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Finding your therian name
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RE: Finding your therian name
Thanks, this was really helpful!
2022-04-11 14:50
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RE: Finding your therian name
Speaking of my name, I associate it precisely with the warmth and freedom that my theriotype gives me, my true ego. This name is perfect for me and I was thinking about it for days. I want to abstract from my human name and human life somehow. Also, this is kind of privacy for me. Only really close humans or therians can call me like that. I find it really useful for me. Also, I am a wolfdog, so giving name for me is kinda regular.

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2022-09-20 21:29
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RE: Finding your therian name
In my opinion, naming your theriotype is just fine. Here’s why:

It is an animal soul in a human body. The human body has a human name, the animal soul may have an animal name- but doesn’t have to.

Just my opinion, you guys points of view make a lot of sense as well!

Also! I feel like “translating” words from “animal language” could also work, and I love to think about animals naming themselves after cool sounds or things they see.

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2022-12-30 15:23
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Post: #44
RE: Finding your therian name
In my opinion, therian names are fine as long as you understand that you are your theriotype. I do have a therian name, that name being Evergreen, and I do have a reason for said name:

Basically, I believe that in this life, my soul is part human and part lion. I also like to think that your name is a part of your soul, because it's a part of your identity and who you are. But, I have two parts to my soul. My human side of the soul has a human name, but since I also have a lion side to my soul, when I name that something different it's still MY name. For me personally, it would feel strange for both sides of my soul to have the same name.

There are also spiritual/symbolic reasons for it but that's kind of hard to put into words and it's also pretty personal.

But, I can definitely see where you are coming from, and it could certainly cause confusion for newer therians and make them think that your theriotype is a different entity.

At least in my experience, your therian name is also your name, and only when one does not go by their therian name, it generally may stray from the definition of therianthropy.

(Sorry if this is badly written, I just woke up snep )

"Why do the humans come here, do you suppose?"
"Who knows why humans do anything?"
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2023-01-01 15:36
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RE: Finding your therian name

(2019-08-06 2:10)PNWolf Wrote:  I feel like *if* my wolf self has her own name, it's probably just like... a growl, or something. Wolves don't give each other names like Shadow or Luna. Nothing wrong with calling yourself something like that, but that's something you as a human are assigning to your theriotype.

True, true

2024-04-15 18:16
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RE: Finding your therian name
I don't name my theriotypes but I don't think my name really represents the full me so I am looking for a name that does weird but what ebbs

I look human
I look like a child
I will rise
for I am still wild

Shoutout to Bloeien for inspiring this

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2024-06-24 14:37
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Post: #47
RE: Finding your therian name
I remember a name from one of my past lives.
As a badger I was called “Sunny”

I don’t remember any name from my other past lives.

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2024-11-15 4:50
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Post: #48
RE: Finding your therian name
Personally, I've given my theriotype a nickname just to make it easier to talk about/draw, but it's not really their name.

Be like the bird who, pausing in her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels them give way beneath her, and yet sings, knowing she hath wings. - Victor Hugo

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2024-11-15 11:42
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