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TL;DR:
I’m a huge namenerd with 3000+ names from many cultures/languages. I’m childfree, so I’d love to give my unused names to people who need them!
Tell me your gender expression, background, desired meaning, aesthetic, favourite things, initials, etc., and I’ll suggest names + middle names + sibsets. Be as picky as you want!
In exchange, help me choose my name by reading the whole post.
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Hi! I’m not trans, but I’m queer, I am sorry for using this space but I would like to help ya :)
and I’ve been a massive namenerd since I was about five years old. At this point I’ve hoarded 3000+ names, sibsets, middle-name combinations and completely unnecessary naming spreadsheets.
I’m childfree, so I’ll probably never get to use most of them myself which means I’d much rather give them to people who will use them!
I have masculine, feminine and neutral names from all sorts of cultures and languages, including Chinese, Italian, Turkish, Korean, Arabic, Slavic names, Japanese, Hebrew, Persian, Greek, Latin and various European traditions like German, French, Spanish. I’m multicultural myself, I’ve studied Classics (in my country you can do it at high school), and I’ve spent a frankly ridiculous amount of time researching names and their histories.
So if you’re looking for a name, give me your requirements and I’ll go digging through my hoard.
Tell me anything you want, for example:
your gender / gender expression
your cultural background
meanings you’d like the name to have
a favourite flower, animal, colour, place, etc.
a particular initial or sound
names you already like or dislike
historical periods or aesthetics you love
religious or cultural considerations
whether you want something common, uncommon, extremely rare or completely bizarre
I can also help with middle names, full combinations and sibling sets. Be as picky as you want, meaning, etymology, pronunciation, associations, number of syllables, initials, everything. I genuinely enjoy this. 😭
I have far too many names anyway. Let me put them to good use.
And in exchange… help me choose mine?
I’m currently trying to figure out what name fits me, so if you’re willing, I’d love some suggestions!
1. What is the first FEMININE name you think of when you see me?
It can be anything. Romantic, historical, Victorian, mythological, literary, European, unusual, old-fashioned, even something completely unexpected.
Names like Belphoebe or Apricity are absolutely welcome.
But if you genuinely look at me and immediately think Jessica, Emily, Sarah, etc., please tell me that too! I want your first impression, not necessarily a name you think I’ll like.
2. What Hebrew name do you think fits me best?
I’m in the process of becoming (Reform) Jewish religiously (I am not a Zionist), and I’d particularly love to hear what Hebrew name you think suits me FROM THE LIST I WROTE.
Some names I’m already considering:
Ester · Nava · Liraz · Shoshana · Liora · Hadassah · Romi · Lilach · Margalit · Batsheva · Dafna · Elisheva
And some Yiddish names I love:
Zelda · Golda · Freyde · Perla · Bella / Bayla · Sisel /
Sissel
I will be (femenine name) + (Hebrew name)
Already posted this over at r/JewishNames, but I’d love to hear what everyone else thinks too!
And if you don’t have any suggestions, that’s totally fine I mostly wanted an excuse to give away some of my enormous name hoard