My white ass def tried to make Tikki happen

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Im so happy that i chose a name that wasn’t cringe and wasn’t cultural appropriation

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i went from "alex" to "lex" in an attempt to make my name more gender neutral. as if the a somehow changed anything lmao

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I named myself "Ace" for a few months at the start of my transition

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Laken… like after the “Laken or Lacey” YouTube video. Niche reference but it was my first exposure to what being trans was so I guess it stuck?

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I was 14 obsessed with my hero academia and wanted my friends to call me kirishima 🫩🥀

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I gave my friends a list to pick from including “Cyathea” from the genus name for fern trees and “Cycadahlia” from the family name for cycads. I think Circe, Calypso, Cassy, and my current name were also on that list

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Alec and Lenny still haunt me but it could’ve been worse

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Tylar 🤢

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I may or may not have adopted the name Aikin for a hot minute bc I was way interested in my family’s Scottish history

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I am so happy I haven’t seen my name in this thread because I’m quite happy with it and have not heard it is cringey

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I was DJ for the longest time

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The deadname and the purposefully buried under heaps of cringe regret name

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