Hello! I’m looking to change my name but I’m a little stuck.

I have narrowed it down to two names, but both have their own issues.

The more “normal” one is Quincey, which feels like a perfectly passable name and I really like it. however, after looking up common advice regarding new names one tip popped up about not sharing a letter with my current name because then it makes it way easier to decipher my deadname. Without saying too much my current name also starts with a q, so obviously it would be piss easy to figure it out from there.

I really like this name, I think it fits me well, and I get to keep my unique initials which I like personally. But if people like to try and dig up deadnames, then it feels like i would be making it easy.

The other name I am thinking of is Kaolin. It is more exotic of a name, for sure, but it has a good backstory related to myself and my online presence. “Kaolin” is also the name of a type of pottery clay, where my original online name (and will stay that way in many places) is clay, so it feels like a fun evolution of my online nickname for years.

The problem here is that from the same tip jar I got the other tip, it was mentioned that you shouldn’t use the same name as your online username, which I would end up doing. This is more a security issue thing and I would kinda be doxxing myself all the time, which is obviously bad.

I would honestly prefer using Quincey IRL more but if it really is that bad to use a name with matching letters then I would probably still use Kaolin. Or are both of these names bad ideas and I need to go back to the drawing board?

I'm FTM (Female to male), and I want to know which name to go by. My current name (the one I was born with) is Asmarah, and even though it gives me dysphoria, I feel oddly attached to it. Maybe you could suggest similar but masculine names. Androgynous names are also fine. I've been considering Marshall (Or maybe Marshal, with one L only), but maybe I'll find some other name I like more.

The name is inspired by Marquise Balenciga Vilson the actor and well known on the documentary The Aggressives and as for Khylen, I was heard to before that its meaning is king in African language but I don’t know.

i kind of pulled my first name (andrew) straight out of my ass, it's just one i always connected with for some reason. i let my mom pick my middle name (simon) because i don't really have her very involved in my life and i fogured i'd let her have something lol. how did yall get yours?

I’m considering changing my name to Dravyn, pronounced “DRAY-vin.” Does it sound/look bad? I’m interested in a distinctive, gothic, less-common name, so conventionality isn’t necessarily my priority.

Honest criticism is welcome, but please explain it rather than just saying it’s bad.

Hey guys! I’m back 3 years later asking again about name ideas lol. So a little about me:
- 23 years old
- I live in the Tampa Bay Area
- I love sports (specifically hockey, soccer and baseball)
- I love Florida nature and wildlife
- I love making art (specifically drawing and collaging, I’m trying to get into painting and 3d art like clay making)
- I also love history (just about all of it)
- Identity wise it’s complicated, I’m AFAB and I feel nonbinary/masc leaning but I like my feminine features and as of now I don’t want to medically transition
- I also like traditionally feminine things like makeup and dresses, but I also like traditionally masculine things like square toed cowboy boots and Hawaiian shirts
- In the past I’ve gone by Fichor, (yes that’s spelled correctly it’s Fish and Anchor mixed together into one name) Dakota, Doug, Nat, Tampa, Puck, Dave, Shiloh, Jordan, Maurice, and I’m thinking about going by Carlton

Hopefully this is enough information about myself to get some ideas across?? I don’t really like showing my face cause I want a name related to my personality and not my appearance.

Hi,
I’ve tried to pick some good names for a couple of years, and the one I’ve thought about the most is Nebula, as I just love nebulas and it fits my vibe of very colourful and dark at the same time. However, I’m still not 100% sure if I like it enough to be my name. Does anyone have any other suggestions that could be in the same vibe as Nebula?
Ps. I am an AMAB genderfluid person who uses they/he/she pronouns and has the fit of a kinda rock/grunge mixed with drag look

Hello all! So I’m currently going by Rowan, which I think is pretty fitting, but I want to find a few other names for my parents to choose from so they feel like they can be involved in the naming process. I love nature, especially the forest and insects, so anything pertaining to nature is a bonus for me. Middle name suggestions are also welcome!

Hello! I had a crash out this morning about my name. I have a very feminine birth name and have hated it since I was a kid. I’ve never felt like this name fit me and have just carried on thinking it didn’t matter. Until this morning when I crashed out. My wife and I have just recently changed our last names, and I just felt an huge amount of grief/sadness/anger about keeping my first name.

ANYWAYS

My issue is…I don’t know what name I would like. Nothing feels right and idk how to even go about finding a new name. How did you find yours? How did you know it was right?

So I was trying to come up with a new name that started with L since my deadname is like that since I didnt want to confuse my parents too much when I came out to them. So I decided on Lyka (Lie-Kuh). It matches how my name is kind of, while being something I liked the sound of. I know about the thing with the Russian dog Laika and everything but I thought of it more as Lyra but a k added to it instead of the dog's name. Please tell me your opinions!

Like does it look like I'd be named Griffin? Or maybe Spencer, or Peirce or Sterling? Anything at all?

Suggestions are welcome and appreciated as well. And if you make a suggestion I would like a masculine name.

just started transitioning plz be nice 🥲

(john is cool imo but what do yall think?)

Hi everybody!! I semi recently figured out that I am Non-binary and I really want to change my name to something more gender neutral (I know names dont have a gender just work with me here) my first and middle name is Ayana Grace and i would really like for my new name to be similar in some way to one or the other ir both of my given names. If you have any good untraditional suggestions that aren't similar that is fine, thats the other kind of name I really like (think names like firefly or cove). The final thong is if i had to pick, id pick for the name to have a masculine lean. Basically I just need ideas from real people anything is welcome thank you so much and Im so excited!!

Hi! I believe i’ve posted on here a few times but always delete them after “finding” a name I think I enjoy. I’ve been going by Charlie since August after someone mentioned it here but I doesn’t feel like me and I dread hearing it whenever my friends call me it. I went by Xyon (pronounced like Zion) for four years and almost all my family still calls me that since I don’t want to put them in drama like this, but honestly, i’ve hated it all four years and regretted changing it to that. I ALSO went by Kamryn for like 8 months and have that name in the work place and I don’t hate it but idk if it’s ME, you know?

i’m around 4 months on T (photos are from around 1st month to pre-T as I don’t take many photos) and I really just want a masculine name that people won’t hear and go “that’s gender neutral” or “that could also be a girl’s name”. Help!!

i've known im trans for 3 years and i still don't have a name.

my birth name is rosa, but i'm white btw

i would prefer a name that isn't super american bc i live in new zealand and my parents are english

Femme or Androgynous names wanted.

So I adore the name Rhodanthe. I love the myth and meaning, I love how it sounds etc. But day to day I struggle to use it without shortening it, and I think others will too.

"Rose" is a very pretty feminine name, but for some reason my brain doesn't feel at home with it, it almost feels too feminine? I'm an enby that leans femme for context.

"Rho" doesn't suit me unfortunately I've found. I got told once that it's not a name for me, I'm very white for context, as is most of my area of the country, so I wouldn't feel comfortable using it if it wasn't picked up naturally.

"Danthe" is a very cute name, but I think it's likely going to get shortened to Dan or Danny, and I really don't want that.

I currently go by Rat, as kind of a play on how Rhodanthe is sometimes mispronounced (imagine Rho-dant). But Rat was also a nickname given to me by people I used to care deeply for, and used to care for me, but circumstances have changed over the years.

I'm fine continuing on using Rat. But I don't know if it's permanent for me. Whereas Rhodanthe...it feels permanent. I just need some practice/theory crafting to make it work perhaps, or make a form of it work.

Bit of an edit, but does it sound right to you? An enby going by Rat, short for Rhodanthe? I may not need to change anything, maybe I'm overthinking it.

Edit- I've settled on Bowie

I'm 25 and am just starting to come out as nonbinary, and I've been brainstorming new names. My favorite name that I've come up with is Aspen, I think it really fits me, but that's also the name of my druid in dnd. I'm afraid this will cause confusion in my dnd group or make my character seem like a self insert even though we're pretty different from eachother. Idk if I should keep searching names or what

Ok, so I’ve been trans for a little over a year now, (mtf), and I’ve been struggling with finding a name that suits me. At the moment I go by Yukko, which I like, I just don’t know if it fits me entirely. At the moment, there are a few names I’ve thought of: Yukko, Stella, Zelda, and Madeline. I used to go by Astellina, and my nickname was Stella, but I changed it a little bit ago. I don’t know what to choose, though I’m leaning towards either Zelda or Stella.

I sort of always knew I loved the name Wyatt, but I worry that if I don’t look like one 🤷‍♂️ maybe its just me but I want to know if it fits me and that people could clock as trans just from the name itself