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Discussion in 'Gender Identity and Expression' started by Orange Bananas, Apr 9, 2014.

  1. Ruthven

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    I dunno why, but I laughed so hard at your reaction. :lol:

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    Name's Ruthven Desmond (insert last name/lol but it'd be so easy to find me cuz there's barely anyone with my first name). Also go by Rude, which for me is short for Ruthven.

    Changed the whole thing. First, middle, and last. Fuckin love it.
     
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    I'm fine with my birth name or my middle name. I'm agender, so it feels like a name shouldn't matter. Yet, I feel very neutral towards my birth name and have that same feeling from my chosen name as I do from my preferred pronouns. The name Celest makes me happy. Paige is fine, but Celest really makes me happy. I might stop going by Paige, but I haven't had much chance to try out Celest. A couple people have called me it before though, and I was pretty happy. I've also had lots of people tell me the name is really cute. I'm still kinda on the fence about it, though. I mean, it feels right, but at the same time I'm not quite sure if I want to abandon my birth name.
     
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    I chose the name Destrie as my first name, and as for my middle name, I'm thinking maybe Callahan though i'm not sure yet Nyu~
     
  4. Kasey

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    Wait... Who is laughing at who?

    Is it so hard to believe this is my actual name?
     
  5. drwinchester

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    I dunno. Gender neutral names are like the trans lottery. You lucked out, lol.
     
  6. Kasey

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    I thought I lost the lottery at first. But yea you're right I'm quite happy with my name now.
     
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    I legally changed my name over 2 years ago. I don't feel like sharing it here but it was a great experience. I typically forget that it was ever anything else. :slight_smile:
     
  8. Ruthven

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    I was laughin' at Niko's reaction, him bein so surprised/shocked you lucked out. it just was kinda funny for some reason at the time.
     
  9. Kasey

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    I never win when gambling so I'll take this luck.
     
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    Hey, I'm sticking with my given name, too! High five! :grin:

    I was lucky to be born with a unisex name, although it's more commonly given to girls, but I could go by Jay, which isn't really shorter than Jade, but it sounds manlier, I guess.

    Anyway, I was born Jade Nicole, which I hate because, well, it seems like every girl in my graduating class had that middle name, and it sounds kind of awful to me. So I chose Nathan as my middle name. Doesn't roll of the tongue, but it's something.

    Jade Nathan ******..... I could go with Nathaniel, but the reason I want to stick with Nathan is a very personal one.

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    Oh, it feels so good to actually type out most of my name! (!)
     
  11. Kasey

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    Big ups to keeping your name.

    And no I don't want to say my middle name.
     
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    I don't blame you. Middle names do kind of suck. They're almost hand-in-hand with being in trouble.
     
  13. drwinchester

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    Or stores trying to be high end.

    No, seriously. Like my goal when picking my middle name was not to sound like some damn furniture store. Like Ethan Allen.

    ...Well, I dunno. Does Byron John sound like a place you'd pick up the furniture?
     
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    Byron John sounds like a guy I'd hire to help move furniture. :wink:


    Oh, Audrey here. :grin: (No middle yet.)
     
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    Byron John sounds like a rugged brand of beef jerky.

    Audrey is not what I pegged you for but I like it.

    And let's just say I REALLY hate the contraction version of my middle name.
     
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    OK, gotta know this one. Spill! :grin: (FWIW, always figured Kasey was your birth name.)

    For the record, Audrey is not taken from Hepburn (although love her), but from Landers. Had a real crush on her as a kid. :wink: (Sadly, look nothing like her.)

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    I've never hid the fact this is my actual name.
     
  18. drwinchester

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    Beef jerky, eh? :wink: Guess that ties in with furniture moving.

    Really like Audrey as a name. And I dunno. Figured Kasey was your name.
     
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    Kasey (alt spelling: Casey) is actually one of my favorite names!
     
  20. Kasey

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    There are about 5 other ways to spell my name.

    Also is that little shop of horrors?

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    Can't fool the good doctor.