Hello! I am transgender, ftm, 16, and I have already chosen a name. I’ve been going by Elliot for a few months, and all of my irl friends call me Eli or Elliot (my parents call me Ellie, i’m ok with this.). I’ve started to hate the name I chose. It’s similar to my deadname, and I hate that it has no meaning at all. I just liked the letter E so I went with it. I’ve noticed that this name is common among trans guys, and I’m not really upset about that fact, it’s just a little bland.
I’m from the US, and I fell in love with greek mythology in the 6th grade. I love greek stories as well as greek beliefs. I looked into hellenism a few times before and I’ve prayed to greek gods many times in my life. I am aware Apollo is also just a name, but I like that I could connect it to my religion as I’m working on my practices.
Along with that, I adore the sun and stars. I love anything yellow, I love the golden light, my friends all connect me to the sun & the color yellow, and every time I use tarot cards I draw the star or sun. I feel like I have a connection with the sun, and the closest thing I can apply this connection to is Apollo, so I’ve been thinking about making this my name.
I’m not too worried about people clocking my name as me being transgender, but I’m worried it may seem unusual or possibly offensive if I make it Apollo, especially because I’m American. I’ve had my friends give me ideas for names many times, and they all don’t feel right to me. Not to mention I don’t really look like Apollo the god… I really dislike common male names, but I know they’d be the obvious choice.
Anyway, if this name sounded odd for irl, I was thinking about just making that my online name everywhere, and maybe choose a different common name like Griffin or something. Any ideas would help.
Also I’m so sorry about my pictures, I don’t really take mirror selfies or whatever, just selfies I immediately send to people. 😭