05/06/2026
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AITA For using my cousins deadname for my baby?
Pretty simple. My cousin is transgender. I was six when he was born, and my aunt let me pick his name. I'm not going to say what I picked, but it was a friends name at school that I really liked. And I still love the name. When my cousin changed his name, I was a little upset, but decided it was life.
I'm currently pregnant with my own baby girl, after doctors told me I'd never have a baby. Everything seems to be going well, and the only name I can think about is that one.
I brought it up to my cousin first, obviously, and he was pretty upset by it, but ultimately said it was my choice. He did say, though, that he probably wont want to be around my baby.
My girlfriend thinks that he's being weird about it, and while I think its a little extreme, I dont know what hearing his deadname will be like for him. I offered to spell it differently, but he doesnt like that either.
He told his mum and she's now trying to convince me to use a different name. Shes expressed that she would love for me to use the name, but its not fair.
We've tried coming up with new names, but nothing sticks. I've loved this name for nearly twenty years, and nothing else feels right.
So, would I be an a__hole if I still went with it? I'd appreciate judgement from other trans people (:
Edit to add; my girlfriend is trans! A few people think she's entitled, she only said what she did because she's coming from her own point of view.