of the new better me would come a full name that reflected my Portuguese-Brazilian heritage

(great, now I need FOUR new names)

Carletta is a lovely Portuguese girl's name that actually means "Beautiful Boy," this always carry's special meaning for me when I introduce myself to others. My new full name is ...

Beautiful Boy -- Wonderful News -- Circle of Flowers -- Near the Water.

I chose Allen Michael R___ because 1) I could keep my initials AMR and 2) I remembered one time when I was little my mom was talking about how she wanted to give my brothers and I sensible names that would sound professional no matter what career we chose. At the same time she didn't want our names to sound to old-fashioned or dated. I though Allen would fit in very well with my brothers names, Benjamin and Philip.

Well I haven't transitioned, but I would call myself Amy. When my little sister was born, my parents asked us for suggestions for names. I suggested Amy, because i like the name alot. Although she didn't end up being called Amy i've remembered it ever since.

I've just looked up variations of Thomas and come across Tomkin. Im aware its babyish and nobody really has it but geez i love it. It so fits me and my personality.

tsk now im stuck 

Quote from: Thomas on June 02, 2010, 07:44:52 AM
I've just looked up variations of Thomas and come across Tomkin. Im aware its babyish and nobody really has it but geez i love it. It so fits me and my personality.

tsk now im stuck 

I think that's sort of the same as my name in the fact that it sounds like a last name/is a last name, babyish, made up etc.
So if you can handle the comments from other people (unlike me lol) then go for it, mate

Your names not even babyish i proper don't get it. 

It sounds like a male version of Alison and thats not babyish at all.