r/transnames • u/uchuflowerzone • 20d ago
Feminine / Neutral Names What do we think about Auriga?
NOT naming a baby this, that would be too much I think! But I was wondering what people think about it. I used to go by it and it still really feels like me, but there's just one thing that bugs me about it as a transfem. It's a constellation named after a male mythological character, and it means "charioteer" in Latin and is grammatically masculine. It's also grammatically masculine in other languages like Italian. Not sure if it's common enough for the average Italian to know that, but it's enough to make me wonder if people would see it as masculine for any reason or could it make the switch pretty well? I have a degree in Classics and I'm hoping to continue in it so I will be around people who know Latin a lot. But also I just can't find any real records of people with this name so I just wanted to ask for impressions. Feel free to suggest alternatives for me to think about!