I am a trans guy going through the process of picking out a new name. The search is hard for me though because it means a lot to me
I generally am looking for a name that is:
•one or two syllables; last name is three syllables
•does not end with an S; last name begins with S
•not too common, not too unique. range of 2000-2002 popularity would be best suited
•mainly masculine, some unisex is okay
Here are some names I dig:
[name_m]Aaron[/name_m]
[name_m]Ansel[/name_m]
[name_m]Bryant[/name_m]
[name_m]Colin[/name_m]
[name_u]Carter[/name_u]
[name_u]Chase[/name_u]
[name_m]Davis[/name_m], but ends with S
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_u]Glenn[/name_u]
[name_u]Jem[/name_u], short for [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m], [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m], or [name_m]Jeremias[/name_m]—but those names are too long. I don’t know what else it could be short for though, and by itself jem doesn’t sound too masc? i like it though because it resembles my current nickname
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u], but unisex. if there was a way to make it masculine without making it too edgy
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
[name_m]Jovin[/name_m]
[name_m]Kale[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m], but ends with S
[name_m]Novak[/name_m], but sounds too unique highkey
I like k and n sounds. I like names that begin with jo or just have a long o sound in them in general. All help appreciated. Thank you
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m], [name_m]Jonah[/name_m] and [name_m]Louis[/name_m] sound good!
Some other ideas:
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_u]Logan[/name_u]
[name_u]Blake[/name_u]
Thanks! I’d like a hard sound at the end of [name_m]Joe[/name_m], maybe like [name_m]Joel[/name_m]? Or [name_f]Jone[/name_f]/[name_u]Joan[/name_u], but those are more feminized.
Thanks, those are good suggestions. I like [name_m]Ezra[/name_m] and [name_u]Noah[/name_u] too but they’re not very popular from the year I am born so I don’t know if that’ll be a giveaway.
Since you like the “jo” sound, what about [name_m]Joseph[/name_m]? It was #8 in 2001 and you could go by [name_m]Joe[/name_m]. I think [name_m]Joel[/name_m] is a great option too
[name_m]Jerome[/name_m] nicknamed [name_u]Jem[/name_u] is an option: two syllables; does not end with an S; not too common, not too unique (in 2000, it ranked #494 and in 2001 and 2002, #488 in the USA - ssa.gov data) and it’s clearly masculine.
[name_u]Jem[/name_u] could be short for [name_u]James[/name_u]? Other than that, I love [name_m]Louis[/name_m], [name_m]Jonah[/name_m], and [name_m]Aaron[/name_m]. Best of luck!
For [name_u]Jem[/name_u], maybe [name_u]James[/name_u]/[name_u]Jameson[/name_u]
[name_u]Tobin[/name_u]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] - I’m around the same age as you and I know three or four Noahs, IDK where you live but it wasn’t super uncommon when I was born where i live
[name_u]Tyler[/name_u] / [name_m]Ty[/name_m]
[name_m]Joshua[/name_m]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_u]Jesse[/name_u]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
Colson/[name_m]Colton[/name_m]
Joseph is actually a past relative’s name, so that can be cool!
I prefer Jeremy to Jerome. They’re the same amount of letters, but yeah the syllables of Jerome sounds better with my last name.
I don’t mind how common the name James is, just the S sound with my last name. As well I like Dax, but with the S in my last name it clashes sounds.
It depends. How big of a deal is the last letter of the name clashing with the first letter of the last name in the eyes of others? Personally, I don’t like it, but a lot of the names that I do like end with an S.
Are you taking meaning into account? [name_f]Do[/name_f] you want any connection to your dead name?
For interest…
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m] = He will add
[name_m]Joel[/name_m] = Yahweh is God
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m] = [name_u]Dove[/name_u]
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] = appointed by God
[name_m]Jerome[/name_m] = sacred name
I quite like the symbolism of the dove for you; the peace after a storm/flood. And [name_m]Jerome[/name_m], too, as a sacred name, this name you’ve chosen for yourself, for the real you.
