Your Name

[Guest AlexanderG]

To the moderators; is there a thread like this, already? I couldn't find it but hey, who am I?! In that case, nevermind, of course!!!

Ivan posted a thread on middle names, but I'm more curious to know about first names, really - or the complete picture.

How did you pick your name?!

[Carolyn Marie]

Several reasons, Alexander.

It has the same initial as my birth name, and goes well with my last name.

It is age appropriate.

It is (in my humble opinion) a very feminine name.

I've always liked the name.

Carolyn

[Guest Donna Jean]

To the moderators; is there a thread like this, already? I couldn't find it but hey, who am I?! In that case, nevermind, of course!!!

Ivan posted a thread on middle names, but I'm more curious to know about first names, really - or the complete picture.

How did you pick your name?!

Yes, Alexander...there is a thread like this...it's buried, but it doesn't hurt to go again...There are lots of new people and many of the others can go again!

So......

Donna Jean _ _ _

That is REAL close to my given name...It's warm and fuzzy for me and it was the most 3rd popular female name in my birth year..

My old male name was 3rd most popular that year , also...

So, like Carolyn says ....it's age appropriate ...heck, I wouldn't want to be waiting in the bank and have someone call out "Missy"...I'm 59, for crying out loud!....lol

HUGGS!

Donna Jean

[Guest kyattei]

Hm... I can't remember how I chose "Katie," actually... I had the name picked out and "pretended" to be a "Katie" all the time when I was little and playing house and tea-parties and such. I know I had to have gotten it from somewhere, but it's from so early back I can't remember where and I had it long picked out before I even knew what gender was and that I was the wrong one. I must have gotten it from a children's storybook or tv show or something..

I also picked out "Katie" before realizing it was a short-form or nickname, so now I still haven't decided what the long form of my name is going to be, eheh. Katelyn would get shortened to "Kate" which I don't like much... but "Catherine," the traditional long form of Katie, doesn't fit me at all. I heard someone suggest Katriel or Katiel so I could go by 'Katie' or 'Elly' and I love that idea, but I'm worried the name sounds too uncommon and would draw unneeded attention.

How'd you pick out your name, Alex?

[Guest Jean Davis]

Several reasons, Alexander.

It has the same initial as my birth name, and goes well with my last name.

It is age appropriate.

It is (in my humble opinion) a very feminine name.

I've always liked the name.

Carolyn

Same here honey.

LUV

Jean

[Guest N. Jane]

I go by my middle name which I adopted when I was 5 (and it isn't Jane LOL!) so it has been with me 55 years now. It was such a pretty name that I just knew it had to be mine when I first heard it. I adopted my first name from Native legend in my teens and I chose it to keep my initials the same because by then I knew I would either transition or die so I went just by my initials and family name until transition at age 24. I picked up a third given name when I was baptised. A few more given names and I would be royalty

[Guest TroyGD]

To the moderators; is there a thread like this, already? I couldn't find it but hey, who am I?! In that case, nevermind, of course!!!

Ivan posted a thread on middle names, but I'm more curious to know about first names, really - or the complete picture.

How did you pick your name?!

I got my name from an ex and I added the middle name. For some strange reason it fits me.

[Guest Adrian]

My given name was Angela.

Katherine.

Rachel.

Adrian is a similar name which I lik and can be shortened to Ady which I also like and is gender neautral, plus passes as a shortened version of Angela.

My chosen middle name is Peter - what i would have been called if I had been born male.

Tip of the hat to Mum. Whether or not she'll appreciate it is another matter...

[Guest Ariana]

Oh. Uhm, I think I heard it once, and it sounded lovely? I don't really know. I always admired the name "Violet" as a child, I don't know when I switched to Ariana. Ahaha. But the name sort of clung with me, and I like it.

[Guest Angelgrlsue]

I chose mine after my cousin. She is a beautiful, adventurous, somewhat shy, positive, confident woman. Hmmm, sounds like me!!

Hugs,

Suzie

[Guest AlexanderG]

I also picked out "Katie" before realizing it was a short-form or nickname, so now I still haven't decided what the long form of my name is going to be, eheh.

How'd you pick out your name, Alex?

Katie, I went by Kate based on my given middle name Catharina. Katarina would've been nicer, but not befitting me anywhoo. Anyway - people never even asked me what it was short for. I think Katherine or Kathleen would be the most common 'long' form.

~

I was looking to rename myself either way, and made a list of unisex names I liked (well, of boys' names that can go on girls as nicknames --- Toni, Chris, Charlie, Joey) when I heard The Arcade Fire's "Neighbourhood #2 (Laika)," which is about an Alex(ander). So I put it on the list and it turned out to be 'my' name.

Middle name I dunno yet. Got a shortlist there, now.

[Guest Zabrak]

The very first online kids game I played I picked a guy and named him Kyle. Ever since then anyone online who ment me knew me by Kyle - and still do till this day. I stayed loyal to my childhood and now my legel name is Kyle.

[Guest Sakura_Stingray]

for along time.. ill say about ten years i had myself known as sakura as my first name because i love the sakura chrry blossom tee's of japan... but a year or so i was told by one of my friends that sakura could be my renesaunce fair name instead because its foreign to my natural looks and such v.v that was a downer day!!

but i had a second name as a backup! i liked the name gwenevier or however the name is spelled from those old poetry novels in midevil england stuff and i was watching total drama island one day and it hit me... GWEN!!! XD an awsome short version for the old style name so for a year now it has stuck ith me... so muhahahhhahaha i am known as two names!! ^.^ if you ignore the birth name

[Guest Amanda joan]

My name is very different for my given name. I am now very different from who I was. Amanda is a name that just came to me. My wife used to say when I needed to dress tell her that I needed Amanda time. So being femme for me became associated with that name. My middle name is the name my mother picked out for me if I was born female. Joan was my Mom's college roommate and she looked up to her all through college.

I like Amanda Joan it sounds authentic to me. Not flashy or cutesie just lady like. I hope to be a classy respected woman. That is how I would like to be remembered when I am gone.

Peace & Love Amanda Joan

[Sally]

OK, I'll tell this again but it won't sound any more believable to people who do not know me.

After Donna Jean and Lizzy watched me write a poem on my laptop while sharing a motel room this September they will understand completely because it is just how my mind works (or doesn't).

I had used dozens of name when I was in female mode over the years and none of them really stuck - I liked Michelle but not as a first name - to close to a male name I think but I liked it for a middle name, the last name was just to keep it very nonstandoutish (that isn't a word but I'm sticking ieth it).

When I decided to research about transsexualism, I did not want to use my regular E-mail account so I was creating a new one and when it asked for name - I typed Sally - it just seemed right and then I added Michelle Jackson and it seemed to work so I have been Sally ever since and I don't see that changing - the muse come to me when I need them the most and they make their tiny voices heard.

So that is the story and it is actual fact - Sally was never even a name that I had considered before and yet that is who I am.

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest Janessa]

It just came to me, to be honest. I've always liked this name ever since I first heard it, so that may have had some affect on my choice. I have stuck with it for a good 4 years or so though. =x

[Guest Janis]

Mine was a name my parents was going to give me if I was born cis female. Well one of the 2 names they chose. I chose Janis because it matches my current initials.

Yes I was born in the early 70's so I was named after a certain blues-rock singer.

Janis

[Guest MissAmy]

There is no female version of my name, so I picked something that started with the first letter that is pretty and short.

[TassieTiff]

I was known as Stephen or Steve for 40 years B4 a close friend online (and on the other side of the world in Yorkshire) helped me out with a name that stuck. Stephanie was wiped off the list immediately.... There is Stevie as in 'NICKS'... NOPE... Vetoed... A new start required something completely different and new...Tiffany was suggested by Stacey my "Pommie" Mate....Abbreviated to Tiff.... Been using it now for about 15 years.... Stacey has gone to heaven... She promised me she would be my Guardian Angel B4 she checked out.... Cancer took away my best friend... We spent many many hours on the phone across the planet and I still grieve her passing and think of her every day.

Regards,

Tiffany Lesley Henderson <<<<< SEE.... It works LOL

[Guest Melanieshaman]

I think there is another thread somewhere about this topic, and as i stated there... well, Melanie picked me. It's kind of like I always knew that was supposed to be my name from he first time i ever heard it. Unfortunately i STILL haven't selected a middle name, but the funny thing is, my birth middle name is sorta unisex (Dale).

Mel

[Guest Wanderer]

Heh, well. My given first name is Jason, but my middle name is Alexander, and my mother called me by "Alex" when I was younger, and that stuck throughout elementary, and a while longer, and now I'm going back over to it. Never really found fault with it. As for a middle name, meh, I don't really need one. Or rather, maybe I'll just swap them, and keep a male name there, as an interesting little reminder of where I'm coming from. And honestly, I have no intention of hiding who I am if I can avoid it. The only concern of my immediate family is with my safety in public, and that's just Mom. Once I'm on my own, the furthering of the cause of TS/TG people is more important to me than the personal consequences of coming out about both who I am and who I've been. At least, I hope I'll still feel that way once I get to a point in my life when I can afford to start some kind of transition. >.<;

[Guest ~Brenda~]

Hey Alex,

I will tell you my story and how I picked my name that I sign with.

My male given name is Bernard. My nickname has always been bernie. For the longest time, I accepted bernie as a good anrogynous name. I have known Bernices and Bernardettes in my day and their nicknames were bernie too. Spelled the same way I might add. As I grew to know myself better, I found that the nickname bernie was no longer appealing to me. So, for a while, I re-spelled it to bernii (the screenname that I still have today). For me the spelling of bernii was more feminine and a step farther away from my male heritage. Although, I know that many bio-males spell thier nicknames the same way (bernii). For me it was a step in the right direction. Between bernie and bernii everyone knew me here as bernii too. Which is all OK

Over time, I realized that I needed a true female name. That name is now on my credit cards and my new email address. With a quick glance at one of my reciepts at a store it all became clear to me.... the reciept said BernardA and instantly I knew that it was for me. With a few letter arrangements, my name was Brenda. Brenda rang out loud and clear like no other name.

I look at the transitioning of my name as analogous with the transitioning of my mind and consequently my body. There is no reason for me to completely discard my past, because as I was before also has significance with me. I do not feel like I lived a wasted life before transitioning. All of my life has had meaning, so a female name that resembles my male name works for me positively.

If I could, I would change my screenname to Brenda, but that name is already taken here. I am not interested in changing my screenname to something like Brenda123. Since everyone knows me as bernii signed Brenda, I decided to leave my screenname alone (besides it is still my nickname).

In my eyes.. Brenda is a natural evolution of the name Bernard. Bernard, the name of who I was, but still has history, and Brenda, the person who I am now.

Brenda is how I feel, and my name now is complete.

Love

Brenda Anne

[Guest Ivan Le Renard]

I chose my name mostly because it's another form of 'John' except not as plain. (John is my dad's name)

Oh, and the name makes me feel more 'manly.' xD

[Guest erikka2046]

My name is come from part of my first given name and also my cat. My cat is nearly 20yrs old now...very old. I hope to use this name all the time

[Guest DeniseNM]

Well for me my first and middle names are the female versions of my birth names. Denise is also what my mom would have named me if I had been born in the right body, besides it just feels right. If I was going to pick a different name though I would probably go with Hyapatia Rahne.

Denise