just interested in hearing peoples stories for how y’all have chosen your new names! doesn’t have to be particularly profound or interesting really, i just like hearing about others experiences.

i’m actually planning on changing my own soon socially despite being cis, and just really like hearing how others came to find their names, as well as am curious about if anyone had to go through more than one to find what’s right for them. i figured this would be the best community to talk about the topic even if i’m not trans :)

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[–] smh@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm non-binary. My first and last names are fine. First name leans gendered but is technically unisex. I'm in the process of changing my middle name from a generic gendered one to either "Moxie" or "Miles". This is because

I don't want to have to change my initials (smh)
I feel no affinity towards my middle name
Miles is best Sonic the Hedgehog character
Moxie is best soda
My middle name appears on few documents but my initial appears on many, so fewer things to update.

(Feel free to suggest other less gendered middle names that start with "M" or try to persuade me one way or another)

[–] PRIMALmarauder@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Michele is a gender-neutral name between Michel, which is masculine, and Michelle, which is feminine.

[–] smh@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

Funnily enough, my original middle name is Michelle. I've spent 30 years not really liking it :)