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Most metals work pretty well
That's some crazy pronunciation if those two sound similar.
With how many trans women name themselves after gemstones, more trans men should name themselves after metals
Cobalt would be a pretty sick name.
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.
paul simon?
Touché
Stannum sounds okay-ish too
There's still some pretty good options. Titus, Titan, Ty, Ti (Tee I).
That would be pretty metal
Hi I'm Wolfram, last time we met I was Jane....
I swear, if one of y'all says some silly-ass name...
Steven Universe...
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
she's massive.
Tiny! but massive.