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halfman_halfamazing
01-19-2010, 07:59 AM
This has been done so I hope it doesnt get killed.
Maybe it could be a sticky. I wanna try to get as many guys as possible.

My name kinda chose me. I used to be very active in Harry Potter Chat Rooms. Especially Role Play. Thats how I met my fiancee. I used to be Ron all the time and people just assumed I was a boy which is what i wanted. I was asked once what my name was and I just said Ron.
I used to get so annoyed by my fiancee and her bff calling me Ronald McDonald that I added an O to make them stop and to be Mexican lol.
Ronaldo Hector John.
Hector cuz I just like it.
John.. can you guess? *points to siggy* Also Lennon though. And its a sturdy name and if i choose it as my main name it still sounds like Ron for my fiancee.

Its not official yet. I have sent my mom on a task to find out what they were gonna name me since they all thought/KNEW i was gonna be a boy. I might change it around who knows.
My given name is Denise. Which hasnt been so bad lately. When someone says my name they say Denise but as soon as they see me they say Dennis. Which is cool. That happened today at the optometrist. =)

So..
Your given name.
Your chosen name.
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oohh justin bieber vid!

Thornton
01-19-2010, 09:45 AM
Given name...:eek: no.

Chosen name: Spencer. When I originally chose it, 1) Transitioning had crossed my mind many times, but I was still living as a butch lesbian 2) I chose it because I felt it was unisex (people have told me it wasn't, but whatever) 3) I didn't give much thought to it, I just heard it and liked it.

This one time when I was 15, my mom sent me on a student exchange sort of trip to Australia. (to this day, I have no idea where she got that kind of money I still think she sold drugs) On the application for the trip, there was a line that said "preferred name". I've never seen an option like that before. I didn't really understand what it was for. But, I thought it was an interesting inquiry, so without much thought, I inserted an interesting answer: Spencer. When it came time to go on the trip, I got an official name tag back that said "Spencer". I went 2.5 weeks touring the continent, having people refer to me as "Spencer" the whole time. It was great, and that's how I got used to the name and later picked it officially.

However, after officially picking "Spencer", I realized a problem with it. It's an English name. I have a all the males in my family have completely French names. So, I thought of an alternative name to remedy this problem: "Sebastien". The problem with this is, I've become too used to everyone calling me Spencer. Everyone else has gotten too used to calling me Spencer. It would be unfair and quite frankly annoying to start all over again with "Sebastien".

But, I haven't officially changed my name yet. It might be, that I make "Sebastien" my first name, make "Spencer" my middle name, and just have everyone keep calling me Spencer.

Yeah, the story of Thorny's name.

Also, your avatar photo kicks ass, Ron.:thumbsup:

NiCo
01-19-2010, 10:04 AM
My name was chosen for me by a family member. I wrote a post about it I think.

Nicholas. It’s a Catholic name, I’m Catholic and it’s a saint name. All my other siblings are named after saints. Makes sense.

Alexander is my father's name...[edited to remove the insult]

I get called NiCo cause i hate people shortening my name to Nicky, it's too feminine. It’s either Nic or NiCo…

SirTrey
01-19-2010, 11:05 AM
I picked Trey because it fit Me....It's close to My given name, but definitely masculine....My middle name, Aidan, was chosen for Me by a friend....He said it suited Me because it reminded him of an artist who would live in SoHo and I have that kind of personality (a bit hippie-like)....Anyway....I liked the way it sounded together, tried it on for a bit, legally changed it a little over two years ago.

WalT
01-20-2010, 05:44 PM
I've liked the name Walter since I was little, after being friends with a very smart, very blond kid named Walter. Don't have too much memories of him beyond being friends with him and him being smart. Just liked the way the name sounds and flows, I guess.

Abraxas
01-20-2010, 09:02 PM
My name at birth was Courtney Paige. Ugh. Always seemed to have some connotation of a cheerleader bimbo or something, which I was definitely NOT.

So anyway, Benjamin, my first middle name, came about when I was on Eddie Izzard's website. For those not familiar with Eddie, get familiar. But anyway, he has this bit (he's a comedian) about Jesus being Buddha's baby brother Benny or some such. And a buddy of mine on the site always called me BB, for Baby Brother. Eventually she tacked Benny onto there and it stuck.

James, my second middle name, doesn't really have a special meaning, per se. I love the name... Also, I'm distantly related to James Mason and James Coburn... And it's Hugh Laurie's first name, and, well, I'm a Big Fan. So I stuck that in there.

My first name (I like doing these things out of order. It makes more sense to me that way) is Roderick (everyone calls me either Rory or Benny). I was watching this show Fortysomething that Hugh Laurie starred in and directed six or seven years ago, and in the show he's got a son called Rory. And I just freaking adored the name. But I've got this thing about things that can be shortened versions of names being used as proper names (my bio dad's given name is Bobby and that drives me slightly insane... it should be Robert, dammit! lol). And Rory is a full name in its own right, but Roderick has a lot of options. I could go by Rod, Derick, Eric, Rick, Ricky, Rory, whatever. Although people who don't know me and see my name and want to shorten it, always call me Rod. I think it's funny.

So the full thing's Roderick Benjamin James T. Super posh, haha.

Anyway, that's all. I talk too much.

metalguy639
01-21-2010, 03:56 AM
I'll be officially changing my name soon. My first name, Damien I picked for 2 reasons, one my sister said it suits me and 2 I liked it because alot of people think of a horror movie. A little background for those who are new when I was about 15 years old my mother took me to a preacher to exorcise the demons from me becasue I listened to Iron Maiden. I know it sounds funny now and alot of people snicker but at the time I was NOT laughing and she WAS serious. To make a long story short, I never stopped listening to metal so i figured I Damien would be the perfect name and its kinda stuck. I use it online since I'm a web designer.

My middle name is actually a family name. Maurice will be my middle name. It was my mom's dad's middle name. He has since passed away and so has my mother.

My last name I choose myself because I just like how it sounds and its an interesting name, its [...]. Sounds magical to me and I'm a pagan so that suits me. I'm changing my last name becasue my father disowned me about 15 years ago and I have not heard from him since, so I do not want his name nor do I want it to live on past him. So I chose something different and all my own.

halfman_halfamazing
01-23-2010, 09:02 AM
LOL thanks thorny!

wanted to mention how family has to tie in with your name. Spencer you have to make it your middle name cuz its not french. Nico you now hate your middle name. And Damien you changed your last name.

I have an uncle Ronnie so thats why I chose John for another middle name. Oh, Hector belongs to two uncles. One on each side. Bummer.
I'm also waiting for my mom to find out my male name because I just think it'd be nice to hear it. Maybe I'll choose it maybe not but I think its important to have my parents rename me.

4serrus
01-23-2010, 02:33 PM
I started by writing/sounding out names until I found one that fit, so I was Derek.

Then I wanted a transitional/androgynous name, and I settled on 'Drew' which could be short for 'Andrew'. So then I was Derek Andrew

I'm not really satisfied yet, and I'm not sure if I want to keep my last name or change it. My mother once told me if I was born a boy my name would be Matthew or Michael. I might just add an s and make one of those a last name, or take a second middle. I don't know. It's kind of a work in process. It would make my initials D-A-M and that's funny, so there's a bonus.

My given name is Jennifer. It was the most popular name for girls born the same year as me and extremely popular from like 82-86. I always hated having a popular name. I once was in a class with three other jennifers. It was crazy. Like I needed any more help feeling invisible.

Andy66
01-24-2010, 12:32 AM
Great thread, Ron. Even though I'm pretty girly, even I have a boy name. When I was about 10 years old one of the neighbor kids just couldn't get my name right, and would call me Andy instead of Anne. I kind of liked it. :heehee:

Chosen name: Spencer.Just curious, where does the name Thornton come from if your name is Spencer? Both names are very cool though.

Also, your avatar photo kicks ass, Ron.:thumbsup:
I agree. :thumbsup:

Thornton
01-24-2010, 02:07 AM
Just curious, where does the name Thornton come from if your name is Spencer? Both names are very cool though.


The "Thornton" comes from Billy Bob Thornton. I'm not a huge fan of the man or his acting; I just think he has the greatest name in the English speaking world.

So, I took the surname "Thornton" to be the last-name for my alias: Spencer J. Thornton. (The "J" stands for "Jay", a tribute to The Simpsons.) The "Spencer", I just liked.

Why did I want an alias? I was 14 and felt, "I'm going to have an alias." I ended up making 2: Spencer Jay Thornton, and Col. Prof. Rev. Sen. Dr. Larry H. Pumpernickel XVII1/2, MD, Div, SW, Esq. :D

For a while, I felt I would change my legal last name to Thornton if my parents rejected me. They did, but, I still don't want to change my last name, just because I think it sounds fancy...

And, that's the story of "Thornton"

Andy66
01-24-2010, 03:00 AM
Col. Prof. Rev. Sen. Dr. Larry H. Pumpernickel XVII1/2, MD, Div, SW, Esq. :D
:lol: :lol: :lol:
That's hilarious, I love it!

For a while, I felt I would change my legal last name to Thornton if my parents rejected me. They did, but, I still don't want to change my last name, just because I think it sounds fancy...
Aw, sorry to hear that. You seem like an awesome kid. :hugs:

Ze
01-24-2010, 09:36 AM
Col. Prof. Rev. Sen. Dr. Larry H. Pumpernickel XVII1/2, MD, Div, SW, Esq.

If you're not using that one anymore, can I have it?

Thornton
01-24-2010, 11:47 AM
I was planning on using that name when I single handedly fought off the alien invasion in 2023 and won the nobel peace prize....If there is no alien invasion, the name is yours.

Ze
01-24-2010, 11:53 AM
:thinking: I guess I'll stick with "Ze." It's a little easier to remember.

DanielMacBride
01-24-2010, 12:37 PM
I haven't been around much so I'm a little late to this thread, but I didn't choose my name - it chose me. When I first came out and cut off all my hair and looked in the mirror, my reaction was basically "oh, hello Daniel - so that's who you are and where you have been hiding!" and I just knew that was my name. It wasn't till afterwards that I remembered the connection with the story of Daniel in the lion's den (which is kind of a very apt metaphor for my life), and also the character of Daniel in Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" - Daniel is the manifestation of the Dream (which is also very appropriate for my situation as a transguy). And Daniel Jackson is one of my favourite SG-1 characters, quite a lot like me personality-wise (although my son would argue that and say I am more like Jack O'Neill :D) Oh yeah, and of course there's Daniel Johns from Silverchair (I have liked Silverchair's music since they were little 14 year olds LOL, now I feel old!)

My middle name, Ciaran, was another one that chose me - I had to fill out some paperwork for something and it asked for a middle name. At that point I hadn't chosen one (I knew I wanted one though, because both my brothers were given middle names and in girl mode I didn't get one, and I was pretty ticked off about it lol). So when I went to write my name on the forms, I just wrote something down and saw that I had put Ciaran, and liked it :) And considering that it means "little dark one" or refers to having black hair, I thought it was kind of apt because I'm definitely the black sheep in my "family" :heehee:

As for my surname, I changed it completely because I wanted absolutely nothing to do with the people who call themselves "family" - that's why I kept my married name for years even though I was separated, and continued to use it even after I was divorced - I would rather have that than the name I was given at birth because the animosity is so huge. Being a pagan, a Druid and a Flamekeeper (servant of Brighid), and having on numerous occasions said that I don't have a mother and that Brighid is my mother, what other surname could I choose but MacBride ("son of Brighid")? I used to go by the feminine version (niBride) for a while in girl mode, so it was kind of a natural choice.

I don't know what it is with people who expect me to choose a name that sounded like my birth name - why the HELL would I want anything that even remotely reminded me of HER name? But apparently they do - the number of people who knew my girl name and when they hear my name now, say "oh, it's nothing LIKE your girl name, I thought you would have picked Tony" or similar comments makes me go "huh?" :straightface:

sexotik
01-28-2010, 02:09 PM
I dunno if I can comment since the thread was "explcitly" entitled FTM only, but I just wanna make some comments, (I hope no one gets angry)


I used to get so annoyed by my fiancee and her bff calling me Ronald McDonald that I added an O to make them stop and to be Mexican lol.
Ronaldo Hector John.
Hector cuz I just like it.

lol, you did not say that you added an "o" to be Mexican. There are lots of people in Latinamerica who are called Ronaldo. According to the last survey there were 2,265,895 so you'd make the 2,265,896.

The pronunciation would be /ronaldo/ the final sound like the o in horse and not /ronaldou/. Hey, if you want to be Mexican you need to learn how to pronounce your name. And hector would be "ector" no "h" sound cuz the letter "h" and its sound in Spanish are mute. That's what we're taught in school.

Dennis is a cool name.



I've liked the name Walter since I was little, after being friends with a very smart, very blond kid named Walter. Don't have too much memories of him beyond being friends with him and him being smart. Just liked the way the name sounds and flows, I guess.

You look like a Walter, I don't know what they look like but you look like one. If I don't know what walters look like and you happen to look like one, then walters look like you. (tonguetwister). I like how the name sounds.


My name at birth was Courtney Paige. Ugh. Always seemed to have some connotation of a cheerleader bimbo or something, which I was definitely NOT.

lol. Glad you're happy with your new name.

What does "Ze" stand for? I looked it up but found no entry. I opened a similar thread in another section but can't remember where Ze came from.


:thinking: I guess I'll stick with "Ze." It's a little easier to remember.




I haven't been around much so I'm a little late to this thread, but I didn't choose my name - it chose me. When I first came out and cut off all my hair and looked in the mirror, my reaction was basically "oh, hello Daniel - so that's who you are and where you have been hiding!" and I just knew that was my name. It wasn't till afterwards that I remembered the connection with the story of Daniel in the lion's den (which is kind of a very apt metaphor for my life), and also the character of Daniel in Neil Gaiman's "Sandman" - Daniel is the manifestation of the Dream (which is also very appropriate for my situation as a transguy). And Daniel Jackson is one of my favourite SG-1 characters, quite a lot like me personality-wise (although my son would argue that and say I am more like Jack O'Neill :D) Oh yeah, and of course there's Daniel Johns from Silverchair (I have liked Silverchair's music since they were little 14 year olds LOL, now I feel old!)

What about Daniel The Menace? :tongueout This is a cool story of how your name chose you and not the other way around.

Ze
01-28-2010, 04:13 PM
I dunno if I can comment since the thread was "explcitly" entitled FTM only, but I just wanna make some comments, (I hope no one gets angry)

This is one thread where I'm actually not sure. :noidea2: Per rules, if a thread says "FtM only," that means only FtMs to reply and posts from anybody else get deleted. But, the original title hadn't specified, and I'd assumed Ron added the distinction of "FtM" simply to make sure everybody knew where they were (i.e. the transman section rather than, say, MtF, which is a recurring problem here).

So, Ron, let me know and I'll act accordingly. :) Sorry about the confusion.


What does "Ze" stand for? I looked it up but found no entry. I opened a similar thread in another section but can't remember where Ze came from.

Ze actually isn't my male name. :) At the time of joining here, I didn't have a male name yet and thought I might be more genderqueer than transman, so I picked "ze," which is the ambiguous form of "he/she" originally invented (I'm pretty sure) by Leslie Feinberg. Since then, though, I've identified definitely as strictly male and have picked out a name.

But everybody seems to like "Ze," so I'm keeping that as a nickname of sorts. :ner:

halfman_halfamazing
02-02-2010, 06:14 AM
i am mexican!
thats why i put the 'o'.
I also got to thinking maybe my family could just call me Aldo. Like in this soap opera my mom used to watch a while back.
My main goal when I was little was to make sure you can say my kids' names in both english and spanish or atleast have a middle name that can do it. For the sake of my grandmother and her sister.
My online persona is Ronaldo Explosivo.
I actually dont like Dennis too much. I never liked how some transfolk chose the male/female version of their female/male name. You now have a pletohora of names. Get in there! My family calls me Dennis as a nickname. I might have considered it in the past but I've been traumatized by this perv psychiatrist i had about a year ago.

Thorny, I thought your parents were ok with you especially after your Christmas present?

Oh and Ze..
I actually didnt specify! I had just put "Name" as the subject and some magical elves put in "Your Guy Name (ftm)" It doesnt even say the post was edited!

kurokaze
02-05-2010, 05:37 AM
... As for my surname, I changed it completely because I wanted absolutely nothing to do with the people who call themselves "family"...

I'm actually back in touch with my family, though I doubt I'll take the surname back.

I'm Ryan (firstname) by the way. Nice to meet you ^.^

Kieron Andrew
02-05-2010, 08:19 AM
okay i'm gonna do this backwards cos thats how i came by my names, my middle name was decided upon first...a number of years ago i had a friend named Andy, who was like a father to me...and was also the first person i told that i liked women and also that was Trans, one day we were having a rather morbid conversation and he asked me if when he died would i like to take his name for my first name...as it happened he died some years later and i had completely forgot this conversation, until...it came to choosing a male name, i had wanted to keep my initials that my parents had chosen for my birth name, so i knew any names i chose would have to start K A...so i was playing around with names one day and someone said to me how about Andrew for my middle name...and thats where the memory of that previous conversation came in, and also i felt really glad that i had chosen my initials because there was no way i could have taken Andrew for my first name...so my middle name was born...my first name was a little harder to come about...i wanted a celtic name because i have cornish roots but didn't want something that was spelt the same as everyone else, out came the baby books and thats where i found Kieran/Kieren/Ciaran....I played with it for a while with Andrew to see how it would fit, and tried a few others but nothing else felt right, so i just changed the spelling to Kieron

Thornton
02-06-2010, 02:07 AM
Thorny, I thought your parents were ok with you especially after your Christmas present?


Nah...my parents stance is: "You can do whatever you want...outside our house, with your own money, without us having to associate with you at all" So, yeah, not exactly accepting.

halfman_halfamazing
02-06-2010, 08:02 AM
eeekk... =/ sorry thorny *hugs*

Elric
02-07-2010, 03:21 PM
I disliked my birth name almost from the get-go -- one of many things that felt wrong. While in University I legally changed it to Alex.

Elric is merely my online personae and a name I've taken a shine to since high school.

But I am... me.

Ze
02-07-2010, 05:39 PM
Elric's here! :GD: Hi, Elric!

Elric
02-07-2010, 08:50 PM
Elric's here! :GD: Hi, Elric!

:wave:

Never fear, I'm never far. I pull disappearing acts now and again. Technology ever conspires against me. *chuckles*

And I'm glad you're still here too, mind, I think you've been entombed here. They won't let you go even if you try to leave.

DanteDonovan
02-11-2010, 03:22 AM
First, if I'm "replying" to the forum subject incorrectly, let me know and how to fix it please ^^ Since I know there is replying to a specific person, and replying to the thread. I think. Oo Also, I introduced myself at the one main forum, but am I needed to introduce myself somewhere in the FTM specific forum? If so please give me the link to it.

On to my name. It is Dante. Donovan my middle. My last name is Diorio-pronounced like oreo with a "d"

I did search very long on names(thousands-seriously). I thought were good, looked up the meanings, after all, your name will reflect who you are (: I did have these already written down with a couple others from the start, Iit was meant to be ^^

Dante=Latin-endure/to endure
Donovan=Gaelic-dark warrior
Diorio=Italian-of gold/golden

Throughout my life I have had to survive and endure through very dark times, fight my way through it just to stay alive. Any time things seem to darken, I refuse to give in. I will fight to the very end. So, for me, these names couldn't be any better.

So, the whole name will be Dante Donovan Diorio. I think it flows very nicely ^^ I do want to put a 4th name into it, it has a lot of meaning to me as well. I would go on further but I don't want to make a really long post and annoy anyone >_>;


Given name was Melissa Ann Diorio. Not a bad name really, but it just isn't me, and I do loathe to hear it at work many times through the day. It's like nails on a chalkboard~

DanielMacBride
02-11-2010, 04:50 AM
Hi Dante, I like your choice of name - and welcome! :)

Ze
02-11-2010, 04:11 PM
Also, I introduced myself at the one main forum, but am I needed to introduce myself somewhere in the FTM specific forum? If so please give me the link to it.

No worries, Dante, you're good with your reply. :) You don't have to re-introduce yourself in the FtM section if you already have an intro thread in the main introduction section of the board. :) Nice to meetcha!

TurkishDelight
04-16-2010, 02:13 PM
I've actually gone by a bunch of names before, since I felt it was necessary to have a stage name to voice act under...
Some people are lucky and are given an androgynous name they like. My parents gave me the name of Brittany, so that just will not do, ha ha! I'd like be known as Constantine. I just wonder if I should change my last name, since it doesn't really fit together...

JesseThirteen
04-18-2010, 10:39 PM
Well, my name is pretty unoriginal after reading all of you guys' responses haha. My given name is Jessica Erin, but now I go by Jesse Aaron. Little bit of a cop-out, I know, but I've been called Jesse all my life so I thought it would be easiest. :]

Shawn
04-18-2010, 11:43 PM
I used to Karin Lyn, I am now legally Shawn Patrick. I have just always liked those 2 names. :D

halfman_halfamazing
04-19-2010, 03:51 AM
Shawn, that's so funny cuz I went school with a kid named Sean Patrick lol and we had to call him both

DanielMacBride
04-19-2010, 10:17 PM
On the subject of names, here's an interesting piece of trivia that I just found out recently....

My mother asked me about my name a little while ago and why I chose Daniel. She then told me that I am not the first transsexual in the family lol - apparently one of my father's cousins (or something, "cousins" in my family could mean that they are second cousins several times removed or whatever, it's used to describe pretty much any kind of cousin, not just first cousins) transitioned years ago...and my mother had *assumed* (grrr) that I chose my name because this cousin's boy name had been Danny (and she has since transitioned to become Danielle but everyone calls her Danni).

So there ya go, a little spooky, no? :eek:

Shawn
04-20-2010, 01:37 AM
Shawn, that's so funny cuz I went school with a kid named Sean Patrick lol and we had to call him both
Both is an unusual name---Sorry, I couldn't resist

\/incent
05-10-2010, 12:03 AM
Well... I've never really liked my given name. Oddly I always felt it wasnt 'female' enough AHAHAH... I always said growing up I'd change my name, but my mother laid some guilt on me saying she GAVE me my name and it was special... So at 27 I still have it.

I've always liked the names Vincent. Plus other names starting with V oddly.
But Vincent has been the one that's stuck the longest and feels right. Wanting something flashy and amusing I've come into a full name of Vincent Vile. And thus Ive been to close friends ever since.

I can hear my given name 1000 times a day, one person yells out "Hey Vinny!" And instantly my head goes up with a grin replying with "Sup?"

To add to the creepy of Shawn/Shaun/Sean. My Ex's name was Sean Patrick Aw well XD

Ze
05-10-2010, 10:16 AM
I always said growing up I'd change my name, but my mother laid some guilt on me saying she GAVE me my name and it was special... So at 27 I still have it.

Dontcha just love that? :rolleyes:

Bones
05-24-2010, 05:05 AM
I hate talking about my birth name, but for the sake of this discussion, I will share it.

My birth name is Sara Jeanne (first & middle). My new chosen name is Daniel James (again, first & middle). Choosing my new name was based on actors... I'll say it flat out; I love acting, I love movies and classic television, I love actors. Early in my transition, I couldn't decide on a name. I remember really wanting my first name to be James, but my uncle's name is James. My dad's brother. I just thought that would be awkward... Well, I was very into Saturday Night Live at the time, and after a lot of hesitating and debate, I chose the name Daniel, inspired by comedian Dan Aykroyd. I tend to go by Dan. This REALLY disturbed my parents; they thought -he- was the reason I wanted to transition, ignoring the fact that for many years I dressed like a boy prior to being into his work. No, I did not intend to become the next Daniel Edward Aykroyd. Though I was certainly inspired by his acting.

For the longest time I didn't know what middle name I wanted. I went through thousands of names probably... then I fell back on James. I justified the name's "value" by associating it with James Tiberius Kirk (The original captain on Star Trek, played by William Shatner) and James Montgomery Doohan (actor who played Scotty on Star Trek). So I decided I love Jimmy Doohan enough that the name was worth keeping, even though my uncle's name is James.

Sometimes I regret choosing Dan as my first name but I can't think of a name that fits me better. Everyone says it's perfect for me. I "look like a Dan", they say. And I've been going by Dan since August of 2008. Almost 2 years. It would be kind of silly to change that now...

I think about also changing my last name, but I know this will deeply insult my parents. However, they are deeply insulted by my transition too so I might as well give 'em the whole 9 yards. If I want to change my last name, I will. But I'm not sure to what yet. Very likely an actor's name, because well, I love actors like I said. Some people say, "Oh, please! Get your own identity!" Trust me... I know who I am, there is no confusion there. Most people are named after someone if their name wasn't chosen simply because mommy liked how it sounded or what it meant. So I don't see a problem here. :shades:

I have not made any LEGAL changes yet. So showing people my ID is always very... unsettling.

Felix
05-24-2010, 05:32 AM
I looked through lots of boy names and made a short list but when it came to it nothing fitted. Then I was just about to give up and it was like Dan said the name chode me it jumped out at me and I was like yeah Felix that's it :) My ex at the time liked it and so did the kids so that settled it plus my love of cats kinda sealed it :) it also meant I would have the same initials as my Dad FF :) xx Felix

Lex
05-30-2010, 04:00 AM
My given name is mostly unisex.

Alexis is my first name, which is unisex. RAD. It suits me perfectly.

I have two middle names, Ann and Mathieson. I'll get rid of the Ann some day, so that my name can be completely unisex.

So my given name and chosen name are pretty much the same.

Thomas
05-31-2010, 02:19 AM
Well, my first name, Thomas, was kindof decided in somewhat of a rush. I felt pressured to get a name quickly so that people would have something to call me OTHER than my given name. I just kindof wrote down every name I could think of on a piece of paper and played the elimination game. Well, actually, I didn't include EVERY name.. I have a list of cool character names that I like to use in stories, and while I thought it would be really cool to adopt one of those names, it would seem too... fake, almost? Somehow. I can't explain. So I just included common male names =P

My original choice was actually Robert, who was a person from my past who I really respected and who had changed my life a lot. But I guess a part of me felt like I would be somehow dishonor the name by using it, so I took my second choice, which was his best friends name =P

My middle name actually came about because of NiCo! (though he doesn't know it... he will now xD Thanks NiCo!)

My name was chosen for me by a family member. I wrote a post about it I think.

I actually read this post about it. And he had said that he let his parents pick out a name for him. I was inspired by this thought and wanted to try it out... but since I'm not really out yet, I was a bit more sneaky about it =P

I asked my mom what she would name her son if she had another one, playing it off as if I needed a character name for a story. She said she's always liked Michael (as have I) and I thought it was perfect because my real middle name was Michelle... so it's quite similar xD

Honestly I think I like my full name better than my first name just by itself. I guess because I didn't really put as much time or thought into picking out my first name as I would have liked to. I'm so used to it by now, though, and everyone's used to calling me it (I even have nicknames for it already), that I'm unsure if I'll ever change it. I don't know what I'd change it TO though. I've just decided that if a more perfect name pops out at me, I'll take it on, otherwise, I'm content with what I have. =P

alpha12
05-31-2010, 03:49 AM
Theo. I just like it. I identified with a character in a book by that name a while back, and I kind of like Teddy Roosevelt. I've gone about recovering from asthma much the same way he did, with similarly positive results, so there's a second good association with the name, although Theo is almost infinitely better than Teddy or Ted, which I don't like much.

Lonely_Lion
06-18-2010, 06:50 PM
Lucas Hayden (First and middle)
Lucas means giver of light. (same with Luke)
Hayden because of..well... the actor who plays LUKE'S dad in the STAR WARS last movies. What can I say? I likes de Star Wars :D

NiCo
06-18-2010, 06:53 PM
Hayden because of..well... the actor who plays LUKE'S dad in the STAR WARS last movies. What can I say? I likes de Star Wars :D

Offt aye. Totally agree.

Mouse
06-22-2010, 12:53 PM
My given name... is wayyy too unique to post on a forum, because I'm sure I'll be "found"... not that I care, personally, but for the sake of keeping the girlfriend's secret, I won't disclose it.

I've gone through a lot of names; Davey, Alex, Gregory... but I've kind of just settled on being called "Mouse" because it's very gender-neutral. It just kind of works. ^.^;;

AnonyMouse
06-25-2010, 04:11 PM
OH MY GOSH, it's another mouse!

Hey there! How's life in your cage? :D

I don't feel comfortable sharing my birth name in the open, but I can tell you I hated it from the time I was little. First reason: It's a very common name - among sixty-some-year-old women. Second reason: I know way too many sixty-some-year-old women who share it. Third reason: My full name was assembled by mixing the names of my two grandmothers, which makes me feel like I don't even get an identity to myself. Fourth reason: It's acoustically unpleasant. (Think "Mildred.") Fifth reason: It's derived from an ancient racial slur. Sixth reason: It ties in very closely with the whole "precious daughter" identity my mother assigned to me as a child, and that has grated on me from the time I was very young.

As for my male name, there really wasn't any huge symbolism to it. I was thinking of just using my initials (at least at first), but then I learned that that was very common and I wanted to avoid that. So I was trying on some different names and none of them really seemed to fit, and then I thought of William/Will. And I know of a lot of awesome guys (mainly fictional characters) with that name. Will Turner, Will Zimmerman, Will Riker... loads of very awesome guys that I identify with, admire, and/or find sexy. And it fit, so I went with it.

(I actually did have an option presented to me immediately, which is the name my mother had picked for me if I had been a boy. I didn't feel like it suited me, though, and I have a cousin with the same name so it would have been awkward.)

I haven't settled on a middle name yet. Right now I'm waffling between no middle name (which just seems badass) and Cameron (because I like it, and as something of a nod to a fellow artiste).

As for my chosen last name, Hyde: Firstly, I want to change my name as a way to step away from my past. I know I've had a fairly good childhood, but belonging to my family at this point is very painful and I really don't feel like I'm a part of it anymore. I picked Hyde because it's unusual, because it fits my English heritage, and because it suits the whole "secret second life" thing I've got going.

Mouse
06-25-2010, 11:05 PM
*waves at other Mouse* Hello!!! <3 My cage is AMAZINGGGG thanks, how's yours!? =D

My SECOND given name is similar to how you described yours... old lady-ish and very much not my favorite name. ^.^;;

got2free.Ollie
06-25-2010, 11:42 PM
ok this is what I'd like to change my name to...hopefully...maybe some time in the future

Given Name (first and middle only): Emily Katherine
I was name after the female version of my grandfather's name and after Katherine Hepburn.

Wanted Name (first and middle only): Oliver Robin
I actually wrestled with the choice for my first name it was a tossup of Oliver, Felix and Peter(or Pietro) The name's don't have special significance, they were just names I loved since I was younger.
Robin on the other hand is a very special name to me. So many awesome Robins that just make my heart fly, Robin Hood, Robin from the Batman series and especially Robin Williams! The most amazing guy, actor, comedian, joker just in all I adore this guy!

So maybe with luck and courage and me moving far far away from my family and getting to live like I want to, I could change from Emily Katherine to Oliver Robin :)

Kaden
07-18-2010, 02:26 AM
My given name is something I won't own to :head-shake:

I wanted to keep my initials, KD, as a kid that's what I made my family call me, to this day my mum still addresses me in writing as KD. An alternative variation in a name book I looked through for Kaden was Kaydee so it was perfect and requires minimal change for my loved ones.

I was going to go with Shannon for a middle name to replace Sharon by my mother insists that Sharone is perfectly acceptable for a guy so wants me to simply add an "e" to the end. I'm cool with that.

Therefore Kaden Sharone.

Kieron Andrew
07-18-2010, 08:34 AM
Therefore Kaden Sharone.

i love it

Kaden
07-18-2010, 08:47 AM
Thanks dude *puffs out chest* :)

It's so cool to have a name that you can choose, feel at home with and really like, after spending my entire childhood trying to convince people to call me something different cause I hated my name I can now understand why they say that a person's name is the sweetest sound to them.

Kieron Andrew
07-18-2010, 08:53 AM
I can now understand why they say that a person's name is the sweetest sound to them.

exactly, i love chosen name, especially now my mother recognises it

Kaden
07-18-2010, 08:59 AM
exactly, i love chosen name, especially now my mother recognises it

That was the coolest part for me too. When I told my mum the name I'd picked and she interrupted me and objected to what I was going to change my middle name to I kinda panicked a little, it was only the second serious conversation we had since I came out, she had been totally cool up till that point but I'd kinda been wondering if the axe was going to fall, then she turned around to explain her objection and told me how to masculinise the name and I was blown away. Showed me that she would accept my new name and therefore gender identity :c9:

I hate when I have to introduce myself with my old name, still happens sometimes and I cringe everytime.