Hello Reddit! I have come seeking help with my name. I am a trans guy who really wants a name to call his own.
My dead name is… rare to say the least. My dad allegedly made it up and I’ve never met anyone else with the name. I don’t mind this too much but a pre-established name would be nice. Although I don’t want it to be too basic (although plenty of the names I’ve considered are very basic).
I’m considering James as my middle name because it sounds like my old middle name (one syllable J name). My surname is also one syllable and begins with an L.
I’ve had some ideas, some prominent ones being:
Silas (from a book character)
Alek/Alex (a name I loved when I was a kid)
Caleb (first name I considered)
That’s all I’ve got. A very not-exciting list that I don’t know how to feel about. I’d appreciate suggestions/tips/anything really. I just want to figure out a name to call myself while everything else in my world is so shaky (my family life isn’t very stable and I’m in a big transitional period in my life, not just the actual transition lol). I want something to call my own and no names are sticking.
Thank you in advance for your help :)