How to Choose a New Name (Transgender)

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Look at baby naming websites.. Try a feminine/masculine version of your given name.. Take the name of a person who inspires you.

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Look at baby naming websites.

Step 1

Look at baby naming websites.

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Try a feminine/masculine version of your given name.

Step 2

Try a feminine/masculine version of your given name.

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Take the name of a person who inspires you.

Step 3

Take the name of a person who inspires you.

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Create a non-traditional name.

Step 4

Create a non-traditional name.

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Choose a gender-neutral name if you're nonbinary.

Step 5

Choose a gender-neutral name if you're nonbinary.

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Ask your loved ones what names they can imagine for you.

Step 6

Ask your loved ones what names they can imagine for you.

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Research names in your family, culture, or religion.

Step 7

Research names in your family, culture, or religion.

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Think about whether you want to change your last name.

Step 8

Think about whether you want to change your last name.

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Practice signing each potential name as a signature.

Step 9

Practice signing each potential name as a signature.

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Consider the nicknames that would go with your potential names.

Step 10

Consider the nicknames that would go with your potential names.

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Practice introducing yourself with your potential name.

Step 11

Practice introducing yourself with your potential name.

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Take your time.

Step 12

Take your time.

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Get a court-ordered name change when you're ready.

Step 13

Get a court-ordered name change when you're ready.

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