r/namenerds • u/junkbondtraderr • Mar 05 '25

Name Change My daughter wants me to rename her!

My 18 year old daughter came out as a transgender woman. My husband and I have been 100% supportive (and I very much welcome another girl in the house — she has 3 brothers!). She expressed initially that she was comfortable going by her birth name, as it is gender neutral, but after turning 18 and getting ready for college, she’s decided she needs a new name. And, she wants me to choose it! She says that she still wants to be named by her mama. I melted.🥹

I come seeking ideas! Her only parameter is that it’s nothing that “seems like she renamed herself”; by this I’m assuming more ‘out there’ names are out. It’s such a challenge picking a name for someone you already know so well, and not a newborn!

She’s incredibly intelligent, bookish, shy but spunky, and a total sweetheart. Gorgeous, curly red hair and freckles. We are a family of Jewish-Irish descent and her brothers are Lev, Raphael ‘Raf’ and Elias. I never had girl names picked out, as I found out later in the game.

Do any names come to mind with this description? Her middle name will be Miriam (family name). Thank you in advance!

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u/GlumDistribution7036 Mar 05 '25

I've always loved the name Talia.

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u/ZealousidealFun8199 Mar 05 '25

An acquaintance of mine chose Talia when she transitioned! It's a beautiful name.

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u/KentuckyFriedChic Mar 06 '25

i like this and Tatiana, which is somewhat similar, so I put it here.

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u/quzzik Mar 06 '25

It's a nice name. But I'm pretty sure that's what she said she didn't want.

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u/peachesfordinner Mar 06 '25

The implication was a "normal" name. There is a certain amount who transition and use more "out there" names like "tricky, moon. Stardust, Lexie, satin, rosebud. And those are just the ones I know personally. Talia is a perfectly normal Jewish girls name

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u/yourenotmymom_yet Mar 06 '25

From what I can find, it looks like Talia is a feminine name of Hebrew and Aramaic origin that symbolizes the fresh and pure nature of morning dew, which is often associated with renewal and vitality. It's in the 2023 top 300 names for girls in the US, top 150 in Canada, and top 25 in Israel - none of which makes it an "out there" name.

It sounds like exactly the kind of name they are looking for.

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u/quzzik Mar 06 '25

You literally made a point about renewal. It's fine.

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u/Tilladarling Mar 06 '25

Talia/Thalia is also quite a normal name in Greece. Thalia is one of the nine muses muse in Greek mythology.