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submitted 3 weeks ago by qtpie@piefed.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Hello.

So, I’m kind of a late bloomer trans dude. Though I was 15 when I started to experience dysphoria and such, I spent all of highschool in “girlmode” and graduated a woman.

I used to, as a nickname even IRL, go by my former online name “Angelica”. However, Angelica isn’t a very masculine name and you won’t get very “manly” vibes from it. I’m looking for stuff maybe similar to Angelica or fit my vibe of “cutesy”, “femboy”, etc. Maybe names that symbolize kindness or good/light.

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[-] qtpie@piefed.social 36 points 3 weeks ago

I’ll go with Angelo, Angel for short! :)

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago

Angel/Angelo are some really low hanging fruit.

There's archangel names. Gabriel is a kinda twinky old fashioned man name and you can go by Gabe when you really need to hammer in the man aspect. Michael is so generic it hurts, a Mike could be any kind of guy. And if you wanted to make it extra you could make it Michaelangelo, who was a queer icon. Raphael is also on the list and doesn't have much more to say about it. Uriel if you want a really trans name, but it may not always be read as masc.

You could also go for saint names.

Remember any name you take can and will be used against you in the hiring process, so names that are read as normal for a cis guy in your culture may be beneficial. Nobody ever had their resume thrown out for being named Mike.

[-] artifex@piefed.social 17 points 3 weeks ago

I’m from a very Italian neighborhood. Angelo is a common name, if you’re feeling a bit ethnic and don’t want to stray too far from what you grew up with. Plus you’d get to learn all the hand gestures.

[-] rigatti@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Came here to say Angelo.

[-] Apeman42@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

I mean, Angel can be a man's name. Ask David Boreanez. It's close to what you had if you dig that, and fits the described vibe imo.

[-] manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml 14 points 3 weeks ago

Go with Angel, buy a leather jacket

plus, it's a great show.

except for who made it

[-] whaleross@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Hmm... Masculine.

Mustafa the Brute.

Hmm... Cutesy femboy.

Mustafa the Fabulous Twink Brute.

[-] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 weeks ago

Ive always liked Andy. Litterally means masculine but has never felt heavy handed. Also while manly men it is also an accepted unisex name

[-] vinceman 7 points 3 weeks ago

Glad to see you like Angelo, was going to add I feel like I've seen the name Angel used in movies on lots of gangsters. Idk it just doesn't give fem vibes personally.

[-] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 3 points 3 weeks ago

Here's Angel the drag queen from Rent:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBo9L82LXf4

granted the movie version is a ways less potent than the stage musical you get the idea

[-] ethaver@kbin.earth 4 points 3 weeks ago

one of the advanced search options on Behind the Name is "community impression." you can also search by language of origin, languages that commonly use it currently, etc, and, of course, by gender. I picked five and polled my friends and there was a clear winner.

[-] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

If you happen to be Latino, perhaps "Angel" pronounced like "ahn-hel"?

[-] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Ludrol@szmer.info 3 points 3 weeks ago

I knew a guy that went by the name Seraph

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[-] Infrapink@thebrainbin.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

Maurice tends to have connotations of effeminacy.

Perhaps a gender-neutral name like Sam or Alex would work. Hilary is also technically unisex, even though you won't find many men named Hilary nowadays.

Francis is a masculine name that in most modern English dialects is pronounced the same as the feminine form, Frances. Francisco might also work if you want to be more clear it's a masculine name; Francisco also calls to mind an expensive city in California with a very prominent queer community, and you can always shorten it to Francis.

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