What do you all think of the name Yin? I am a trans man trying to find my name and I really enjoy this one but I worry it is a bit too out there, sounds feminine, or that I shouldn’t go it for the reasoning that I’m not Chinese. My mom is also named [name_u]Lynn[/name_u] though which could make things confusing. Please let me know your thoughts.
Yin is supposed to be the “female” side of yin and yang, and yang the “masculine” side so I definitely wouldn’t use it for myself if I was a trans guy. That paired with the fact that you have no Chinese ancestry and that it sounds so similar to your mother’s name makes me think you should go for another name.
I’m going off names that sound cool and unique and are 2 syllables or less:
[name_u]Arlo[/name_u]
[name_m]Anders[/name_m]
[name_m]Archer[/name_m]
[name_m]Arrow[/name_m]
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_m]Boone[/name_m]
[name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m]
[name_m]Cy[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]Clay[/name_m]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_m]Conan[/name_m]
[name_m]Conall[/name_m]
[name_m]Cecil[/name_m]
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m]
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u]
[name_m]Deacon[/name_m]
[name_m]Davis[/name_m]
[name_u]Drew[/name_u]
[name_m]Ford[/name_m]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Fitz[/name_m]
[name_m]Fraser[/name_m]
[name_m]Foster[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Forrest[/name_m]
[name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_m]Griffin[/name_m]
[name_m]Hayes[/name_m]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Holden[/name_m]
[name_m]Hendrix[/name_m]
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]
[name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_u]Lennon[/name_u]/[name_u]Lennox[/name_u]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Lonan[/name_m]
[name_m]Lorcan[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxfield[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m]
[name_u]Rex[/name_u]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_u]Rafe[/name_u]
[name_m]Rhodes[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_m]Tucker[/name_m]
[name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_m]Truman[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilder[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m]