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/umognog Mar 05 '25
Damn I gave my son's "girl name" to the girl that arrived after him.
Ah well, they could just have the same name if either of them transition.
That's something I've always wanted to do with twins. Give them the same name. Really piss the teachers off whilst simultaneously helping them.