Name Alignments

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Name Alignments, also known as Nominal Alignments or Nomi Alignments, are terms to describe the gender qualities associated with one's name(s).

These terms are typically used by those have and/or collect multiple names, to describe the types of names they use and/or collect, however it is important to note that these can be used by anyone, they don't have to necessarily need to be a Namecollector/Namehoarder, they don't necessarily have to use Multinominal either.

One's nominal alignment may be related to and/or affected by one's gender identity. but it doesn't have to be and can be used by anyone, irrespective of gender identity or presentation.

How one defines one's nominal alignment may be affected by how one perceives one's name(s) and/or societal perceptions of one's name(s). Examples of this may be:

• A Nomifem individual may only use names they perceive as feminine/feminine-leaning, regardless of how the names are typically used/perceived in wider society.
• A Nomimasc individual may experience detachment from/discomfort with the idea of using a name and decide not to use it if they find that it is often perceived as gender-neutral and it is given to AFAB individuals at a higher rate than AMAB individuals, and/or listed on name-related websites as feminine/gender neutral.
• One may feel the need to check statistics relating to a name, usage of the name in media and/or read articles that discuss a given name to "verify" how a name will be perceived by others (particularly in relation to its gender alignment) before feeling comfortable using it.

The terms listed below can be used in a variety of ways, such as:

A Nomifae individual may:

- Have multiple names some of which are feminine aligned and the others are neutral aligned.

- The individual only uses names that are feminine leaning, but can also be considered as neutral.

- The individual sometimes prefers to use/collect feminine-leaning names, whilst other times preferring to use/collect neutral-leaning names. (See Nomifluid)

Terminology

Term	Flag	Description	Coiner
Nomiae/Nomineutral		One's names are primarily neutral-aligned.	Contie
Nomifem		One's names are primarily feminine-aligned and/or feminine-leaning	Contie
Nomimasc		One's names are primarily masculine-aligned and/or masculine-leaning.	Contie
Nomix/Nomi-X		One's names/the names that one collects are primarily unaligned or do not have any particular gender qualities associated with them.	Contie

Combination Terms

Term	Flag	Description	Coiner
Nomifae		One's names are primarily feminine-aligned, feminine-leaning and/or neutral-aligned.	Contie
Nomifaun		One's names are primarily masculine-aligned, masculine-leaning and/or neutral-aligned.	Contie
Nomifloren		One's names are primarily masculine-leaning, neutral-aligned and/or feminine-leaning.	Contie
Nomistell		One's names are primarily masculine, masculine-leaning, neutral-aligned, feminine-leaning and/or feminine.	Ddigi
Nomixae		One's names are primarily neutral-aligned and/or unaligned.	Contie
Nomixfae		One's names are primarily feminine-aligned, feminine-leaning, neutral-aligned and/or unaligned	Contie
Nomixfaun		One's names are primarily masculine-aligned, masculine-leaning, neutral-aligned and/or unaligned	Contie
Nomixfem		One's names are primarily feminine-aligned/in nature, neutral-aligned and/or unaligned. (Presumed definition)	Contie (Presumed Coiner)
Nomixfloren		One's names are primarily masculine-leaning, neutral-aligned, unaligned and/or feminine-leaning.	Contie
Nomixmasc		One's names are primarily masculine-aligned/in nature, neutral-aligned and/or unaligned. (Presumed definition)	Contie (Presumed Coiner)
Nomixstell		One's names are primarily masculine, masculine-leaning, neutral-aligned, feminine-leaning, feminine and/or unaligned	Contie

History

The Nominal Alignment terms were coined by Violet and Seren on the FANDOM account 'Contie' on the pronoun FANDOM wiki on July 25th 2021, Nomistell however was coined by another individual called Ddigi.