Originally Posted by Chase

The naming custom has been discussed quite a bit at AllDeaf, but I can't find an exclusive thread, so this one is a good place to bring them together.

I was christened Charles, so like Jillio explained, my deaf older sister gave me the ASL name "Right C-hand thumb on chin" because of my predominant chin. The only problem was the lower part of the face is the female half, and as I got older I didn't like a "girly-looking" name.

So when I was nicknamed "Chase," she changed my name to ASL for "chase," the right A-hand chasing the left A-hand across the torso.

How are others named?