Common fem names to masc ones
For transmascs who're looking for a name similar to their birth names but cooler and masculine
Abigail : Abel (breath in hebrew), Gale/Gail (fem leaning, joy in english), Guy (masc, guide in old french)
Amber : Ambrosius (masc, greek for immortal), Asher (masc leaning, hebrew for blessed)
Amelia : Amabilis (masc, latin for lovable), Amable (neutral, old french, lovable), Amé(e) or Aimé(e) (old french for loved, é=masc, ée=fem)
Anna : An (short for these names), Anakin (i'm half joking, masc, sanskrit for warrior, hebrew for giant), Andrea (neutral ?,Andrea is masc, Andréa is fem, from the greek andros meaning man)->Andrew(masc), Andy(neutral)
Ava : Avis (bird in latin) Avon (river in irish), Navy (neutral, boat in latin)
Camila : Cam (short for all these names), Camille (acolyte in latin), Carlisle (neutral,from the walled city in english)
Charlotte : Carl, Charles, (both man in germanic), Charlie (short for both names)
Chloé : Claude (neutral, tw : validist word : crippled in latin), Cleante (pure in greek), Cleon (glory in greek), Clyde (masc, gaelic for warm)
Daisy : Aster (means daisy), Daimon (masc, to tame in greek, or demon)
Emma : Armin (same as Emmet), Emmanuel (masc, hebrew for god is with us), Emmet (masc leaning, whole truth in hebrew), Emory (neutral, home strenght in old german),
Evelyn : already gender neutral :) Evan (masc, irish for youth), Flynn (masc irish for son of Flann), Lynn (fem leaning, lake in welsh)
Isabella : Eli (masc leaning, hebrew for high), Isaac (masc, hebrew for one who laughs), Isabeau (fem but sounds really masc, hebrew for god's promise), Isidore (gift of Isis in greek)
Isla : Islay (neutral, scottish island), Stanislas (masc, to stand+glory in slavic)
Lily : Billy (neutral, protection in germanic), Lilian (neutral), Lilien (french, masc)
Luna : Alun (masc, two rivers in welsh), Lunar (neutral, related to the moon), Moon (neutral)
Mary : Marc (masc, manly, brave in latin), Marius (masc, male in latin), Mars (masc, planet named after the greek and latin god of war)
Mia : Micah (masc, hebrew for "who is like Yahweh (or god)?"), Minos (masc, greek for king),, Mio (neutral, swedish name or fem japanese name for beautiful cherry blossom)
Mila : Milan (masc leaning, dear in slavic), Miles (masc, latin for soldier), Milo (same as Miles)
Olivia : Oliver (olive tree in latin), Olie (short for both names)
Sarah : Samuel (masc, name of god in hebrew) -> Sam (gender neutral short for Samantha or Samuel), Sasha (neutral, defender in slavic)
Sophia : Sophos (greek for clever, wisdom), Sophocles (greek poet, name means wisdom+glory)
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Woe! Transgender samurai be upon ye!
-pulling my old OC out of the filing cabinet and giving him a shampoo- LOOK I HAVE A NEW CHILD!! :D
I've decided to rework an old story/universe from several years ago, so here we go again, from the top:
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暁の物語 Akatsuki no Monogatari
光 Hikari
Hikari, aka Shitaikou, is a young ronin, a master-less samurai, wandering around Edo-era Japan on a soul-searching journey.
He was raised as a girl named Sayoko (小夜子) by a samurai family, and taught swordsmanship and the arts like his brothers, although he was never destined to become a warrior. When the time came to find him a husband, he stole two swords, ran away and changed his name.
He now walks the roads of Japan on a quest to find [insert as-of-yet undefined quest here], and offers his assistance to villagers on the way. In doing so, he often runs into yokais and other paranormal occurences, to the point where in time he becomes an expert on the occult underworld of Japan and is often nicknamed the Demon Samurai.
Hikari is accompanied in his travels by Chihiro (千尋), a kitsune, and by Mochi (餅), a totally normal cat with the usual amount of tails and absolutely no supernatural powers, no siree. He is also regularly involved with an onnagata (a cross-dressing kabuki actor) and a yokai-hunting Buddhist monk, both of which I have yet to name (Mochi's name is also susceptible of being changed soon), and meets all kinds of strange people on his travels.
Hikari has a kind heart and a strong sense of honour. His driving force is his desire to help others; although he is very naive at first, and misguided altruism often gets him in trouble. As the story progresses, he will grow more mature and cynical, often preferring the company of yokais to that of humans, but trying to retain hope and faith in his fellow men.
(You can see older drawings of Hikari, including different outfits, here)
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Akatsuki no Monogatari (the Tale of Dawn) takes place in the very beginning of the Edo era, in the transition years between the warring period of the Sengoku-Jidai and the two hundred years of peace under the Tokugawa shogunate. It is a story about change and beginnings, both of a person and of a country.
Some name lore under the cut!
The kanji Hikari 光 means "light". Hikari is a "public first name", sort of an official nickname. It was common practice in feudal Japan (at least among the samurai class) to go by a public name and keep your real name private. In Hikari's case, that is also because he often frequents yokais and magicians, who could use his true name against him.
His real name is Shitaikou 志泰光 . The kanjis composing it mean "aspire", "gentle" and "light". He chose it as a reminder to himself to strive for kindness and to make the world a better place.
("Hikari" is the last kanji composing this name. When used with other kanjis, it is pronouced "kou". Such is the messed-up way kanjis work. -frustrated weeb noises-)
Hikari doesn't have a last name; he gave up his family's name when he ran away and saw no use in taking a new one: as a ronin he is not tied to any family.
His birth name, Sayoko 小夜子 , is composed of the kanjis "small", "night" and "daughter". Hence the title, Akatsuki no Monogatari, the tale of dawn, or how the night turns into the light.
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Common boy names to fem and neutral
I did my best but a fem person could do this way better than me :
Adam : Addison (n) : Son of Adam in old english, Eve (f) : life in hebrew
Benjamin : Ebene (f or n) : ebony in french, Minnie (f) : will, desire in germanic
Charles : Charlotte -> Charlie (n) : free man in germanic
Christopher : Christina->Chrissie (f) : follower of christ in greek, Chrisantheme (f) : marigold in french, Chris or Kris
Elijah : Eli (n) : high, elevated in hebrew, Elisa (f) : god is a promise in hebrew
James : Jaqueline -> Jackie(n) : god is gracious in hebrew, Jamie (n) : supplanter in hebrew, Jasmine (f) : gift from god in hebrew
John : Jean (n) : god is gracious in hebrew, Joan (f) : same as Jean, Jolene (f) : derived from "jolie", pretty in french
Matthew : Madison -> Maddie (n) : Matthew's son in old english, Mathilda (f) -> Mattie (n) : strengh in battle
Noah : Naomi (f) : pleasant, beautiful in hebrew Noa (n) : rest in hebrew
Leo : Lea (f) : delicate in hebrew, (E)Leonore (f) : sun ray in greek
Liam : Amelia (f) : hard working in hebrew, Lee (n) : meadow in english, Lorelai (f) : a siren from german legend
Lucas : Luce (n), Lucy (f), Lux (n) : light in latin
Robert : Robin (n) : bright, famous in germanic, Ruby (f) : precious red stone in english
Theodore : Dorothy (f) : gift from god in greek, Thea (f) : goddess in greek, Theo could be gender neutral if short for Theodora (f)
Thomas : Macey (n) : weapon or gift from god in hebrew, Tamara -> Tammie (f): arabic for palm tree, Tommie (n) : twin in aramean
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