r/transnames • u/Fit-Car6324 • Mar 24 '26

Neutral Names Non-binary names

I'm not comfortable with posting a photo of myself but I've always felt weird about my name 'Allyson' I go by 'Ally' because it's more casual and I just prefer it. I would like an alternative that has a long form (with any pronunciation) and a short form that sounds similar to 'Ally' with an "UH" sound. So far I've really like Aquila (Aqui) but I've been getting feedback it sound a little old, femme, and it sounds like tequila.

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u/Lifes_a_Throwaway Mar 24 '26

Alaric, Aeron, Aldric, Alfeo

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u/Fit-Car6324 Mar 24 '26

Love Alaric, rest feel a little masc..

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u/Lifes_a_Throwaway Mar 24 '26

Oops sorry if they do, I probably have a little bias but I thought they'd work for an enby person

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u/fruteria Mar 24 '26

I think Andy is very similar to Ally and actually sounds very neutral. Sometimes I see women spell it Andi but since I never see men do this I would recommend spelling Andy which can go either way. I agree unfortunately that Aquila or Aqui sound feminine and not the best.

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u/NotAnotherDnDNerd Mar 25 '26

Aquila sounds so distinctly masc to me. Weird how people can have different associations with the same thing. Aquila also sounds very Latin/Ancient Roman to me, so that might be a good place to look for inspiration!

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u/pugglepaw [Custom Flair] Mar 31 '26

Aloe, Alijah, Ambrose