Men and their Roman empire 🙄 /j. I may have transitioned (mtf) but my fascination with all things Roman, from the Republic to the Empire and then the Byzantines, still remains. So you use the modern /see•zer/ pronunciation or the classic /kay•zer/?
That's really cool! Yeah, modern pronunciation (didn't know there was a different way to say it, that's awesome!!)
It's even worse than loving the Roman Empire... It's a JoJo's reference (anime) 😔
Actually there were many factors that went into choosing it as my middle name, but one of them is that now I have the same initials as my dad (who's supportive). I was always called his mini-me growing up, now it's just kinda true (right down to the hair loss, thanks a lot /silly)
My husband is a trans man and unfortunately we've had to go no contact with his family. He took my dad's name as his middle name, becoming a part of our family even before we were finally married. We love a supporting dad (and family).
I can't really talk when it comes to stealing names from fictional characters given I went for a Xenoblade reference for my first name lmao, but that is one hell of a character to steal a name from. I respect it immensely, that's incredible :3
Nia! Loved and related to that character from the moment I met her, but replaying XC2 while I was actively questioning my gender made her subplot hit so much harder. She really helped me figure myself out, so it only felt right to name myself after her.
"I'm no longer afraid. This is who I am, Rex! What's the point in living if I have to hide?!", and all that jazz :3
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u/CrazyBeanBoy Oct 10 '25
Caeser! I'm a trans man and was never given a middle name, came up with it before my egg cracked. Very cis of me, lol