Did you immediately feel like it was your name? And when you told people you chose that name, did you feel embarrassed? How many names did you go through before finding the right one?

Quote from: Everyone on December 29, 2010, 12:28:59 AM
Did you immediately feel like it was your name? And when you told people you chose that name, did you feel embarrassed? How many names did you go through before finding the right one?

I think the name chose me, it was my one and only choice.

Only ever went through 2. My original name was Alexander but it was chosen for me & I like Alexander specifically not Alex which is what almost everyone called me so it's now a middle name. But man when I found Michael, it just felt right. I felt embarrassed for deciding on a different name after everyone was finally getting used to Alexander but that's about it.

I had, had a few names in mind, i went on yahoo answers and asked what people thought my name was, I got someone who said Elijah, and it just hit me that that was my name.  I loved how it sounded, I loved how it was spelled.  I used it in college, and i remember one moment where a girl called out my name, and I remember loving how it sounded, loving how it sounded when refereed to me.  I used the name for about a year, and had it legally changed over the summer, it just fits.

There wasn't ever really an "Aha! That's my name!" moment for me. I just picked one I liked and decided that I could see myself still answering to it in 20 years.

After I picked my name, I never changed it again. I decided I'd rather wait awhile and pick one I could stick with than be the guy who went through seven different names in a month. Consequently, it took me a long while to pick a name, which apparently caused people to doubt how serious I was 

I was probably way more embarrassed than I should have been when I had to tell people what name I picked. I do this ridiculous thing where I get worked up about telling people anything that I had to decide. This has included: what name I picked, what my favourite band is, what I would like to name my cat, etc. Something about having decided it by myself makes me significantly more fearful of people saying they don't like it, and I start doubting myself.  I've occasionally been told that my self esteem and confidence leave some to be desired 

I just fell in love with the name after seeing Rocky Horror.  I have always like Susan Sarandon.  Even my ex thought it fit me.

My middle name is an honor to my ex.

I have always loved the name Vince (not Vincent). Its my brother's name too, and I just really love it. I have for a while now. So I just thought I should rename myself Vince.

I immediately felt like it was my name. I don't want to be called anything else, except by my mom. She still calls me Caitlynn, mostly because she doesn't know I am a Transgender (Haven't come out yet to her. Hehe).

Vince feels so natural for me.

I never felt embarrassed when telling people my name, because it is who I am.

I went through only one name before picking Vince, which was Axl. But Vince seemed to fit me better. (:

I think my full name will be changed to Vince Axl Curtis. (:

Hey Vince, you wouldn't happen to be a fan of '80s metal would you?

I sort of went through three different names. It's a weird story.

When I was in fourth grade, I started attending a different elementary school and didn't know anyone there, so I sat alone at recess. Then this boy named DJ started talking to me, and I would pretend I was him in our conversations...I don't know how to explain it, like I said, it's weird. I always used to narrate my life in my head, in the third person, using male pronouns but no name; I guess I realized I needed to call myself something, and I figured if I had been born male like I was supposed to I would be like DJ. I dropped that pretty quickly though, it definitely didn't last for more than a year or two.

Then in sixth grade, I was browsing a baby names website and kind of arbitrarily picked the first one that sounded cool. I got my friends to call me by it but it didn't really feel like me. The big problem was that it was really uncommon and it got boring explaining its origins over and over. In the middle of seventh grade, I decided on another name and I've been using it ever since. It's definitely the right one. I didn't go looking for it--it just kind of chose me. And even now, five/six years later, it feels good to hear it.

Why....yes I am! Vince Neil and Axl Rose. :O

But also, my brother's name IS actually Vince.

Haha nice! I thought so when you mentioned Axl. I dig Motley, and GnR is good for the most part too. What's it like having the same name as your brother?

Quote from: Vince1995 on December 29, 2010, 01:46:28 AM
Why....yes I am! Vince Neil and Axl Rose. :O

But also, my brother's name IS actually Vince.

Is it odd for you to have the same name as your brother?

Not odd or weird at all guys. (: Most just seem to like to call me Axl. Probably so they don't confuse us.

Sounds like you make quite the duo

Haha yeh, I guess. He just inspires me and I love him so much. I look up to him a lot, and he is helping me come out as a Transgender.

What was it like when you found the perfect name for yourself?

It was raining, and I was in the redwoods, just like it was, and where it was when I met the first Tekla for the first time.

Don't mean to invade here but thought I'd join in

I ran through a bunch of names and it took me a couple months at least to go through the endless amounts of them that are out there but Isabella just stuck in my head the entire time. I think it sounds classy and intelligent but also young and fun. I love the nicknames that come with it too, like Izzy and Bella. I think my name was inspired some by Izzie from Grey's anatomy who happened to be my favorite character.

Anyway, I can see myself still loving the name in twenty years and that's important. I didn't chose it, it chose me!

But to be honest sometimes I am a little embarrassed to use the name, not because I don't absolutely love it but because I don't think I pass so when I use a really feminine name I feel a little awkward.

I didn't have a problem, I always loved the name I chose for myself, so it was quite easy to decide actually.

I don't know, it was just there and it seemed the appropriate/logical choice.
That's all.
Fits me too.
Even if I still get the occasional "Gruber!"

I've always liked the name Elias. It has the same initial as my older, longer, female name, and there is a cool trans character named Eli in a book/film called Let the Right One In. I... I simply felt that calling myself Elias felt nice, it felt like the name fit me, somehow.

I'll keep the initials E.C and my middle name shall be Cornelius. Then I've also kept the pattern of having at least one uncommon name, people have commented on my female name and its rarity before. Elias is not as rare, but it feels like it's my name regardless.

I really tried to choose other names. But Elias was the right one, it was just like it stuck to me somehow. Like the pronoun "he"; it felt good, it felt right.

I had gone through a couple ideas and had actually settled between two. Buy then my mom told me what she would have called me and I've decided to go as that. Haven't come out yet to anyone but my girlfriend though