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[–] isyasad@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Most metals work pretty well

  • Aluminum
  • Bismuth
  • Mercury
  • Nickel (some people are already named this, but spelled Nicole)

Nickel... spelled Nicole

That's some crazy pronunciation if those two sound similar.

[–] MissGutsy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 2 years ago (4 children)

With how many trans women name themselves after gemstones, more trans men should name themselves after metals

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Would anyone willingly choose Al for a name (short for aluminum). Steel, or Tin is maybe cool, but the nickname options for like Titanium are pretty bad.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Would anyone willingly choose Al for a name

paul simon?

[–] isyasad@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

There's still some pretty good options. Titus, Titan, Ty, Ti (Tee I).

[–] MBM@lemmings.world 2 points 2 years ago

Tin

Stannum sounds okay-ish too

[–] fubbernuckin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago

That would be pretty metal

[–] Apeman42@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Cobalt would be a pretty sick name.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 years ago

Hi I'm Wolfram, last time we met I was Jane....

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Nickel (some people are already named this, but spelled Nicole)

I swear, if one of y'all says some silly-ass name...

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The fact that Bismuth is a gem implies that there are other metals, and I wanna meet Tungsten

Also on the topic of gems, that's a goldmine (so to speak) for this thread. Rutile, Amethyst, Zirconia, Phosphophyllite, Cinnabar, Padparadscha, Bort, etc

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

she's massive.

Tiny! but massive.