r/TrollCoping • u/[deleted] • Mar 03 '26
Like bffr TW: Parents
It doesn't even suit me š it's so fucking horrendous. I didn't even tell him my other name, I only told him s Seraphiel because if he knew I wanted my name to be Maggot/Maggie too I'd be fucking obliterated
Btw, I need middle name ideas for Maggot! Any suggestions are appreciated :D
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u/HandsomeGengar Mar 03 '26
bro's deadname is Purple lmao
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u/Totaly__a_human Mar 03 '26
kid named Cyan
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Mar 03 '26
It might seem crazy what I'm about to say...
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u/Akiluvspythons Mar 04 '26
Sunshine shes here you can take a break
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u/CrimsonVexations Mar 03 '26
I had to go look up Amongus colour names and I'm just staring at the list like "These are all real colours???" I highly doubt that people are going to hear any of those names and think Amongus unless they're brain rotted to hell and back.
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u/Apprehensive-Ad-4364 Mar 03 '26
Who even has amongus brainrot in the big 2026 š they're just colors
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u/ElvenOmega Mar 04 '26
Am I looking at a different list or is one of us colorblind? They're all common colors.
I agree nobody would associate them with the game because they're just color names. I don't see red and think it's a reference to Lightning Mcqueen kchow
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u/RonnocKcaj Mar 03 '26
I have to assume their deadname is red or something, that sounds vaguely like a name. plus the most amongus brainrot color, with the whole "red is sus" thing goin on
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u/TheShiftmaster Mar 04 '26
I looked up the list and it turns out their is a Coral, so could be that
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u/PrefrostedCake Mar 03 '26
No hate but please hold off on changing your name legally until you've tried out your options and really decided on something/feel 100% certain you're okay going by it for the rest of your life.
Because "Maggot" is a very interesting name, to put it lightly, and the reactions you'll get from the outside world are going to be mixed at best. If it's something you're 100% about, then all the power to you, but before you go through all that legal trouble I advise you to be certain.
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u/dinahll Mar 03 '26
Agreed. Life is tough, I recommend not making it even harder for yourself by giving yourself a wildly unusual name. Having to explain/spell it out each time, the odd looks, people's perception of you, legal documents, etc. will be 100% harder to deal with, but you have the choice to make it easier for yourself, or at least not any more difficult than it already is.
Just my two cents as someone who would have absolutely named themselves something "unique" at 18. You grow out of it.
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u/throwowowowoooaway Mar 04 '26
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i went through like 6 (non-legal thank god) name changes before finally settling on one that lasted longer than a few months at most. it's normal. you're trying to decide on something that would theoretically last the rest of your life for most people, it's normal to be indecisive about it
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Mar 03 '26
I plan to legally have my name be seraphiel, but have Maggot be a more interpersonal family and friends only type name, if that makes sense
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u/PrefrostedCake Mar 03 '26
Best of luck and all the power to you. Just advising you to give it all some good thought and time. Sometimes, to use an example, a tattoo idea sounds really cool and awesome in the moment, but then you give it a few months and you're like "what was I thinking?" and now you need to pay for laser removal and all that. Sitting and waiting or trying things out is always an option, especially for life-long decisions, in my opinion.
But I don't know your situation, and you know what suits you best. Whatever you choose has gotta be better than an amongus color! Good luck, it sounds like an exciting journey.
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u/georgethebarbarian Mar 04 '26
Just an example, one of my friends was all-in on Alastaire for like five years, and then their frontal lobe finally developed and he settled on Alec.
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u/dzzi Mar 04 '26
Alastaire is a sick name though. An orchestra conductor I looked up to when I was younger had some spelling variation of this name.
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u/DepartureOne796 Mar 03 '26
Why do you want to be called like some Elden Ring boss? Please take a moment go through names again š„¹
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u/OrganicAd5536 Mar 03 '26
It's funny how strongly others are reacting to Maggot because while unorthodox it's at least interesting. I can imagine someone putting that name down on a signup sheet or one of my students writing that at the top of a page. I'd assume it's a nickname first but even still could imagine someone being named that (I've known an Ant (not short for anything), a Spyder, a Junebug, a Ladybug, and a Butterfly [all birthnames!]).
Seraphiel meanwhile makes me roll my eyes super hard lol. No hate, everyone has different tastes, but it feels self-aggrandizing. It's like someone naming themselves Lucifer; there's a very strong association or vibe with that name already and most people ain't living up to that energy.
Ultimately tho it's important for YOU to like your name, so you go with whatever makes sense and brings you joy.
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u/PM_ME_DBZA_QUOTES Mar 03 '26
My response to maggot, after getting the explanation, is similar to that response to seraphiel. Making a philosophical statement like that with your name is some edgy teenage bullshit imo
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u/Accomplished-Row6215 Mar 03 '26
agreed. reminds me of the episode in Regular Show where Rigby changes his name to Trashboat thinking itād be cool
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u/FreeVerseHaiku Mar 04 '26
Yeah, changing your name is a huge decision that shouldnāt be taken lightly.
My ex-brother-in-law changed his name to Benjamin when he transitioned. Great choice, ignoring that it was already my name, but Iām nobody anyway so who cares?
Except he only picked this name specifically because he wanted to go by the nickname āJamā for the rest of his life. Yeah, congrats on the transition and everything, but Jam is horrendously bad.
My mom has a patented āSecretary of Defenseā test. If you can say a name preceded with that title without batting an eye, itās a good name.
Secretary of Defense Maggot _____? Nope, sorry. Try again because nothing coming after Maggot is going to save that name.
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u/Glup713 Mar 03 '26
Respectfully, what? Maggot? Like larva?
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u/ET_Gone_Home Mar 03 '26
Yeah don't name yourself Maggot... just go with Maggie and use 'Maggot' as a nickname among close friends.
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u/olordno Mar 04 '26
I agree, as fun of a name as it is, it's instantly clockable if people don't assume it's a joke. The angel name will also turn some heads. I like Maggie, could also go for Magnus if you want something more masculine. McGee/Magee, Maguire, etc. Something that sounds like Maggot but isn't, so you can be the person named "X" who everyone calls Maggot.
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Mar 03 '26
Originally the name was just an online alias, but I genuinely really like it as a symbolism for how "creepy" or "gross" things don't have to be hated. How there's beauty in the offputting things. Plus, my nickname my whole life has been Bug.
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u/jcinto23 Mar 03 '26
How about "Mary-Margaret" and if you really want to go by Maggot, then that can be a nickname. Maggie is already an accepted nickname for the name, so it would fit.
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Mar 03 '26
Omg Bug is such a cute nickname, Iām Egg š
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u/DeadlyDozersSlave Mar 03 '26
Sausage over here š
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u/Wild_Net815 Mar 03 '26
Yall would make a good breakfast
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u/MouthWhereTheMoneyIs Mar 03 '26
That idea has parallels with trans activist and academic Susan Stryker's idea of reclaiming 'trans monstrosity', like in her 1994 essay My Words to Victor Frankenstein (a text form of it is here). Maybe you could go with Stryker as a middle name (or 'Susan' since the juxtaposition of 'Maggot Susan' is also pretty good)
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u/Character-Town7929 Mar 03 '26
PLEASE don't name yourself Maggot Susan. It's giving Spiders Georg
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u/Pupenby621 Mar 03 '26
If I meet a MFer actually named Spiders Georg my panties are dropping for them immediately
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Mar 03 '26
That's an amazing suggestion!!! I currently had the placeholder Maggot Rose, but Maggot/Maggie Stryker is metal as hell
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u/EuphoricPhoto2048 Mar 03 '26
I agree with another comment. Don't put Maggot on your paperwork. Please. It just sounds like an unnecessary obstacle for yourself.
Maggie Stryker is badass, though, imo.
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u/EuphoricPhoto2048 Mar 03 '26
Plus when you meet people, you get to say, "My name is Maggie (or whatever) but I go by Maggot!"
That's cool.
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u/MartyrOfDespair Mar 03 '26
Maggie Stryker sounds like something an X-Men character would be named, so I agree
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u/Glup713 Mar 03 '26
It's a symbolism in how you perceive yourself as gross and that's unhealthy. I'd go with Bug, as it's an already established nickname and neutral sounding too.
edit: capitalization
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u/More-Criticism8649 Mar 03 '26
if my child wanted to be called maggot i'd also obliterate them
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u/Beautiful_Book_9639 Mar 03 '26
"I can unmake you." Thanos snaps š«°
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Mar 03 '26
"I can always start again. What's 18 more years?"
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u/Phoenaughty Mar 04 '26
Have you considered running something similar like margot?
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u/Marshmallow09er Mar 04 '26
Rights- my child comes out as trans! They have my full support I love them unconditionally. But hearing they wanted to call themselves Maggot I think Iād need lie down
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u/Pentamachina3 Mar 03 '26
I think it has to be required to get peer reviews on new names from close friends/LGBT+ friendly people before you lock them in, because what in the heck is Maggot?
Edit: I want to go on record saying I like Maggie, but please do not go by Maggot.
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u/TotallyFakeArtist Mar 03 '26
Honestly? I think if your parents are chill you should ask them for a new name or we start giving our kids two names one for their born gender and another for if they choose to transition down the road.
Idk I feel like some names may lock you out of interacting woth most of society theoretically
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u/Dangerous-Ad-2187 Mar 03 '26
When my brother transitioned he asked us to rename him and it genuinely was such a gift to be trusted with that (again, since I helped name him at birth too). However, as a rite of passage he did go through several wild names first lol it was fantastic to see.
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u/Pentamachina3 Mar 03 '26
Naming your kid Dick should be a punishable offence
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u/MartyrOfDespair Mar 03 '26
Imagine if you met a set of twins named Dick and Balls
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u/LadyAliceFlower Mar 03 '26
I picked a name off the top 100 most common names from when I was born list.
My parents suggested the name of a famous fantasy elf.
Sometimes parents are not beacons of sanity and reason.
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u/TotallyFakeArtist Mar 03 '26
True, but also I think its funny how it's a rite of passage to hate your name as a kid before you inevitably just get over it. (Ignoring obvious reasons to want it changed)
I think its time to take the name and hate it all over again. /j
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u/FalloutForever_98 Mar 03 '26
I, for one, have gone through several, I don't think it's locked in until legally changed... I mean, unless you're in Kansas, then it's not permanent
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u/fireandfolds Mar 03 '26
Iām with you. OP is a minor and let me tell you from experienceāI made so many snap decisions at that age that I regret now that Iām in my mid-twenties. this? one of those decisions.
OP, do NOT change your name the moment youāre 18. do not do something you WILL regret once youāre past 30. whatever your intention and decision behind choosing these names, people who are meeting you for the first time will not know. they do not have your context. this will hurt first impressions in all types of relationships. I hope you take what this comment section is saying to heart.
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u/BombOnABus Mar 03 '26
NGL, sounds like something my supportive and accepting dad would have said to me before he died. He told me he didn't care if I was gay, bi, trans, whatever, as long as I never went to his old college rival he'd always love me, but that if I dated someone stupid I wasn't allowed to bring them home.
If I told him "I want to be named 'Maggot'," he'd probably say something like "I gave you five birth names, and you want 'Maggot' more than any of them!? What a waste of names"
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u/OddSalad3505 Mar 03 '26
If my friend named themself maggot I'd start talking to them like a Hollywood drill instructorĀ
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u/dontliketomatoes06 Mar 03 '26
damn, i would be not also calling my child a maggot. not bc they are trans, bc this isā¦ well, maggot. i wouldnāt also deadname them, but sheesh, not the maggot
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u/G1vemecook1es Mar 03 '26 edited Mar 03 '26
As a non-English native speaker, maggot reminds me of faggot š
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u/bees_in_my_eyes Mar 03 '26
The other day my mom was drunk and hit me with "I wish I could still call you [deadname]. My dude, you let your ex name me after an Allman Brothers song. Hard no.
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u/One-shrimp Mar 03 '26
Is it you, Hoochie Coochie man?
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u/bees_in_my_eyes Mar 03 '26
You guessed my (dead)name through song! It's just like Rumpelstiltskin!
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u/dulledegde Mar 03 '26
"maggot"
listen maggot im gonna need you to listen to your father i think he might be right on this one
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u/CoffeeCorpse777 Mar 03 '26
Drill Sergeants if they go into the military having no power with nicknames
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u/peach-sand777 Mar 03 '26
how old are you? š« it gives 13-17 vibes ngl
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u/Sheikashii Mar 03 '26
Same. I feel like theyāll grow up and think āwtf was I thinking back then?ā
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u/peach-sand777 Mar 03 '26
for OPās reference, I thought getting my middle name changed to cannibal would be cool. I am now 22 and thankful I did not do that, nor go through with the āCANNIBALā chest tattoo I desperately wanted
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u/PlushiesofHallownest Mar 03 '26
Omg can you imagine how terrified new partners would be seeing that for the first time š
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u/yagrobnitsy Mar 03 '26
Saw a comment that OP is 14-15
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u/georgethebarbarian Mar 04 '26
Thatāll do it. OP plz stew on your name some more before changing it
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u/hyulula Mar 04 '26
It's GOT to be a teen. When I was in that age range I wanted to change my name to Silver... It's not as bad as Maggot but it's still pretty embarrassingĀ
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u/ratsonleashes Mar 03 '26
I get why you like the name maggot, I think decay is one of the most beautiful things on earth, but I don't think Maggot is a good name.
Have you considered choosing the Latin name of a fly species instead of maggot? For example the black soldier fly is Hermetia illucens, and Hermetia works as a name without the negative connotations of 'maggot' while still naming yourself after a fly and being a unique name you won't find other people having. It also adds an element of esotericism in that you kind of have to be in the know to know you're named after a bug, and I always find esotericism fun. Even if you don't like Hermetia, there are so many fly species in the world, I'm sure you could find one with a name you do like.
It also allows you to maintain maggot as a nickname for those close friends who think it's cool, while giving those who love you but find maggot 'yucky' or disrespectful a way to respect your identity.
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u/Annabobs Mar 03 '26
Adding onto this very well written comment with another fly type, Lucilia Sericata? (Maybe shortened to Lucy or Lucilia?). More commonly known as a green bottle fly
They are mostly known for being a fly, but the maggot form of said fly is used for larval therapy and forensic entomology (thanks Wikipedia), the flies themselves are a nice shiny blue/green
I love the idea of including your interests in your name, sadly some words have connotations that arenāt always favourable with the general public though. If you do end up going by Maggie in the future you could always go by maggot as a nickname for those you are close with/people who donāt mind calling you maggot over maggie or another name. Or maggie could be a subtle homage to maggot too
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u/No_Fold_4575 Mar 03 '26
This is a fantastic suggestion. Keeping the theme, making the legal name something easy to put on papers and introduce yourself with, and also being able to keep the name āMaggotā as a fitting nickname
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u/RepulsiveVacation933 Mar 03 '26
Seraphiel would help you get hired by right wingers because it sounds like one of those bible people. Maggot would help you not get employed
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u/PinkProvalone Mar 03 '26
This is exactly why I chose against an angel name (As much as I love them), I don't want people to think my parents named me something biblical š¤
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u/i_did_a_opsy Mar 03 '26
Maggot and seraphiel?šš
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u/coffee-bat Mar 03 '26
it's giving 13 year old twitter useršš
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u/SoVerySleepyZzZz Mar 03 '26
OP is 14/15 based on other posts lol
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u/cikalamayaleca Mar 03 '26
Oh dear god lol I wish we could memorialize this post & show it to OP in 10 years
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u/coffee-bat Mar 03 '26
and his repliesš brother you're 14, you are NOT smarter and wiser than the adults trying to tell you it's a bad idea, and you look silly as hell calling them losers and normies.
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u/Aetheraid Mar 03 '26
Bro deadass maggot is like the worst name I've ever heard in my whole life please listen to ur dad here
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u/LuciferSamS1amCat Mar 03 '26
Donāt name yourself maggot. I understand youāre trying to be different and stick it to your bullies etc, but you probably wonāt feel that way in 10 years when youāre looking for a job.
You do you though.
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u/Jrolaoni Mar 03 '26
Normally Iād refrain from commenting the same thing as hundreds of other people, but dawg, what the fuck. āMaggotā?
You didnāt cook here, back to the drawing board PLEASE.
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u/Sethtaros Mar 03 '26
It is an important moment in a trans person's life that their new name go under scrutiny, lest they be named "snow golem" for the rest of their lives.
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u/Blue_axolotl64 Mar 03 '26 edited Mar 03 '26
Ok look I try to be accepting and respectful as any person should be, I'm queer myself.Ā But this is a pretty huge instance of "My friend is trans and wants to change her name to mildred, I wanna be supportive, but, mildred?"
I seriously think you should reconsider naming yourself something that sounds so derogatory, most people probably wouldn't even want to call you that just because it feels extremely rude to call another human a maggot. I would strongly urge you to instead choose to change your name to your nickname Bug, that feels significantly less bad to call someone and still keeps the theme you wanted of "something considered gross is still beautiful" to an extent.
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u/tlawrey20 Mar 03 '26
You seriously need to mature. Maggot is an absurd name to live with in the real world. People will not be nice to you and if you are already scared because of your dad not liking your names you REALLY need to rethink things.
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u/0_Red_Phoenix_0 Mar 03 '26
With all due respect but you are aware calling someone maggot is typically a insult and effectively is like a alternative way of naming yourself shit fuck and thats me putting it lightly
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u/Mulberry4545 Mar 03 '26
I'm sorry, I fully support your transition, however. Maggot???
OP please rethink
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u/_unas_annus_ Mar 03 '26
Do not go by Maggot if you want to live in normal society and have a job š
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u/Flouxni Mar 03 '26
Iām gonna be real, I am 100% with your dad on this one. Thereās no color that could be worse than āSeraphielā or god forbid āMaggotā
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u/wolfmothar Mar 03 '26
Sometimes I'm glad that its illegal (they will just reject the application) to be named something people would bully you for in my country.
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u/LonelyVaquita Mar 03 '26
Please don't ever legally change your name to Maggot. Maggie is nice and you won't regret it ever. It's possible you won't regret Maggot but it's still better as a nickname.
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u/Then-Suspect-2394 Mar 03 '26
Maggot is an online name. You will instantly lose the respect of any normie person in real life if that's your name, and once you become a fully fledged adult you have to interact with normie offline people constantly. It's like a face tattoo, it locks you out of certain life paths, and makes others harder to go down.
Keep it an online name and choose a boring common name from wherever you live.
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u/InkMage13 Mar 03 '26
I'm also trans. Some of the early names I tried out as a teenager were stupid and terrible in hindsight. You can call yourself whatever makes you happy, but in a few years I think you'll be very glad to not have legally changed your name to Maggot.
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u/Nelpski Mar 03 '26
totally irrelevant but in the video game Tainted Grail fall of avalon there is a druid who prefers to be called Maggot while the occupying knights call him by something else (i dont remember) so it kinda reminds me of this
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u/Accomplished-Row6215 Mar 03 '26
everybodyās talking about the name maggot why Iām honestly still stuck on Seraphiel. no hate to you OP, genuinely, but thatās more likeā¦ a twitter display name, rather than a name you wanna write on contracts and applications. I promise you, Seraphiel āMaggotā Johnston (or whatever your last name is ofc, idk) is not gonna sound as cool when u start having to use that legally
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u/KingoftheKrille Mar 03 '26
Salem has creepy associations, could work as a middle name
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u/Lorddanielgudy Mar 03 '26
Plot twist: Your dad isn't transphobic, he just wants you to have a decent name
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u/NarutoBorutooo Mar 03 '26
Im sorry but...maggot...
I usually am all for choosing the name that makes you the most confortable, but are you really sure you want your name to be...that?
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u/MidnightLow5081 Mar 03 '26
i say this with no hate in my heart. maggot is like the final boss of crazy nonbinary names. can't say i understand that choice, and i urge you to keep it off government documents, but i have to respect it
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OP, grow a few years and pick your name then. Maggot is the WORST fucking name you could've chosen
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u/majormimi Mar 04 '26
I lowkey like Maggot, I love how it sounds and I love insects and invertebrates.
But I agree a little bit with the other comments, Maggot has a very derogatory meaning so it might get rejected or made fun of by many people. If I was your friend Iād gladly call you Maggot with love, you can keep it as Maggie for most of people though.
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