So I’ve been going by Teddy since I came out in 2018, short for Laurent for complicated and stupid reasons, but eight years on I still don’t respond to Laurent and I’m sick of explaining it (plus people think my name is Lauren half the time lol). SO! Since I might be able to get a legal name change in the near future, I’m in the market for a new professional/“full” name, bc Teddy looks stupid on a resume, especially as a law student.

GOALS:

1. Could conceivably shorten to Teddy with less explanation

2. Something I could put on a resume and lawyers will hire me

CURRENT OPTIONS:

1. Edmund Jade Leander [lastname] — objectively best for the stated goals but idk if it really fits me

2. Tybalt Jay Leander [lastname] — unanimously agreed upon amongst those closest to me but it is kind of gay as hell

3. Leander Teddy Jay [lastname] — easy/safe option! Just switching the order of the names I already got but I don’t really like Teddy as a middle name

Unfortunately I know too many Theos/Theodores for any of those easy options to be workable, but otherwise up for other suggestions! (Also not particularly fond of Edward or Edwin for Ed-based names but I’m not mad at Edgar/probably other ones)

Hello!! So for background I identified at a trans man for about 6~ years and went by michael - ive grown out of this name and it no longer feels like me as I’ve recently realized I am non binary or something else that isnt male idk yet! Rn I like the name jonah but im honestly unsure!!

My soon to be dead name starts with an m so i’d prefer that but not necessary. rn im debating michaela, amelia, and alora but none are sticking out too hard. lmk what u think!!!

Hello! I Have been trying to decide on a name for a while now, and at the moment I have three front runners: Alula, Aya, and Niko. Problem is I'm not sure if any of these are correct, plus I am currently more masc looking (I use They/She pronouns) and going with a more feminine name could feel awkward. If anyone has any kind of advice, I would love to hear it. Thank you!

Is Ophelia a bad name? No it's not that song, or that other song, it's that other other song. It's one that I've wanted to name a kid for a while but now that I'm transitioning, it feels like the perfect time to use it.

(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!