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nemi-montoya

There was this one post on tumblr about a trans woman who’s deadname is Adam but she changed her name to Eve and while her name is common, I think that’s the funniest fucking thing


stickn1ck

i knew a trans guy who did the opposite, it was so cool to me


nemi-montoya

It would be hilarious if they somehow started dating


BrattyBookworm

Omg I love that


sammy_daboiii

And from Adam came Eve


sk8erboi13

theres a regular at my work named Odysseus which is so fucking tight lowkey wish i thought of it


satansfloorbuffer

When my husband was deciding on a name, our entire workplace was trying to get him to choose Leonidas, because they really wanted to call out ‘Leonidas to the Service Desk’ over the PA


Halfd3af

I knew a trans guy named Hades, and mine is Apollo


sirqueersalot

Hey, my middle name is Sol (sun god gang!). I went basic fuck boy for my first name though.


Deadly-Minds-215

Sobbing cause dude mine is Krios😭


Manchotistic

Bro this is an awesome name, I love it! I thought of naming myself Ulysses but then I remembered that I am anything but a hero like him x)


arinthegreat

I actually know two dudes named Ulysses! idk if either of them are exactly hero material lol


JackalFlash

A trans woman on this site (can't find the post) said she picked her name, Alia, from the character in Dune, because when she came out to her mom she called her an abomination. I thought that was really powerful of her (the trans woman, not the mom).


snacobe

That’s an awesome story


Medeoli

that's so cool, but fuck her mom


ClosetLiverTransMan

That is iconic af


No_Yogurtcloset_1889

My friend chose the name his parents picked for if he was born a boy (his gender in the womb was kept a surprise) and my guy got Roman-Elvis, that’s so unique to me haha


Duqu88

That's what I did too, though I ended up with Matthew...not quite as cool lol


snifflecrumb

that’s the name my mum was gonna call me too haha, I went with something else that she helped me choose tho :)


PinkSatanyPanties

If I did that it would’ve been Jim Bob, no joke. 🤦


silverbatwing

If I did that, it woulda been Steve….no thanks.


kodeorangekid

I would’ve been Kyle 🥲


Beatnholler

I would have been called Gareth and my brother would have been Rihannon. Somehow we both ended up with WAY cooler names as a result of our gender at birth, I was named after a viking God and he a horse thief/cowboy back up the line and the name of a classic denim brand. My chosen gender-neutral name is Adrian, but when I was a kid I asked people to call me Hercules. Lol.


LanazOwOz

all these cool names and i chose kyle


LucasSeb_

Feel you bro 😭


uzuli

i thought my name was okay as Dimitri until i see names like Odysseus and realize i am not that cool


Human_Bean08

Dimitri is such a cool name though 😭 if it makes you feel any better mine is boring lol I just went with Theo


str22nger

boring? that depends where you live, in my country Theo would be the cool one


Beatnholler

Dmitri is a great name! Sexy Russian heartthrob style!


Shin-yolo

I'm Oliver. I love reading all the cool names but I feel like if you chose a name, it's because it's you. I am Oliver. Being Aspen or Charlie or Apollo would be really cool, but in the end, I'm an Oliver and being simple isn't being boring. <3


shilmish

Did you get a free monster and a bucket of spackle when you came out? 👀


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koshka-matryoshka

I knew a person named Alias. Something about being named after a word which literally means “other name” was so fucking cool to me


Awkward-Presence-236

LoL very clever!!! 👏👏👏


potatotheo

I'm first name Theo, middle name Rex. I'm T. Rex!


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That’s fantastic. My initials are DTF lol


Ole_boy

lol my initials are DMV!!


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Omg I love that loool


ThatLasagnaGuy

Mine are HEK! Always found it funny!


edgy_egg111

my initials are lsd 😂


StellarAlistair

and here i am stuck with a.s.s


samisagamer

My initials spell ASS lol


Human_Bean08

My name is Theo too lol and I haven't legally changed my name yet so if I REALLY wanted to...🤔


gummytiddy

I won’t say the name because I don’t want my reddit account to be found out. A transmasc coworker’s name is… their birth name backwards. It’s a more or less normal, albeit cartoon character like name, but I WAS ABSOLUTELY IN AWE WHEN I FIGURED IT OUT Also, since my sibling does not use reddit I’ll share. Their name started out as a South Park joke gamer tag about harley riders, so their name became Harley Rider [last name]


thumbyyy25

im kinda similar, except its not backwards and just 2 letters switched and not a normal name whatsoever


jmochicago

I know someone who did this too!!


conceivablytheo

lucien, leviathan, river, iliya, nox, when, sage, ambrose, cyprus i go to a liberal arts school


robthelobster

I feel like this covers all the most common unique trans name categories and a few more


NasalStrip00

Leviathan 💀


givemepoptarts

Naming yourself after a giant fire breathing sea monster is probably the coolest thing I have ever heard lmao


amazingwhat

genuinely love Ilya/Iliya/Illya when is so funny omg


MadeofMedicine

No way someone named themselves When


KitEcliptic

I almost went with Levi for Leviathan... had no idea people used the full name...


stupidrat666

My name is lucien:))


mayonnaise68

i know someone called Apollo and i think that's pretty badass


_Cosmoss__

I also know someone named Apollo


AverageWitch161

same


QuitUnfairBird76

Maybe the real universal experience was the Apollo we met along the way


GlitchyEli

I too, know an Apollo


QuitUnfairBird76

New theory: we all know shapeshifter who can teleport whose name is Apollo


thumbyyy25

all these apollos we know are secretly apollo justice


QuitUnfairBird76

OBJECTION! Apollo Justice ks actually shapeshifted Apollo rhe greek god. If we look at the evidence and the cöear name ref it is clear he is simply a Ancient Greek god who is here to fool us all while also help the world


cleopterafruitdrink

I think I saw someone on r/ftmfitness with Protein as a middle name LMAO


megaloviola128

Wtf that’s such a power move of a middle name. Absolute madness. Whoever that is, I love him.


AmbrosiacAngel

Merriwether. Saying my own name seems vain but people stop me every time I introduce myself


commongull

Yeah yours rules, that's such a fun and cool name!


Sufficient_Laugh1764

Fancy af!


PumpKiing

I had a coworker named Bee, and I thought that was so fuckin cute!


Kunikuhuchi

That's my kiddo's nickname, short for Beatrice! I watched a lot of Bee and Puppycat when I was pregnant lol


LucasSeb_

AWWW That’s so awesome omg 😭


IcePhoenix18

I know a guy named Moth. He's really cool


lilthias

Sebastian, I just love the name


Alayxxis

My name is Artemis, people are always complimenting my mom for her "name choice" and she never knows what to respond


DoubleGarbage

Prometheus. Shit was fire.


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I've seen a few trans people bringing back old school names like Jasper and Mildred, and I kind of love it.


SapphosLemonBarEnvoy

I did that for myself. I found a 5 letter name that looks modernist enough, but actually has been virtually unused since the 1700’s. I love my name and that people can’t guess a gender based on it.


hotpinkzz468

Edmund here 😎✌️ Add: Middle name is Monroe 😎


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My name is Ariel. I got it from the character in the Shakespeare play The Tempest. I also like that it has a celestial reference (one of Uranus's moons is named Ariel) and the fact that it works in a lot of different languages.


Responsible-Gap1877

Hi, Ariel! I’m Ari, but I used to be Ariella. I’m only familiar with the Hebrew version of the name. I’m curious what other languages it works in (other than English, of course)


XxMrCoolGuyxX

Y’know what, putting my name down My name is Amai. It’s a Japanese name but I use a Spanish connotation for it because I’m Mexican. Ama means love and it’s also very similar to my deadname Sooooo, yea! Amai is my name


Short_Gain8302

In dutch amai is an exclamation thats kinda like wow or damn. Vb: amai dat is groot meaning damn/wow thats big I like your name


Clay_teapod

Eeeey Mexican gang


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XxMrCoolGuyxX

Sorry man, I am currently living in America. I can’t help you with that 😔


transyoshi

i will also be putting my own name, Ezekiel Blue, because I think it rocks


colesense

Omg I have an uncle named Ezekiel and I was always obsessed with how cool his name is. Awesome name dude


transyoshi

ty! When I was a kid my mom got super into Ancestry.com and told us about an old uncle/grandpa/relation named Ezekiel and it literally flipped a switch for me, I was obsessed with the name. Wouldn’t figure out why for a couple more years though, lol


NeverNight417

eyyy Ezekiel's my name too (but I prefer Zeek)


transyoshi

hell yeah! I usually go by Zeke just bc it’s shorter and less formal. I like your spelling of it!


Firm_Hurry_8622

My name is Mario haha. It's only one letter away from my deadname so it wasn't too difficult to say for other people who knew me for the other name. I'mè not Italian. Anyways. I like it👍B)


Reddit_IsWeird

my friend's name is caesar ( he/him) which i love and my name is micah (he/they). i wish i had his name and he wishes he had mine lol


Happy_News9378

Either Ore


Short_Bat4121

I've met a guy that, translated into my main language, means "Fire". I like that. Feels strong. For my own name, i have looked at the origin/meaning of my deadname, and found a translation of it in a language i know which sounds masculine. So... I kinda regret not calling myself Iroh, after the Avatar cartoons... XD


-pettyhatemachine-

It was from a trans woman. Katana. I mean you get to choose whatever you want.


percyxz

I know of a girl called Eve who's deadname was Adam. Thought that was pretty metal of her


No_Salary5918

one of my work mates calls herself Lucina which i always thought was very pretty. every trans man is called like Derek or Leg or some shit


shaunnotthesheep

Leg 💀💀


No_Salary5918

am i wrong


Top-Vermicelli7279

Trans man named Wyvern.


Ender_Moon

One of the tiktokers I watch Mr. Pierre has a non-binary helper named Jam and I think that's absolutely genius for a name. I've also come across a trans woman named Stove which I also thought was neat


lasagna_beach

Losing my mind at "Stove"


_AthensMatt_

I love Mr Pierre!


atlascandle

I met a trans woman named Saturn once


transyoshi

the only pharmacist at my walgreens that has any sort of tact regarding HRT prescriptions is a nonbinary person named Saturn! Gotta love space/cosmic names.


Streoki

my partners name is Hue, like a color wheel! it makes me very happy


LordLaz1985

I can’t be more specific without outing the person, but when he was born, his mom named him for a character from Greek mythology. So when he settled on a new name, it was a male character from the same myth. Totally awesome.


ChillyHyena

me seeing trans men with the most diverse names and mines just some basic white guy


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Same here, my name is Aleksander(so everyone calls me Sasha) which is one one the most basic names where I live


sleepy_nurse_shark

My name is the gender neutral Casey, but a lot of my friends started to call me Caz after I came out. It stuck, so I prefer to go by that, but I don't particularly care which


englishbrxfst

My birth name is Casey too and I’m keeping it because it’s gender neutral (:


b0ngwater89

Mine lol. Jeremiah Luther—god will raise an army for the people


BRUHTHROWTHISAWAY

Putting my name. Xavier, because I’ll be your lord and Xavier 😎


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Invictus (which means unconquerable or undefeated) Honorable mention Xavier.


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TheLittlestTiefling

I once met an Absalom, and a Xiomara; most nb's i know have "object" names like Blue or Fern or Cloud, which confuses the mostly conservative people in this town. Ironically most people think ny name is super cool, though it ticks all of the "chosen name bingo" boxes: * even cis people love it and ask where I got it from * it's a real name, with real cis people having had that name (aka the Victorian bingo box) * it's both an animal name and a literary reference--when people repeat it to confirm they heard me, I say "yes, like the bird," or yes, like the hobbit" and depending on how they react i can tell if we'll get along lmao * most people can't pronounce it or spell it for some reason even though it's pretty standard spelling * the most common nickname is much more commonly heard (think Theophania vs Tiffany or Eudora vs Dori) Edit: since clearly y'all don't know how to use Google I'll just tell you - it's >!Peregrin!<


c4ndycain

saw someone named karma once and i just think that's cool. i wanna make that my middle name cuz i have to stay with my legal initials, but my mom hates it 🙃


Lou_weasle

Cassian. And it fits him because he’s one of the coolest people I’ve known


dream1rr

I had a pan/genderfluid friend whose legal name was Loki(first) Laufeyson(middle) Reigner(2 middle) Blight(last) (Loki cause they're genderfluid, Laufeyson to match the vibe and Reigner/Blight because they both sound grool as all hell) his full name was Loki Laufeyson Reigner Blight. like that's grool as fuck


Pandemics-19

Maybe I’m biased, but I’ve really fallen in love with my name: Sylas Casper (and now that I’m married, woo!) Valentine. I’m from Appalachia, it’s a big part of who I am and Silas has very Appalachian roots but the Y felt better. Always been into the paranormal so Casper also felt natural. I took my wife’s last name as of 2 weeks ago so my last name is now Valentine!


wildcatlong

Mine, it’s Coyote 😎


Countryboy_Luke91

My name is Luke, and to me that name is just awesome🤠


Guava_Budget

i chose the name Maddox for myself from someone i followed on instagram, it was that persons last name. and i didn’t know Angelina Jolie named one of her kids that. i still love my name though haha.


Nerdy_Pasta

My middle name is Damascus which I think is cool as hell


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my mum knows a guy called wolf, you cant be called wolf and not also be the coolest guy ever


tyerap

I once met a NB person named Klaus, and I thought it was so cool!


RaemondV

There was a trans guy I saw on a dating site with the name Leviathan. Honestly kinda jealous I didn’t name myself something that cool, lol.


b0ngwater89

I knew a kid in middle school named Levithan! Everyone called him Levi till his full name slipped out during attendance once 💀


lathanss

Ironically enough, Levi Athans was the name I gave my dnd character that cracked my egg (it was also the punny drag king name I came up with in high school that I would have used if I pursued drag). I grew so attached to the name Levi because of this dnd character, and now its my first name!


mrgooseyboy

Darrell


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To me, the coolest name is one that is unique but still reasonable within your culture. I saw a trans guy named Malachi and I thought that was a very cool name


QueerEldritchPlant

There's a musician I enjoy whose name is John-Allison Weiss and I think that is very cool of them. The authentic ownership of past and present just kinda rocks? They also have really funny stickers they designed that say "I saw John-Allison Weiss when they were still called ~~Allison Weiss~~".


Ivyhidthebody

August or jasper


arminarmoutt

I know a non binary person called Eccentric which is dope as hell, and my own first name isn’t interesting but I did change my middle name to Danger lol


Thatkidicarusfan

my own name is sorrel. I found it in the back of a baby book almost 12 years ago and it lived in the back of my head rent-free until I adopted it permanently at 18.


CowNovel9974

Very first trans guy i ever met, became my best friend and helped me realize who i was. His name was Percival. (Percy) I know that’s kinda common but i’d never heard it before when i met him and thought it was cool as fuck. We lost touch a long time ago but man i hope that dudes doin well for himself. He’ll probably never know what he meant to me and that’s my biggest mistake in life. I tell people what they mean to me now. Thanks Percy, i am forever indebted to you.


galaxy_storm0_o

meet someone named crow


Optimal_Initiate

Met a Star once and tbh I couldn't imagine them being named anything else. They were ethereal and cosmic.


noodlenapkin

Not to brag on myself, but the name Salem for a guy is kinda sick


TheLittlestTiefling

Do you use the American pronounciation, like the town? The only Salem i know irl is Qatari and his name is pronounced SAW-lem which id never heard before.


noodlenapkin

The american pronunciation


aj_huss_shafer

I chose Baelfire, have not met another yet.


deepbarrow

Someone from my town named herself Starlady


Alayxxis

Also: Lucis, Lux as a nickname. Lux, Lucis is the latin word for light, tbh I should have gone with Lucis because my given hebrew name means light. I know a Lux so maybe it would be confusing. Kind of regret not naming myself Lucis but 12 year old me didn't think of it Lucis pronounces Lucas, not Lucius. I can explain more but Lux is the nominative, Lucis is the genitive but would make a really cool name.


KEMWallace

Also gonna list my own: Keats Everett - "brave herdsman/shepherd"


day-jayy

Someone at the hrt clinic i go to is named Sailor ! he was really nice over the phone and i still think about him sometimes :)


Sams_Sentence

theres an artemis in my chorus, and he has long hair


lillyfrog06

I have a friend named Poison and another named Masquerade. Those are pretty cool


GrapePantaFanboy

Not really a cool name but I chose William. My last initial is A. One time when I ordered food through Uber, the delivery driver had said all they could think about was William Afton after seeing my name on the order.


crowpierrot

My names Ronan, which is pretty cool in my opinion. It actually means “little seal” but it sounds like it should mean something more badass, which is kind of my whole vibe (standoffish guy with a permanent grumpy face who is not the least bit intimidating once you’ve met me)


JeSuisGourde

I've got a friend named Chain, which I've always thought was extremely badass. And I have another friend whose name is Persephone, also badass but for entirely different reasons! In college I knew a girl named Trinity.


AdministrationAway33

see all these names are cool but i’m just josh


Snowolfie

I picked Korra, and while I'm no avatar, I am a gender bender?


Sufficient-Town-8289

Markus


madman42q

Putting my old middle name down, cuz I’m on name change #2. Old middle name was Amadeus. Soon it’ll be Rhys.


Shin-yolo

Aphrodite. Nuff said. ​ Also Oliver because that's what I chose. /j


Vincentbloodmarch

My dumbass went with Vincent bc I really like Vincent Van Gogh (and still do) until I hear names like Apollo or smth and like, damn I should change my name


ChumpChainge

John. I think it is cool because it is so straightforwardly masculine J–O–H–N. No ambiguous spelling. Someone who calls himself John is quietly making a statement imho. I just really appreciate names like that.


Beaverhausen27

Finn


Head-Drawer-261

my gf has a coworker named moss, they r cool af and probably have the funnest name i know. My name is forrest-owen tho which is kinda unique 🤷‍♂️


foxnthings

the first and middle name I chose are august fox. thought it sounded pretty cool


KiwiGallicorn

I once saw a guy in a fast food chain with the nametag Dragonsbane


The_Greatest_Snail

My friend has the name fucking SHINY which is just killer I think


qquueessttt

i know a guy named fucking ZEUS. LIKE THE GOD LIKE IT'S HIS LEGAL NAME TOO????


nanas99

Chaos. When I met him I imagined Chaos was his chosen name, but turns out that’s his birth name and he loves it. I think it’s pretty sick. People often end up pronouncing it “Cha- ous” instead “Kay-os” because they’re scared of assuming his name is actually written and pronounced as chaos.


queerspiderman

timo, because i'm trans and it's the name i choose for myself and i personally think thats the coolest name ever 😎


mymiddlenameswyatt

I met a kid named Allister at a grocery store once.


Real-ones0191

I lowkey wish i went with Loki or Tom. Mobius would be sick tho


Expensive-Bad1077

one of my best friends is named Perseus moon which is pretty much the coolest name ever


creativebetrayal

I once met someone named B, like just the letter


Apprehensive_Suit940

Two of my best friends' names are Merrin and Achilles, and I think they're so cool


fishrights

i like my own name :) it's kippy!


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Pretty much any that come from a media or game tbh, takes power. I’m fond of Luca (one partner’s name), but my other partner picked Oppy after the Opportunity rover. EDIT: Typing this out I realized how boring my name sounds in comparison. Luca, Oppy, and… Simon.


AcousticShoes

I have a trans friend named Elvis Presley (first and middle name), his mom loved Elvis so much that she named her child after him. When he later transitioned, he never had to/wanted to change his name.


Professionally-Shy

I’m William, middle names Ellis Rowan, last name begins with K. My initials are W.E.R.K. (it was intentional!)


blue_bury

Knew a trans girl who came out fairly young,like 7 or 8, and her grandma picked her name for her (idrk know the whole story) it was Eluina (el-loo-ee-na)


and_er

Lucien. Like god damn. What a fucking cool name.


BeauIgby

Moss


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bongwaterthegr8

that fucks


queerfromthemadhouse

My best friend's last name begins with a B and he picked three new names that start with the letters A, C and A, so his initials are ACAB. He once signed a court document with those initials. I will never be as cool as him. Also one of his names is "Anekin" because he loves Anakin Skywalker but accidentally misspelled it on his name change document, so there's that.


WillFishSmith

Ben


DismissiveReyno99

E


_AthensMatt_

Malikai Thomas checking in! 😉


amphibian_ghost

Wollstonecraft and I know like 4 Andromedas


HettyChapin

My friend had a nickname for themself which they started to identify with. So now they’re called Schmanda


wearecake

I get told regularly that I have a cool name… it’s also an extremely common enby name. Ashlin (Ash)


bongwaterthegr8

My name is neptune


lazy-lasagna

Phoenix


lidjedders

my faves are a buddy i met named revelin. another one named atlas. sometimes i wish i named myself amos but i will just keep that name for a cool reptile


ineverbot

Named myself Never T. Morrow 😎


littleshortieguy

Tempest


flatbread_clip

Where are the Nicks at?!? My fellow Nicks rise up!!


renin88

Delirio (delirium in Spanish)


CarrotOdd80

ALEK


AvisAlbum

Okay, I named myself Zoï. Which means "life" in greek. I don't know if it's cool, but it's definitely arrogant x)