Naturally as I transition, I am thinking about what I should name myself.

So far:

Lilly - just like the ring of it.

Stella - really like this one. It means star in latin so thats cool, and I think it suits me.

Sophie - thinking about naming myself after the 1700s/1800s mathematician sophie germain. I’m obsessed with maths so it suits me on that level, but tbh I still like stella more.

Anyway, thats it!

-minty

  • Daisy (she/her)@lemmy.ml
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    14 days ago

    Your name is deeply personal, do I won’t say any one or another, as the best name is the name you choose. To help you choose I will ask a few questions for you to answer for yourself (you don’t need to tell us the answers if you don’t want to, they are to help guide you):

    • Do you want to keep the first letter of your deadname? (Can make some admin easier, and less likely to cause dysphoria from seeing old initials)
    • Do you want a more unique name or a more common name?
    • Do you want a personal story behind your name choice?
    • Do you want (or want to avoid) stereotypical transfemme names?
    • Do you care about how it flows phonetically into your surname (if you are keeping it)?

    Then, once you have your list, ask trusted friends or family to try calling you by these names and see what you prefer. Note that if you are not out to them yet, you can do the classic move of playing a DND character with your proposed name.

    Good luck and enjoy the journey!