Trans Guy Name Suggestions?

[name_m]Hi[/name_m]! I’m a recently out trans man and was hoping I could get a little help picking a new name! I’ve been going by [name_u]Robin[/name_u] for a while, but it feels too feminine. I want something very masculine that won’t be misconstrued for a girls’s name. I’d also like something that is/has a nickname, but that’s not a requirement. Here’s a couple I like so far:

[name_m]Dante[/name_m]
[name_u]Dean[/name_u]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] (Mixed feelings- I like it and I like the nicknames, but might it be too feminine?)
[name_m]Jason[/name_m]
[name_m]Cecil[/name_m]

Any help is appreciated! :relaxed:

Dante and [name_m]Cecil[/name_m] are both wonderful options! I personally see [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] as completely unisex and wouldn’t think of it as only masculine or feminine, but if it’s not a comfortable fit then it’s not a comfortable fit! Have you thought about [name_m]Charles[/name_m]? It’s solidly masculine and you could still go by the nickname [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] if you wanted to.

Some additional ideas:
[name_m]Cyril[/name_m]
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_m]Leander[/name_m]
[name_m]Evander[/name_m]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_u]Basil[/name_u]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_u]Claude[/name_u]
[name_m]Horace[/name_m]
[name_m]Cassian[/name_m]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_m]Emrys[/name_m]
[name_m]Isidore[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m] or [name_m]Lucius[/name_m]
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Fabian[/name_m] or [name_m]Fabius[/name_m]
[name_u]Julian[/name_u]
[name_u]Cato[/name_u]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]/Sebastien
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m]
[name_u]Milo[/name_u]
[name_m]Leonard[/name_m]/Leonardo
[name_m]Jack[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_m]Amias[/name_m]

It might help if you describe yourself a little bit? But I totally understand if you’re not comfortable doing that online! Good luck finding the perfect name!

Robert
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Raymond[/name_m]
[name_m]Richard[/name_m]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Ross[/name_m]
[name_m]Russell[/name_m]
[name_m]Rodney[/name_m]

Mitchell
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Justin[/name_m]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_u]Carter[/name_u]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m]
[name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m]
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m]

[name_m]Cedric[/name_m]
[name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]
[name_m]Justin[/name_m]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_m]Nicolas[/name_m]
[name_u]Landon[/name_u]
[name_u]Timothy[/name_u]
[name_m]Wilson[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]

Thank you so much for responding!! I really like [name_m]Adrian[/name_m], [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] and and [name_m]Atticus[/name_m]- I’ll have to add those to the list.

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Lucas used to be on my list and I really liked it, but I removed it because my sister thought it didn’t fit. I might add it back now- thanks for the new additions of [name_m]Ross[/name_m] and [name_m]Zachary[/name_m]!

I really like [name_u]August[/name_u]/Augustus/Augustine, I’ll add those to my list!!

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What about…

James (nn: [name_m]Jimmy[/name_m])
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] (nn: [name_u]Sam[/name_u])
[name_m]David[/name_m]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]Charles[/name_m]
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m] (nn: [name_m]Tommy[/name_m])
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] (nn: [name_m]Alec[/name_m], [name_u]Lex[/name_u], [name_u]Sandy[/name_u], [name_m]Xander[/name_m], [name_m]Zander[/name_m])
[name_m]William[/name_m] (nn: [name_u]Billy[/name_u], [name_m]Will[/name_m], [name_u]Pim[/name_u])
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_u]Harry[/name_u]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] (nn: [name_m]Ned[/name_m] or [name_m]Ted[/name_m])
[name_m]Vishnu[/name_m]
[name_m]Icarus[/name_m]
[name_u]Krishna[/name_u]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] (nn: [name_m]Noll[/name_m] or [name_u]Ollie[/name_u])
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u] (nn: [name_u]Gabie[/name_u])
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] (nn: [name_u]Zeke[/name_u])
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]

LMK what you think!!

How about…

Reid
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] (very similar to [name_u]Robin[/name_u] but more masculine)
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u]
[name_u]Maxwell[/name_u]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m](iel)
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_u]Wyatt[/name_u]
[name_m]Graham[/name_m]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m]
[name_u]Levi[/name_u]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Silas[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]

I’d recommend you to avoid [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] because many people see it as unisex. However, I like @midwinter’s idea of using [name_m]Charles[/name_m] with nickname [name_u]Charlie[/name_u]!

Some other names you might like:
[name_m]Bram[/name_m], [name_m]Casimir[/name_m], [name_m]Casper[/name_m], [name_m]Colin[/name_m], [name_u]George[/name_u], [name_m]Jack[/name_m], [name_m]Jonas[/name_m], [name_m]Julius[/name_m], [name_m]Marcus[/name_m], [name_u]Max[/name_u], [name_m]Rafael[/name_m], [name_m]Tom[/name_m], [name_m]Victor[/name_m], [name_m]Vincent[/name_m], [name_m]Will[/name_m]

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Definitely adding [name_u]Benjamin[/name_u] and [name_u]James[/name_u] to my list-- I really like all the possible nicknames for those! I might add [name_m]Luke[/name_m] as well.

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I really like [name_u]Levi[/name_u], [name_m]Silas[/name_m] and [name_u]Jasper[/name_u], thanks!

Charles is definitely growing on me. I also like [name_m]Bram[/name_m] for [name_m]Bram[/name_m] Stoker and [name_m]Victor[/name_m]!

I like [name_u]Dean[/name_u] for you!

Some other ideas

Benjamin ([name_u]Jem[/name_u], [name_m]Ben[/name_m], [name_m]Benny[/name_m], [name_u]Jamie[/name_u])
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] ([name_u]Jamie[/name_u], [name_u]Sonny[/name_u], [name_u]James[/name_u])
[name_m]Frederick[/name_m] ([name_u]Freddie[/name_u], [name_m]Fred[/name_m], [name_u]Rex[/name_u])
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m] ([name_m]Frank[/name_m], [name_u]Frankie[/name_u])
[name_m]Silas[/name_m] ([name_m]Sy[/name_m])
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] ([name_u]Ollie[/name_u])
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m] ([name_u]Theo[/name_u], [name_m]Ted[/name_m])