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i kind of want a new name but its so hard to pick one. what name do i look like i would have?

  • brookedSmile@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    23 hours ago

    Ive thought for a couple days and i keep coming back to hanah or hannah, i really like that one for you ❤️❤️

    Did you end up deciding on one?

  • talbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    21 hours ago

    “Astrid is a given name of Scandinavian origin, a modern form of the name Ástríðr. Derived from the Old Norse Ássfriðr, a compound name composed of the elements áss (a god) and fríðr (beautiful, fair).” - wiki

    The variants are nice too.

  • 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I’m not going to suggest a name because they’re deeply personal and I don’t know anything about you, but I will share a story instead.

    I compare it to stargazing. Picture yourself laying on a hill on a calm night looking up at the night sky. The first thing you see is a scattering of stars, far too many to count. As you look around, you even start to notice the far away ones. But then you realize that they all shine differently. After a few minutes you start to pick out the brightest ones, about a dozen or so. Your eyes dart back and forth between them trying to connect them mentally. After doing this for a bit, you notice yourself bouncing back to the same 3 or 4 stars that seem to shine the brightest. You keep looking around trying to give each star a fair shot, but your eyes somehow always wander back to those brightest stars. Eventually, given enough time, you’ll notice something peculiar about one in particular. Maybe it’s the brightest, or the largest, or it has a slight tint that sets it apart. That is your star.

    The stars represent countless possibilities, and the brightest one is your name. It takes time, don’t rush it.

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      3 days ago

      I thought Anna, but I think that is not too common in the US. So I think I’m agreeing with this the most 😊

      (Just noticed: maybe they are not in the US as well. Even I as a German think US centric online, weird.)

  • Daisy (she/her)@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    I’m picking up Amy vibes from you. No matter what you pick though, there is no wrong name. I deliberated on mine for years, but in retrospect I was just stalling. Congratulations on finding the courage to come out, and sorry to hear your family not taking it well. I’m all too familiar with that sting of betrayal myself. If you ever need to talk or vent, we are all here for you!

  • ElenaInBloom@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 days ago

    So in my name search one that I loved that didn’t quite fit me was Liora. I wanted something that was light and lyrical with lots of nickname potential. So feel free to try it on and see if it feels like home for you.

    Pronunciation: Lee-OR-ah Meaning: Liora – “my light” (Hebrew) Nicknames: Lee, Ora, Lio, Liri, Lili

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    3 days ago

    In my view, there isn’t a “perfect name”. There is just a big bucket of good names. You pick a name and then throughout your life you make that name yours.

    Your “perfect name” isn’t picked, it is built. That is why it’s hard to choose. Because none of these names are really yours yet.