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[Opinions] Name change
by Laney (Laney916)
3/25/2024, 4:55 PM
I hate my legal name Amanda Lynn Mc_____ and want to change it to Helena Fleming (Heh-lay-na, but I don't mind people pronouncing it heh-lee-na. Fleming was my maternal grandmother's maiden name). I'm still not sure about middle names though. I'm looking for something classic, vintage, or reflective of my Irish, Latvian, Scottish, Scandinavian/Viking heritage. Nothing trendy, masculine, or "unisex"/"gender neutral" (they have to be strictly feminine names). I'm open to using a double middle name.Edit: I have chosen Bridget as one of my middle names. Still working on the second middle.

This message was edited 4/1/2024, 5:58 PM

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- Amoret   +1
3/26/2024, 8:30 AM
I love the idea of a Viking name! Helena Iduna
Helena FreyjaHelena Liv (pronounced LEEL in Danish, and I think Swedish)
Helena Olga Helena Dagny
Helena Astrid (beautiful!)Helena Saga (my favourite)
Helena Lilja Alternative:
Helga Lana “Helana” (he-lay-na, Helga is a Viking name)
- Laney916
3/27/2024, 7:09 PM
I love:
Freyja
Astrid
Lilja (I have Lilia/Lilija at the top of my list for a future daughter if I ever have one)
- Anneza   +5
3/26/2024, 12:31 AM
Hmm - your legal name is very musical! Was it intentional? Or did you invent it to conceal the fact that you are no longer transitioning from male to female, as per your previous post? If it's a game, I'll play it for a while.I don't think you need an -a name with Helena. Helen Louisa is lovely, but Helena Louisa is just a chant. Or maybe I just prefer Helen! Helen(a) Sigrid
Helena Karen
Helen(a) Isobel
Helen Alannah
Helen(a) Bridget
Helen Clodagh
Helen Fionnuala
Helen(a) Margaret
Helen MoiraI'm clueless about Latvian names; most of them seem to end in -a, which would be a problem to me but perhaps not to you.

This message was edited 3/26/2024, 12:41 AM

- Laney916
3/27/2024, 7:05 PM
I have no idea what my parents were thinking when they named me. LolI don't mind both the first and middle ending in -a usually. It depends on the syllables. Two names ending in -na would be a bit too much.I love:
Helena Sigrid
Helena Bridget (one of my original picks) I love Helena Margaret too, but I have a few Margaret's in my family and it was my grandmother's confirmation name (she was Catholic. I'm not religious though)
- Rainya   +3
3/26/2024, 8:25 AM
The MTF post was posted by someone else, I think.
- Laney916
3/27/2024, 7:10 PM
Yep! I'm a girl and always have been.
- Anneza   +1
3/26/2024, 10:07 AM
Possible! But, two people, members since 2017, both mentioning Lynn as a family mn, wanting strictly fem suggestions ... quite a coincidence.
- Dracotorix
3/28/2024, 1:20 PM
Lynn is just a common name I think. But I'm also not sure how a trans girl would have been born with a fem name lol
- Laney916
3/27/2024, 7:07 PM
I love:
Anika
Eliza
Fiona
Freya
Matilda
Susanna
Astrid
Bridget
Niamh
- Laney916
3/25/2024, 8:11 PM
I love:
Helena Ingrid
Helena Beatrise
Helena Viktorija
Helena Lilian
Helena Caroline
Helena Astrid
Helena Lucille
Helena Alexandra
Helena Delphine
Helena Frances
Helena Irene
Helena Margot
Helena Florence
Helena Theodora
Helena Winifred
Helena Edith
Helena Elise
Helena Vilhelmina
- Rainya   +1
3/25/2024, 6:53 PM
If Saskia isn't your thing, here are other names I like:
Irish: Aoife, Bridget, Brigid, Laoise, Saoirse, Siofra
Scottish: Kirstin/Kirstie
Scandinavian: Annika, Ingrid, Karoline, Linnea, Lovisa, VivianThese might flow the best:
Helena Bridget/Brigid
Helena Kirstin/Kirstie
Helena Saoirse
Helena Ingrid
Helena Vivian

This message was edited 3/25/2024, 6:54 PM

- Laney916
3/25/2024, 6:59 PM
I love Helena Bridget, Helena Vivian, and Helena Saoirse. I also love Annika, Karoline, Kirstin, and Linnea. Saskia is beautiful!
- Laney916
3/25/2024, 6:31 PM
I love:
Bridget
Sigrid
Signe
Maeve
Matilda
Kamilla
Caroline
Edith
Viola
Rebecca
Siobhan
Ruth
Sylvia
Vera
Frida
Erika
Vivian
Saoirse
Catriona
Klara
Julia
Natalia
Kristina
Larisa
Rosalind
Josephine
Tamara
Zoja (and the Russian spelling Zoya. I saw it in a Danielle Steel novel and I think it's really pretty)
- ella_bella314   +2
3/25/2024, 5:04 PM
What do you think of Saskia or Satya?
- Laney916
3/25/2024, 6:26 PM
I love Saskia!
- Rainya
3/25/2024, 5:54 PM
I adore the name Saskia so I second this!!