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I need a little help
I've come out to my family as Nonbinary but my parents are not supportive, and I'm not entirely sure where my sisters stand. My birth name felt uncomfortable even before I entertained the notion of not being my assigned gender at birth, and so I want to change it. My problem is that I don't know completely what I want to be called.
Alongside that I also don't know if I want to completely distance myself by changing my last name too. I can't run any potential names past my family as my parents wouldn't accept them and my sisters may call me silly. I don't know.
So I've made a list of some potential names.
First names: Zosime, Aristedes, Corbin, Corvin, Rowan
Last names: Henderson, Solis, Adams, Winter, Winters, Ashford
I haven't felt confident in the choices of last names but the ones that connect more for first names are Zosime and Aristedes.
Zosime has been a long time favourite since before I questioned but I don't feel IT when I say it to myself in the mirror. Some sources take it to mean "survivor".
Aristedes on the other hand was a name I found recently and so far when saying names in the mirror, it was the only one to make me smile. Aristedes can also be spelt Aristides or Aristeides.
Zosime I can only think of "Zo" for a nickname which doesn't enthuse me much. Aristedes can have "Ari" as a nickname though which fits better and can be used if people can't be bothered to try pronouncing Aristedes.
To be honest typing this has helped me feel better about posibly choosing Aristedes, but I still kinda worry that it'll be seen as a weird name to have, and I'm still unsure about Last Name...
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks









