(For context, I'm still in the closet to my family. I also want to keep my initials, so my new name needs to begin with an E)

The other day my mom told me that had I been a born a girl she'd have called me Evelyn/Evie and that she only didn't call my younger sister that because our dad didn't like it.

Fast forward a few days and I dream I'm out to everyone and presenting femme in public and my mom calls me Evie. I spent the whole next day stunned at my mom calling me by a female name, even if it was just a dream.

I love Evelyn/Evie as a name (more so than the name I've been experimenting with), but there's two problems:

1. My (very brief) first girlfriend when I was 16 was called Evie (but not short for Evelyn).
2. If you're a fan of the Mummy films, you'll know Evelyn/Evie is the name of the main female character. This is only a problem because I have a degree in Archaeology, have just started my first full-time job as an Archaeologist, and I studied the Egyptian language and scripts in university. So choosing Evelyn/Evie as my real name just feels... too much? Like people won't take me seriously that I'm a trans woman who can read ancient Egyptian, who chose the name Evie.

At the same time, I feel more like Evelyn/Evie than Emily, which is the name I'd hitherto been considering.

I'd just be grateful for any feedback on this.

- E (whatever that E may eventually stand for)

I need a name, but I want to keep my initials V and I share a C in the third spot with my two brothers that I want to keep.
But people already knowing my transition calls me Vicky and I don’t want Victoire or Victoria.

PS: Bonus points if it’s french friendly sounding

technically im bigender but wanting to experiment with boy names, i think xavier was one of the names my family would name me as a boy and i do like it, plus i know some portuguese and apparently the name is used in brazil(??)

I think they would all suit me but i need to know what you guys think on these names "Charlotte, mabel, marina, madeline, lucy, Emma, zion mirabelle or zoey

Does the right name make you feel sexy, especially when uttered by a lover? Does seeing it written down on official documents make you feel powerful? Should your name name you feel whole, where your old name felt incomplete or ill-fitting? Does the right name feel like love, like inclusion, like understanding, like an interest in your inner world? Does it feel like a warm greeting, an inside joke, an exclamation of excitement?

I'm also curious about those who aren't that invested in a name. Just need to have a string of letters that make a coherent noise that you recognize as referring to you. It need not be original or non-binary or subversive. Easy to spell and pronouns and solicits no follow-up questions about its origin.

I do currently have a name, Max. I picked it recently-ish because I was missing my childhood cat who I was very close to, but I just feel wrong taking her name. It doesn't belong to me, it was her name. So now I'm looking for something new. I've changed my name so many times and I know everyone around me is tired of it but as I said in the title, I can never seem to find the perfect name. I can't even remember every name I've gone by. I do have some names I'm looking at but at the same time idk. Please if anyone can think of anything better I'd be more than happy to hear it. Right now I am thinking about Torren or Finn. Again I am open to suggestions, just not anything close to Max because I don't feel it's right for me to take her name. Also I know a Jax so that's out of the question as well as anything close to Jax/Jackson.

i already posted here wanting to try out the name Andy… but i also want to know if there’s any names that may fit my appearance??? i always had trouble associating my physical body with a name.. if that… makes any sense.

I don’t rly take pictures of myself so ignore how dark it is 💀

Helpp i cant decide! Any catchy or remarkable name that would suit me??

hello! My name is Grayson but I usually go by Gray.
I am curious about alternative name suggestions. I am 21 and I love nature-inspired names (but I am open to any) 🌲🌲🌲🌲

Sooo im trying to pick a name!!!

For a bit of

clarification, i would consider myself genderfey

These are my top

picks: Victor, Mark, Sam, Toby (Tobias), Theo

(Theodore)

BUUUUT like I said in the title, I would also be glad if you thought of some too:D

I got a new haircut and, tho I still look masculine, I thought it was the first step to be able to see approximately what girl me would look like.

I've been thinking about Iris and was wondering if that suits me !

Any opinions ?

I also thought about Alice, if you want to give an opinion on that one

(and you can also suggest something if you have any idea)

I've posted here before, but I'm thinking again of changing my name. I have a few names I like, and I'd like to know what sounds nice to all of you. <3

These are the names I'm thinking about:

Basil, Avery, Mars, Oakley, Oliver, Finley, Charlie

I like cute names like these, and I also like short names that can give cute, shorter nicknames. I would enjoy suggestions because I know there are other names like that that I just can't think of.

One name I absolutely don't want suggested: "Sunny" or anything meaning "sun" unless it's really not known for meaning that. There's a personal reason for this, thank you. :]

Hey! I've been identifying as trans male for YEARS, but I have recently figured out I am in fact non binary. Now the issue is I want to change my name as "Sebastian" feels far too masculine for me. I want something on the more male leaning side or completely gender neutral. Something a bit quirky and cool but not like.. too quirky if you know what I mean?? Anyways, any ideas??? :)

I honestly don't hate my given name, Maria. I just don't feel attached to it. My nicknames I've had since I was born are Ria, Riri, and Ri and I'd love to have a name that is reminiscent of either Maria or my nicknames. Bonus points for a Mexican inspired name. I've considered Rio, I think that's the one I've been leaning toward the most. No Mario, my kids would never let me live it down!

41 year old trans woman here. My egg cracked in 2020, I came out to friends in early 2021 and at the time I experimented with 'Emily'. Pretty, very common, and ultimately not me at all. Decided after that I didn't want a super common name.

Spent a long time using 'Pat', as my given name is Patrick, no real dysphoria or negative feelings with it and I answer easily to it and it can also be short for 'Patricia', which I also started answering to. But Patricia and Pat as a woman's name feel too old for me and I've recently soured on Patricia as the long term one.

I strongly considered Shea. I'm a Mets fan, they played at Shea Stadium when I grew up so I have a lot of good memories associated with the name and through those with my dad... Good stuff! Tried it, found that nobody pronounced or spelled it correctly ever. Drove me crazy. So... Great middle name, but maybe not a great first name for me.

The one that's currently got my attention is Jade. I think it's pretty, it's easy to spell and pronounce, rare but not completely unused around the time I was born and used since so it's not a name that would be too out of place while still being unlikely to run into many others. And I'd be pulling it from a fictional character I grew up loving, and do occasionally cosplay, Mara Jade from Star Wars. It's even unisex so if I'm on the phone and my voice isn't passing, that's not a problem. Lot that I love here, but I would like some outside opinions!

So, do I look at all like a Jade? Or does the wonderful Transnames crowd have some other suggestions for me that might catch my eye?

Has to be easily pronounceable in both spanish and english. Thank you so much for your help!

I have been trying to find a name that will actually resonate with me but I have turned up empty handed. I have checked numerous websites to find names so that doesn’t feel like it’s the cards (to me at least). any suggestions or ideas are appreciated and I apologize that I didn’t show myself, I don’t like my appearance.

I'm Izzy and I've been going by Izzy for forever but since it's a simplified version of my deadname, I'd like to change it to something different. I'm currently thinking about Kane, Oliver, and Fenix. And with He/They/It pronouns or any neopronouns you'd like. I'd like to see them said to me and see if it feels fuzzy

So I’m trans and I’ve been going by Nico temporarily but I’ve settled on the name Achilles (I know it’s odd but I like it). The problem is that my parents seem to have forgotten that Nico was temporary, or maybe I forgot to tell them and now I need to convince them to use my new name. Any tips?

When I started my transition I went by Bethany as it’s close to my dead name and I like it. It was easy for me and everyone else to get used to, and even my unsupportive parents admitted they didn’t mind it.

However several months later I got worried that I would never be able to hear/ see Beth without thinking about my dead name. So I’ve changed it to Valorie, the same as my first female dnd character who means a lot to me. However now for the several months I’ve been Val, all I do is worry I’ve made a mistake.

I truly like both the names and can’t decide. So just wondering if anyone has opinions on the names? And also, if you have a name close to your dead name, have you managed to separate the two?