For me Its quite simple. My brain decided it. Literally. The days I found out I’m trans, my brain would do this weird thing, where I could think about completely different stuff and suddenly my now chosen name would “fly” into my mental Field of View, like an asteroid in star wars or so. I told that name a close friend and 4 weeks later when we went to the club together I told him, that I will stick with it, because I didnt had a better idea (and it was the only name I really felt comfortable with).

  • Lucy [she/faer]@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I was thinking about Satan on my walk and figured that “Lucy” is short for “Lucifer”, and then was like “Lucy actually sounds pretty nice…”

    I returned home and told about it with my friend (also trans) and she was like “wow so cool!!!” so I went with it. That’s it :3

  • phr@discuss.tchncs.de
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    3 months ago

    i have no strong opinions on names. most probably i’ll buy an -e and put it at the end. :)

  • ElfBean@fedia.io
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    3 months ago

    For a while when I was a kid I wondered what my name would be if I chose it myself and that was the only one that felt like it fit. Totally forgot about it until after my egg shattered and realized that it’s gender-neutral and I really like the cutesy nickname/diminutive forms

  • Mossy Feathers (She/Her)@pawb.social
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    3 months ago

    My “furname” was because I wanted something soft and creature-ish. My IRL chosen name (Petrichor/Petroglyph/Petra) was because again, I wanted something kinda creature-ish but could be shortened to something feminine.

    I’m kinda jealous of a friend of mine tho. Her chosen name (Coral) is literally 10/10 and kinda fits her perfectly >.>

  • CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de
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    3 months ago

    I’m not sure I qualify for this (relevant username) but I do have two names I think about using if I ever crack my shell. One is just a name I always liked and one is part of an online pseudonym I used a long time (and that I still use sometimes) that has a totally different backstory, can be used kinda androgynously but is mostly used by women with one noticeable exception.

    And no one is stopping anyone from choosing more than one name.

  • dblsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de
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    3 months ago

    It’s a name that I saw online a handful of times and always thought was incredibly cool. Then came across it again recently trying to pick a name, while I was looking through related names, and it immediately became a top candidate. And it also works well in both German and English which is also something I wanted.

    • Norah (pup/it/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      3 months ago

      That doesn’t have to be something you need to be sad about Smorty! Look at it this way, you’ve got a world of opportunity ahead of you for what you can pick! It’s such an exciting and fun time figuring out what name suits you best, what feels most comfy! That’s !!! super exciting !!!

      • maria [she/her]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        3 months ago

        yisyis, i didn say iss a bad thg, im jus - rlli thinkin bout it n - eh - i guess i will be maria. cuz yea - eh, feels gud… but is sadly christian name so thad makes me sad… bt alsuu conveys a sense of… purity which i like.,.,

  • mxcory@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I stole mine from a Greek goddess. It is only part of her name though. This goddess also was known by Kori, so it actually seems like a perfect choice. (My chosen name isn’t currently in my display name.)

  • haileyscommit@kbin.earth
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    1 month ago

    I had actually agonized over a new male name before, and eventually I settled on Hal… and it didn’t take long before the idea of a Hailey appeared… I couldn’t shake the name so it ended up sticking to an idea of an idealized partner. So when I found out I’m trans, it was only natural to pick Hailey.

    Now, there are multiple equally valid (and a few invalid) ways to spell it so that was just kinda vibes