I am female to male transgender and have been struggling to come up with a new name for myself that isn’t my birth name. I’ve been going by [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] since it’s pretty gender neutral, but I want something that’s a little more decisively masculine. I have brown curlyish/wavy hair, brown eyes, and am an actor and a playwright. I’m also Jewish and name meanings are pretty important to me. I wear big rectangular black glasses and play the drums. The names that I’ve been tossing around are: [name_m]Jonah[/name_m], [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m], [name_u]Teagan[/name_u] (which I know is gender neutral too but I like the meaning), [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_m]Harvey[/name_m], and I sort of like [name_m]Basil[/name_m]. If any of you guys have any opinions or suggestions, that would be super helpful!! I will mostly likely be using [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] as my middle name but it’s also a contender for first names. I’ve been told I look like a [name_m]Marcus[/name_m], an [name_m]Andrew[/name_m], a [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m], and a Miles if that gives any ideas!!
Are there any particular qualities you’re hoping for in your name? A meaning, origin, old-fashioned vs a modern sounding name? I’m not very familiar with Hebrew or names with Jewish significance, so I can’t offer help there.
Some varied suggestions:
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] / [name_m]Alec[/name_m]
[name_m]Alfred[/name_m]
[name_m]Anton[/name_m] / [name_m]Anthony[/name_m]
[name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_m]Brendan[/name_m]
[name_m]Byron[/name_m]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_u]Corbin[/name_u]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_u]Cody[/name_u]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_m]Derek[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m]
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] / [name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Franco[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m]
[name_m]Gavin[/name_m]
[name_u]Hayden[/name_u]
[name_m]Hector[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Holden[/name_m]
[name_m]Ian[/name_m]
[name_m]Isaac[/name_m]
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Jason[/name_m]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_m]Kendrick[/name_m]
[name_u]Kyle[/name_u]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_u]Leland[/name_u]
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]/[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_m]Malachi[/name_m]
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m]
[name_u]Mason[/name_u]
[name_u]Neil[/name_u]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]/[name_m]Nicolai[/name_m]
[name_m]Oren[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Paul[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_u]Porter[/name_u]
[name_m]Preston[/name_m]
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m]
[name_m]Roger[/name_m]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u]
[name_m]Scott[/name_m]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]/[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Travis[/name_m]
[name_u]Tyler[/name_u]
[name_m]Ulrich[/name_m]
[name_m]Vance[/name_m]
[name_m]Victor[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]/[name_m]Weston[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]/[name_m]Wilson[/name_m]
[name_m]Xander[/name_m]
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m]
Good luck!
I really like [name_m]Jonah[/name_m] and [name_m]Harvey[/name_m] of your choices!
Congrats on this huge step! Well I like [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u], I can understand your desire for a more masculine name. Of your list, I really like [name_m]Jonah[/name_m] and think it fits with both you aesthetic and your heritage. I would also suggest:
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]/[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]- free man (this is either perfect or way too on the nose… Up to you!)
[name_m]Eli[/name_m]- ascended, uplifted
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]- fortunate, happy one
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]- happy, fortunate
I think [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] would go great as a middle for any!
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] keeps popping into my head, [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] means priceless or of immeasurable worth.
are you thinking more traditional or modern?
for traditional names I would suggest:
[name_u]Eliot[/name_u]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_u]Conner[/name_u]
[name_m]Anthony[/name_m]
[name_m]Marcus[/name_m] (not my fave with [name_m]Lucas[/name_m] though)
[name_m]William[/name_m]
[name_m]Johnathon[/name_m]
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u]
[name_m]David[/name_m]
([name_m]Anthony[/name_m], [name_m]David[/name_m], and [name_u]Ryan[/name_u] are my personal favorites)
for modern names i would suggest:
[name_m]Derrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m]
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m]
[name_m]Killian[/name_m]
[name_u]Aidan[/name_u]
[name_m]Brandon[/name_m]
[name_m]Dominic[/name_m]
[name_u]Jesse[/name_u] (kind of unisex but it means gift and I really like that meaning)
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m]
[name_m]Declan[/name_m]
([name_m]Bennett[/name_m], [name_m]Garrett[/name_m], [name_u]Jesse[/name_u] and [name_m]Dominic[/name_m] are my personal faves)
I hope that helps!!