Say if someone came up to you and asked “If you were a boy/girl what would your name be?” could you answer them without needing think or is that not something most people give a thought to?

    • Strlcpy@2@programming.dev
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      6 天前

      Reading this made me think of such a gender-neutral name and honesty I’m digging it. Close to my real name, works in multiple languages.

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    7 天前

    Can’t say I’ve ever thought about it as a cis male. It’s pretty easy to come up with the best sounding derivative though. If you feel that this may be an important choice for you it may benefit you to explore further and perhaps talk to a therapist who has helped others with dysphoria.

    It may also help to add that I’ve gone through phases of not liking my name. It’s not a “normal” name and people very often mishear it as something else. Through this I’ve only ever considered other cis male centric names, also derivatives of my actual name.

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    7 天前

    I’d have no idea. Yeah, there’s a feminine name I could extract from my current name, but my first impression is that I wouldn’t want that. I have no idea.

    Good luck with your journey!

  • oopsgodisdeadmybad@lemmy.zip
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    7 天前

    My name has an obvious feminine version, and I like it enough too.

    I’ve personally known only very few women with that name, (it’s not uncommon) but the ones I did were gorgeous, so I’d happily put myself in that club if I woke up different tomorrow.

    My middle name is already unisex too, so my initials wouldn’t even change lol.

  • Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works
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    7 天前

    Actually, I have one at the ready, mostly because my dad used to call my brother and I by our feminine equivalent names to bug us as children (different time, young army guy).

    Have not given thought to preferred choices, though, just that one.

  • Bunbury@feddit.nl
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    6 天前

    As a cis female I never considered going for a traditionally male name. I do however have a gender neutral name I go by in certain circles. I also used to have a gender neutral account for online gaming.

  • Noxy@pawb.social
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    7 天前

    Nope, but I go by my furry name most places and that’s rather gender neutral.