So How'd You Choose Your Name (ftm Version)?

[Guest Zabrak]

lol I didn't notice that till you guys pointed it out.

Now thats story is 100x better then mine.

[Guest My_Genesis]

LOL, I'm only that creative when I'm not trying to be in the least. If I have to be, forget it.

idk how i thought of it I guess my mind is just perpetually trapped in a very deep gutter.

[Guest My_Genesis]

I wish I could have come up with your response. That is classic. Can I borrow that sometime when someone asks me how I came up with mine?

I didn't make it up I just couldn't think of a name due to my lack of creativity when trying to be very creative. So it just kinda... POP! lol.

You can borrow it as long as I still get to use it and it would still sound original

[Guest Brodey]

off a bootlegger hoody:P

[Guest My_Genesis]

off a bootlegger hoody:P

<---doesn't download 1-2 gig's worth of torrents on a daily basis..

I don't know, I want a name that has meaning..which reminds me, I was also trying to find one that means "masculine" or "virile" or something..besides Andrew b/c that's just boring lol.

[Guest Marty]

I guess I was lucky in having a birth name that is a feminised version of a male name (my birth name is Martine). Marty was my nickname when I was a teenager - it's unisex enough for now!

Marty

[Guest Stephan]

Male version of my old name. It also makes it easier on my friends who can continue calling me Steph if they want.

Plus, I like the name Stephan.

[Guest mikeftm66]

So out of curiousity, how did you choose your "new" name? I got mine, Linus, as a nickname from when I was a kid by my aunt. She called me Linus after the Peanuts character because even at a young age, I had adult answers rather than kid answers to questions.

So what is the meaning or reason for your name?

My folks thought they were having a baby boy. They had the name, Garrett-Michael picked out. Low and behold, a baby girl is what they got! I chose the name that my parents had originally picked out for their baby boy(well, 41 years later!!) I go by Mike most of the time.

[Guest Sparrow]

Mom thought she was having a boy, and they planned on naming me Calvin, after Calvin and Hobbes. (:

I turned out to be a girl with a heavily confusing name - Kerridwen. Try saying that three times fast. *cluckles* I picked a lot of different names; Calvin, Theodore, Antony, KC, Casey, etc. I really don't know where Sparrow came from. I was drawing a funny little creature with a horse skull on a greyhound body - really weird looking - and scrawled the name Sparrow next to it. I guess it just clicked then, he and I were alike in more ways than one. (:

[Guest Benzrathe]

Its a modified family name - fittin' for a modified family member. =]

[Guest NeverSayNever]

I am rubbish at decisions, and I have no idea what to call myself.

I like Jasper..but I dunno, lol.

Any suggestions on where I can find names? Or anything like that?

[Guest Pól_Eire]

I am rubbish at decisions, and I have no idea what to call myself.

I like Jasper..but I dunno, lol.

Any suggestions on where I can find names? Or anything like that?

There are loads of websites online. One you might check out is behindthename.com . They have the usual names and meanings, but they also collect a lot of other data about each name, like popularity over the years, and they have a rating mechanism so you can see what other people's impressions are of each name, if that interests you.

I just kind of tried names on in my head until I found one that felt right. My brothers and my sister (and I) all have really traditional first names, so I wanted to stick with that. I experimented with Padraic for awhile, but that can be shortened to Paddy, which then sounds like Patti, which is short for Patricia, so that was no good. I also tried Fearghas, Seamás, and Breandán, but none of those really fit. I dunno really, Pól just worked. It's short, which is nice, and people who don't speak Irish can pronounce it without butchering it too badly, usually. Colm, my middle name, is a saint's name. I'm considering changing my last name, or at least anglicising it. It kind of depends on where my relationship with my family goes. I might keep it to honor my grandparents. It's just hard to spell and impossible for non-Irish people to pronounce. It's really not that difficult ... but I think the "bh" in the middle is what confuses people. Obviously, "bh" = "v" .

@ My Genesis ... that 'test' is pure brilliant. I actually laughed when I read that. It's true though...lol

Pól

[Guest Evan_J]

Its a modified family name - fittin' for a modified family member. =]

Your logic works

[Sally]

Its a modified family name - fittin' for a modified family member. =]

As usual, an amazing post from an amazing human being.

You always have a great insight and an interesting way of sharing it - life is never bring when you are trans.

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest dr martin]

I guess this is actually a pretty good place to start.

My names Charles-Tyrone.

Charles has kinda been ever present and has been with me for like a year and a day. its just something i have been called in all sorts of varations.

Started with Chuckie in the rugrats coz we had very similar glasses, then moved over and it was more about the Chuckie from child's play, i guess we have our similarities too. I didnt mind chuckie as a name you know, but it always felt kinda young so if figured Charles is much more grown up.

I Had an ex who insisted on calling me charlie, hated that, just never fit with me. Charles has become something im used to but i think that my life has changed alot over the last few years. I guys thats why the change to Tyrone, however i couldnt let Charles go.

So Charles-Tyrone it is. or sometimes CT as its such a mouth full!

[Guest My_Genesis]

@ My Genesis ... that 'test' is pure brilliant. I actually laughed when I read that. It's true though...lol

For some reason I keep falling back on Bradley...I really like the way it "sounds"

...but then I know this guy named Bradley who works at my school and he's like 30, and he just had his third kid, so that just made it kinda weird..lol...so I decided maybe I should look for a different name...maybe a more unique one?

I really want to find one now for YouTube, it's weird when you have a membership on there, and your little youtuber groupies know each other's names, but you don't have one.

[Guest Pól_Eire]

I guess this is actually a pretty good place to start.

My names Charles-Tyrone.

Charles has kinda been ever present and has been with me for like a year and a day. its just something i have been called in all sorts of varations.

Started with Chuckie in the rugrats coz we had very similar glasses, then moved over and it was more about the Chuckie from child's play, i guess we have our similarities too. I didnt mind chuckie as a name you know, but it always felt kinda young so if figured Charles is much more grown up.

I Had an ex who insisted on calling me charlie, hated that, just never fit with me. Charles has become something im used to but i think that my life has changed alot over the last few years. I guys thats why the change to Tyrone, however i couldnt let Charles go.

So Charles-Tyrone it is. or sometimes CT as its such a mouth full!

Hey Charles-Tyrone! I guess you kinda snuck in under the radar there, but welcome to the playground!

Pól

[Guest Pól_Eire]

For some reason I keep falling back on Bradley...I really like the way it "sounds"

...but then I know this guy named Bradley who works at my school and he's like 30, and he just had his third kid, so that just made it kinda weird..lol...so I decided maybe I should look for a different name...maybe a more unique one?

I really want to find one now for YouTube, it's weird when you have a membership on there, and your little youtuber groupies know each other's names, but you don't have one.

If it feels right, I think you should go with it. There's nothing wrong with having a common name. And for pretty much any name you choose, there will be someone else who has that name, anyway. Honestly, I think unique names are overrated . A lot of times, they're hard to spell and hard to pronounce. That's just my own personal opinion though, if you want a unique name, then go for it. But don't not choose Bradley just because you know someone by the same name. There's too many people in the world to use that as a make-or-break criterion.

Pól

[Guest Cody_T]

For some reason I keep falling back on Bradley...I really like the way it "sounds"

...but then I know this guy named Bradley who works at my school and he's like 30, and he just had his third kid, so that just made it kinda weird..lol...so I decided maybe I should look for a different name...maybe a more unique one?

I really want to find one now for YouTube, it's weird when you have a membership on there, and your little youtuber groupies know each other's names, but you don't have one.

if you like Bradley, I'd go with it. There's never going to be a perfect name, so if you're holding out for that you may as well go around introducting yourself as anonymous or something. Once you go with the name you'll get used to it and probably like it; it's never going to be perfect but it'll be yours. But in order to find a name you have to try them out in conjunction with yourself. Trust me, thinking of the name and actually having it are very different things. I understand not wanting the same name as someone you know, but unless you guys talk a lot and he'd notice I don't think it'd be a problem. Unique names are overrated.

[Guest amie]

Shane sounds to me like the male version of my female name. Also didnt want to stray to far away from my birth name.

It's a quality name...one of the better names I could've been given, I think?

Until I'm in a position to change it, I'm diggin' it.

[Guest NeverSayNever]

There are loads of websites online. One you might check out is behindthename.com . They have the usual names and meanings, but they also collect a lot of other data about each name, like popularity over the years, and they have a rating mechanism so you can see what other people's impressions are of each name, if that interests you.

Thanks ^^ I'll check it out.

[Guest Nikk]

I found my name through writing - I wrote a story and really connected with the male characters (that's when I realized I was male), and his name was Nikk. So in honor of that, I've kept Nikk as my primary name, although I also go by Nikolai or Niko because there are a million Nicks at my school, and fortunately my last name is not Lee (not that it's bad) or I'd be the third "Nick Lee" in my grade. So yeah... I'll probably end up using Niko most often with James or Jesse as my middle name (Hey, at least I wouldn't choose Meowth... bad Pokemon joke, sorry). So I'd be either Nikolai James Grafton, Or Nikolai Jesse Grafton.... I think James sounds better.

It's a shame that Megan has almost no variation to it besides Meg the Pegleged Veghead. None of those names sound particularly desirable or male. It would be easier to switch names if I could use a variation... *sigh*

[Guest Alex2]

Since I was a kid I've never really liked my name much. But at the same time I was named for two people my mom was really close to so I didn't want to stray far. Plus there was this kid Alex my brother was friends with when we were kids and I was always kind of jealous because I really liked his name. I'm not going for Alexander though, just Alex. I considered Jesse for a while but I always wound up back at Alex. I guess I've known for a long time that it's what I wanted. It feels right.

I'm still deciding on a middle name. My middle name is really girly. It starts with an E so I was thinking Eric, but that would be a little weird because that was my uncle's name and he died when I was a kid. I would definitely take it to honor him, because he's a person I looked up to and aspire to be like. At the same time though, I don't want my dad to be upset whenever he hears it.

Besides I've always wanted a ton of nicknames and my name now doesn't allow for many, at least not many I like. I think it would be cool if I could also go by A.J. I'm considering Jabin as a middle name. It means "perceptive" and I think it fits me well. I'm also considering Jadon, which means "thankful" or "he will judge". I'm not sure I like that one as much but I'm thinking about it.

So I'll either be Alex Eric, Alex Jabin, or Alex Jadon.

[Guest Pól_Eire]

It's a shame that Megan has almost no variation to it besides Meg the Pegleged Veghead. None of those names sound particularly desirable or male. It would be easier to switch names if I could use a variation... *sigh*

Some Megan-like male names as food for thought for you:

Morgan -- there were male twins at my school, and one of them was called Morgan. Can be a girls name though.

Marlon -- Brando, for example.

Mason -- my friend's little brother's name.

Martin -- straightforward, uncomplicated name. No one will mess up your name if your name is Martin.

Merton -- I've seen this more as a last name, but could be used as a first name, I think.

Magnus -- very old fashioned. kind of uber-male. I'm not sure I've ever met anyone who I could really see as a Magnus.

James is more obviously male than Jesse, which phonetically can go either way.

For the record, from your posts, you seem like a Nick/Nikk (however you want to spell it) to me. I'd caution you about spelling it with two kks because it may get annoying if people find it difficult.

Pól

[Guest Nikk]

Marlon -- Brando, for example.

I could be The Godfather!