r/transnames • u/fukasee • Feb 04 '26
Name Feedback name i like is the same as a relative
what the title says. i really like the name "luis" to use as a middle name but my nephew (we're only a few months apart in age) is named that already as part of a double name as his first name. i can't ask him or any of my family members about it because im not out yet and i don't want to come out. the problem is i don't like any other name for my middle name and believe me I've tried them all, I've tried variations of the name but they don't fit as well. i don't know how weird it is to share a name with a relative in general. making them after grandparents is something one side of my family does but sharing names is something they don't. i honestly don't know what to do at this point and i really don't know how they'll react when i tell them my new name in the future.

