I’m transgender, if you’re going to say something rude then please don’t say anything
I was going to change my name to [name_m]Colin[/name_m]. It was never official but more of a “nickname” that I used online. I went by that for maybe two years? That was the only name that I really had besides my birth one but recently…I’ve been thinking it’d be better if I had a shorter and more uncommon name? I’ve also been shortening my name to Col lately. I don’t really like [name_m]Cole[/name_m] but I like Col. I know that it’s a word but it doesn’t bother me because it’s nothing bad. I think that maybe it’s too short but my birth name is only four letters so it’s only one letter less. I’ve been wondering, is it better to keep [name_m]Colin[/name_m] and have a nickname or make Col my legal name? Because if I’m just going to go by a nickname anyway, is there a point in having a full name? That’s not rhetorical, I genuinely don’t know XD
I love the name [name_m]Colin[/name_m] with the nickname Col!
I’m not sure if this is too much of a stretch for you, but you could use the nickname Col for [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]/[name_m]Nicolas[/name_m]/[name_m]Nicolai[/name_m]/[name_m]Nikolai[/name_m].
I love [name_m]Colin[/name_m]! It’s a lovely name, and Col is a great nickname. I think it’s a good idea to use [name_m]Colin[/name_m] as a legal name because you have the versatility then to use both [name_m]Colin[/name_m] and Col - you can use the short and cool name in some situations and the longer and more formal one in others. Best of luck with the name change
Agreed, make the legal name [name_m]Colin[/name_m] and go by Col. My brother is a trans boy and his name is [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], but we have tons of weird nicknames for him. That said, it’s way better for him to be able to eventually change his name to [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], go by that in public, and go by [name_m]Hoy[/name_m] or Hoog or Hug (hyoog) or [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] at home.
