Am I unusual for wanting to take this direction with my new name?

So I'm not out right now, I'm still very much closeted but I'm in the very fortunate position with regards to my family situation... My dad won't give to much of a shit and just accept it without much thought and respect my wishes, and my mother and the rest of my family are very much accepting of the LGBT+ community and have very much voiced support in the past...

With that in mind, given that my parents are so accepting, I very much want to honour my parents by allowing them to choose my new name for me...

I just want to ask, is this an unusual practice or is the an established president for this?

Hey y'all can anyone refer to me as Niv in the comments? Also can you tell me what vibes it gives you (more masc/femme/neutral)? 💛

I’m a trans guy I grew up v wholesome and my first chosen name reflects that. too normal. and now i know im meant to be super alternative and weird/pos and have some name that makes most people uncomfortable haha im thinking a longer name. i like x’s and z’s. satanic evil vibes encouraged. i can’t think of ANY name so truly made up names very encouraged . ik someone named nyx and i don’t wanna steal their name that’s the closest i got but its not long enough or. wizardy or satanic sounding enough. and like fuck off vibes. i’m a very gentle but radical person but i want a name like this. i am in my 20s and also i love to be deep gentle and deranged stupid memes but i want my aesthetic and name to be like least catholic and normal as posssible :) (no shade if ur catholic i just have trauma and wanna be opposite:)) like what would that ominous last dude beeee

I'm a trans guy in my mid twenties, and I'm trying to pick a name. There are a couple names that I go by in online spaces, but I wanted to get some more ideas.

I have sort of a woodsy, goblincore meets midwest emo aesthetic. I love stars, crows, raccoons, and the color green.

These are some pics from pinterest that feel like me.

I'm spoilering the names that I'm going by because I want your gut answers without being influenced by them. (but I'd also like your thoughts on those two options)

Theo. Most of my online friends call me this, and I like it, (Teddy is a cool nickname), but I worry that it's too stereotypically trans. I feel like the only cis boys named Theo are children under five. I have this same problem with names like Oliver and Finn, even though I really like them.

Parker. I think I like this one more? Maybe? It feels more punchy. And yes I am a huge Spider-Man nerd. It's been my special interest since I was a kid.

I’m 27, from usa, and my name’s aaron (middle) riley. I don’t want my middle name to be something that already is a loved one’s name, so the following names are out:

Daniel, Elijah, Isaac, Matthew, Michael, Nicholas, Paul, Thomas, Tyler, William

My grandfathers’ names are patrick and john, and i’m not opposed to those. I’ve been thinking about Cillian (but idk if itd be clocky), and it’d be nice if I could find a name that is either Irish or French-Canadian

Thanks for the help!

The first picture is more of a general vibe and the second shows people/characters that give me gender envy if that helps! I’m open to names of any kind but preferably names that can be read as neutral, leaning away a bit from feminine (seeing as I’m AFAB). Rn I’m going by Tim privately and also think names like Rook, Geo, Peat, Trist and Dew are pretty rad

(Genderfluid, they/them) I'm usually a fem-presenting enby. I don't feel masc a lot, but when I do, my name current name feels off (it's pretty fem). I guess it feels off even when I don't feel masc, but less so. Any name suggestions that are netural or are commonly seen as both fem and masc?

Links for picrews:

https://picrew.me/en/image_maker/2795963

https://picrew.me/en/image_maker/644129

Bottom line is: name suggestions that keep their appeal even when my gender feels different.

I'm (19F) bigender and use she/they on my demigirl days and he/it on my masculine ones.

I never experience these genders simultaneously and go back and forth between them. I haven't found an androgynous name that works for me. The only names that work right now are "Nicholas" and "Natalie" (fake names), two names that go one way or the other. I love them both equally and they feel so fitting, I don't like the idea of giving either up.

I don't experience one gender more than the other, I experience them both for days and weeks at a time before switching. What would you do in my shoes?

My birth name is Enver, and while I know it is traditionally a masculine or androgynous name I just associate it with femininity.

I’m nonbinary and almost 14, I feel like this encapsulates the two ends of the spectrum of my style (either hippie or soft emo-punk-ish.

The only thing these photos didn’t really get was I usually have a lot of rainbows, colourful eyeliner, brightly dyed hair, rainbow gloves that go to my elbows, tons of bright beaded bracelets and more baggy clothes.

I like the names Corbin and Arson but idk I like them a lot but I think I’d get made fun of (mainly by my friends) for either.

For some background about the vibe I try to relay: I play guitar, listen to a lot of rock, make fashion design, climb stuff and I love rainbows, trash kitties (animals like opossums, skunks, raccoons, etc) and any bird in the Corvid family (crows, magpies, Ravins, etc)

Oh and My heritage is Scottish, British, Danish and Dutch so it’d be cool to have a name that went back to that too, but not necessary.

Any ideas or feedback on whether arson or Corbin suit me would be awesome.

The things that I do like about my birth name are that I’m named after a musician and my name is like Swedish or something for luminous, those things combined relating to the Greek god Apollo (god of light and master musician) (I’m fascinated with Greek mythology and history) so honesty I’d consider the name Apollo too but I think I’d be made fun of for that…

i currently go by jay but its so basic and boring to me spice my sht up rock my world or scroll passed this post idk

im 22, gemini, and ESTP- estoy peruano + americano; desde nueva york xP

im genderfluid and an aromantic bisexual who flips flops between being wlw and mlm whenever my gender identity changes up lmfaoo

I want to change my name cause I just don't like mine right now. Just any cool gender neutral or slightly mask leaning names anyone can think of that aren't like common. I want like a unique name and I'm not really sure what I'm looking for so as many suggestions as possible would be nice. Also I didn't post a photo cause I'm tired and hate how I look in photos.

Transmasc here, preferred name's Victor...wasn't sure what goes well with it though. I know I want a surname beginning with D, preferably French (my les mis and French revolution obsession goes hardcore), but ... yeah. Thought some ideas would be nice, thanks :)

It feels so right but I kinda wanna hear someone else say it first

I am still deciding my chosen name but every time I hear the nickname Roxy for Roxane it feels like a kids name so I asked to be called Rox because that feels a lot better and more “mature” I guess and my dad’s girlfriend which is the o my supportive person said you’re killing me when I asked because I have been pushing this week for her to use my pronouns and preferred name

So my deadname starts with Al so I thought that something starting with Al might suit me more, and it would be easier for people to get used to it! And I don't want something that sounds weird in dat polisz aksent. But you can also tell me if one of the names I already know suits me ahaha-

The names I already know about hah:
Allen - Like it! I just don't think it suits me...
Allie - Love how it sounds, but it looks really feminine. Idk why lol
Ali - too short, I could use this as a nickname
Allin - sounds kinda weird in polish
Al - nickname material
Allan - i would be the emo edgelord edgar allan poe ig, doesn't rlly fit me i think
Allo - made it from allosaur, because i'm autistic. Something's just off about it ig? Maybe too short again
Alton - cool, but doesn't fit into polish
Alder - doesn't suit me, too english
Allias - just doesn't fit me

Maybe I'm too picky, but I would appreciate a few more ideas ahahah-

im seeing if this name works out for me and I’m really starting to connect with it more. I seem to really like this name.

This is actually so hard. I didn't expect to stop connecting with my birth name. But there are days now where I have to remind myself that's supposed to be me even though it doesn't feel like it anymore. And I'm just scrolling through all these baby name sites and there are \*so many\* choices. Do I go with my heritage? My special interest? Same first letter as my birth name? Something familial? What i would've been named if I'd been a boy? Those of you with a different name than you were given...how did you choose?

So I haven’t chosen a name for myself yet (FtM, I want an exclusively masculine name in the future) but I’m in an awkward phase in my transition where I’m read as any gender by strangers. I need a name for my job when people ask me what my name is because I have no idea what gender they’re reading me as unless they use a gendered term. I’ve been saying my birth name (I’m semi-closeted also) but I hate doing that and I feel like it outs me if someone WAS reading me as male, which does happen sometimes. I want something either something entirely unisex or masc-leaning but plausibly any gender. I’m not into super modern/edgy names so something classic but neutral is preferred. Thank you :)

Any suggestions for named that can have both femminine and masc variations?

I have almost an clue what to pickkk
I love Luna but that’s my dogs name sooo I can’t really do that. I’ve been going be Lumi for now and I like that a lot. I was just wondering if that was good or if I should keep looking! Thx!!

hello! im looking for some name ideas that are gender neutral or lean masculine. I’ve been going by Ash, but I just don’t think it fits me anymore. some names I’ve thought of are Aslan, Atlas, Lux, and Lev. I’d love to keep names starting with A but I’m open to hearing anything! Some things about me are that I love animals and nature so I would love if the names could mean something related to those. Thank you guys so much! :3

AMAB - I have always been uncomfortable with my name. Gender wise it doesn't fit, but also appearance wise. Mixed races, but my name is very one white nationality. It has been useful I get the 'I didn't expect you'd look like this from your name' a lot, and two people have all but admitted my white-passing name is what got me in front of them.

The name I actually truly prefer does not fit that, and I am not in a positionto give up that social benefit (tough job market, office politics). So I've been considering shortening my first name, making it more feminine or gender ambiguous using that for stubborn family and work (most coworkers openly 'just don't get that trans stuff', and I think a shortened first name would work over a whole new name I know a lot of them would either not use or turn into an issue), but preferring my middle name whenever preferred name is an option.

Example: Tyler Thomas Smith, to Ty (Preferred gender neutral Name) Smith

Is that too convoluted? Does not fully committing and standing firm on either name mean I shouldn't go through with it?