Not a name for a baby but

I didn’t really know which forum to put this in, because it’s not a name for a baby but for myself.

I’m a trans guy, and for a while I’ve been going by Sam, which is a shortening of my birth name, because I’m completely stuck with what to call myself.
I don’t really want a name that is gender neutral because I’d probably still get mistaken for a girl, and it should go with surname Fox.

some that I’ve tried are Sebastian and Victor but they didn’t seem to fit me.
I’m a fan of vintage names, and I also like long names that can be shortened.

Any ideas would be so helpful. thank you xx

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Maybe…
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u]
[name_m]Leonard[/name_m] ‘Leo’
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_m]Bryant[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] ‘Nico’
[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_u]George[/name_u]
[name_m]Edgar[/name_m]

I included some potential nicknames but all of these names have at least one nickname option if you would want to shorten them.

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[name_u]Stanley[/name_u] [name_u]Fox[/name_u] “Stan”
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m] [name_u]Fox[/name_u] “Ali”
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] [name_u]Fox[/name_u] “Gus”
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] [name_u]Fox[/name_u] “Vinnie”
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] [name_u]Fox[/name_u] “Theo”
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u] [name_u]Fox[/name_u] “Jaz”
[name_m]Benjamim[/name_m] [name_u]Fox[/name_u] “Benji”
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] [name_u]Fox[/name_u] “Toby”
[name_u]Maverick[/name_u] [name_u]Fox[/name_u] “Mack”
[name_m]Malcolm[/name_m] [name_u]Fox[/name_u] “Cole”
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_u]Fox[/name_u] “Eli”

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Oooh, I love vintage boys names! (For what it’s with I also love Sebastian.)

Here are some possibilities with nicknames:

[name_m]Harrison[/name_m] (nn Harry)
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] (nn Theo)
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] (nn Nathan)
[name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u] (nn Tad/Ted)
[name_m]Matthias[/name_m] (nn Matt)
[name_m]Zachariah[/name_m] (nn Zack)
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] (nn Alex)
[name_m]Cassian[/name_m] (nn Cass)
[name_u]Callum[/name_u] (nn Cal)

And here are some other vintage-y names that I love, even though they might not have the same nickname potential!
[name_m]Emmanuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Dimitri[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Alistair[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] (maybe [name_u]Eli[/name_u] as a nickname?)

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[name_m]Frederick[/name_m]
[name_m]Julius[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicolas[/name_m]
[name_m]Pascal[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Silvester[/name_m]
[name_u]Timothy[/name_u]
[name_m]William[/name_m]

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Congrats on transitioning!

Maybe Samuel? That would fix the problem :slight_smile:

Henry
George
Forrest
Linden
Alistair

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Lots of great suggestions so far!

I’ll throw in
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] “Shep”
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m] “Phin/Finn”
[name_m]Caledon[/name_m] “Cal”
[name_m]Kipling[/name_m] “Kip”
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m] “Wes”

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thanks to everyone who suggested some!
atm my favorites are
[name_u]Robin[/name_u] or [name_u]Robbie[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_u]Freddie[/name_u]
and I’m revisiting [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] but perhaps as middle?
anyway thank you all it has been really helpful xx

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[name_m]Andrew[/name_m] (Andy, Drew)
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] (Ben, [name_m]Benji[/name_m], Benny)
[name_u]Bradley[/name_u] (Brad)
[name_m]Clarence[/name_m]
[name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_u]Daniel[/name_u]
[name_m]Eugene[/name_m]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_m]Gerald[/name_m]
[name_u]George[/name_u]
[name_m]Hubert[/name_m] (Huey)
[name_m]Ivor[/name_m]
[name_m]Ivan[/name_m]
[name_u]Jericho[/name_u]
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]
[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m]
[name_u]Lincoln[/name_u]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m] (Matty, Matt)
[name_m]Nathaniel[/name_m] (Nathan, Nate)
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
[name_u]Quentin[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] (Theo)
[name_u]Timothy[/name_u] (Tim)
[name_u]Thaddeus[/name_u]
[name_m]Ulysses[/name_m]
[name_m]William[/name_m]

[name_u]Asher[/name_u] (ash)
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_u]Anderson[/name_u]
[name_m]Beckham[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m] (vinnie)
[name_u]Daniel[/name_u]
[name_m]Dominick[/name_m]
[name_m]Joshua[/name_m]
[name_u]Jonah[/name_u]
[name_u]Kade[/name_u] or [name_u]Cade[/name_u]
[name_m]Dawson[/name_m]
[name_m]Cohen[/name_m]
[name_u]Callen[/name_u]
[name_m]Clayton[/name_m] (Clay)
[name_m]Colin[/name_m] / [name_m]Collin[/name_m]
[name_m]Christopher[/name_m]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] (theo)
[name_u]Wylie[/name_u]
Vevik
[name_u]Remi[/name_u]
[name_m]Santiago[/name_m]
[name_u]Niall[/name_u]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_m]Samson[/name_m]
[name_m]Raymond[/name_m]
[name_m]Quinten[/name_m]
[name_u]Parker[/name_u]
[name_m]Watson[/name_m]
[name_m]Norman[/name_m]
[name_u]Nolan[/name_u]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_m]Martin[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxton[/name_m]
[name_u]Maxwell[/name_u]
[name_m]Matteo[/name_m]
[name_m]Matthew[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilson[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilmer[/name_m]
[name_m]Lawson[/name_m]
[name_u]Layton[/name_u]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m]

I hope this helps :slight_smile:

[name_m]Otis[/name_m]
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Ewin[/name_m]
[name_m]Marco[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Willis[/name_m]
[name_u]Wallace[/name_u]
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u]
[name_m]Judson[/name_m]
[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m]
[name_m]Darwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Fredrick[/name_m]