We will be adopting a beautiful, spunky, outgoing, very popular blonde female very soon. We felt that since we were adopting her and her current name will be changing anyway, that this is a great time to help (if you will) “re-brand” her name! Dear Jennifer, We will be adopting a beautiful, spunky, outgoing, very…
Episode 60 – This is the second in a two-part episode about Changing Your Name. Jennifer is joined by guest host Kees Wiederspan, social media manager for BabyNames.com and a long-time member of our names community. We also speak with Dr. Olivia Danforth about changing your name through the gender transitioning process. Choosing a new…
Hi Jennifer, I’m in the process of transitioning and having a tough time picking my new name. Some background: I am 32, and was born physically male. My parents gave me the name of Joseph, called me Joey as a boy and I went by Joe after the age of 16. Now people (friends) want…
Hi Grandma Maggie, Is it ok to change the names of my sons who are 10 and 11? I recently got married to a man who is not their biological father and has been in my kids’ lives for 8 years now — they call him dad. He plans on adopting them next year. Their…
Hi Jennifer, I’m a trans person looking for masculine names for myself that have a meaning involving orange: the fruit or the color, or something similar? (I feel like i tend to find a lot more feminine ones, like clementine or amber) Thanks!!! Have a wonderful day!!! Sincerely, n.p. Hi NP, Thanks for writing in!…
Dear Ms. Moss: I am trying to break into becoming a new writer. My editor has asked me to start thinking of a pen name for myself. I told her that I wanted my name to be Tim Brian (which is part of my name, first and middle) she doesn’t think that would fly too…
