How did you pick your new name?

[natalie.ashlyne]

I went with a female version of my birth name because I know my mom love my name and I have a hard time with losing it as it is one of the only things I have from her she past away when I was 8 years old so it is sentimental to me, When I legally change my name I will be taking my moms maiden name as my last name as well. 

[Bari Jo]

This was an easy one for me too.  My parents had the test to see if they were having a boy or girl, and it came back girl.  They chose the name.  They had monogrammed Jammie's, the loom painted pink, etc.  Of course when I was born, I wasn't female and they kept the same name, but used the masculine spelling.  I'm reminded of it often by relatives.  I started to think if myself using this name when I was a preteen.  It was obvious especially after getting hammered into me all the time.  Plus it sounds the same, so easy to answer to:)

[Giordana Scorsin]

Well, it was quite a jorney for me. I wondered about all female names I found beautiful and which I'd totally name my kids with. Then it developed for strong names and whose meanings had a strong message. I came up with Eva, Olga, Pandora... And I'd love to get called by any of those names, but it didn't feel quite natural, you know? I felt as I was creating a new character in some RPG game, and that is not the case: I'm just being true to myself.

So I thought of my birth name in the feminine version, but it sounded so cliche and, I don't know, "meh"? Then I came up with something that resambled my birth name, that was italian as my birth name (which I really appreciate and matches my family name), that most of my nicknames by which I'm called by friends wouldn't have to actually change - helps with misnaming and stuff - and, yet, had a powerful meaning which I could relate too.

Giordana, the italian form of Jordana, means "the one who walks down the river". And that is me, flowing with the river, going all along the way, in freedom, strenght, fierceness and peace.

[RachClayburn]

I'm trying to figure out what my female name should be and I'm just drawing a blank no one name is really sticking out to me. I keep thinking of names i like but none of them really feel like a good fit.  I kind of feel like i should have a name before I start hrt.  How did you guys and gals pick your new name?

Late reply from a Newbie, but I just love this question, and the answers given here !!

Rachel is the name my Mom would have given me, has I been born Cis female. The Clayburn part is from an ancestral name, and just feels like a placeholder, as , if all goes well, my SO and I will choose a new surname together. I felt the need to, I dunno, re-brand myself more than just a first name.

[LaRell]

This has been a tough one for me.  I do like my given first name, and it can be gender neutral.  In fact, most of my life, if someone heard my name without seeing me along with it, they just assumed it was a girls name.  LaRell.  I've considered doing something like Laurel since that's what I get called half the time anyway, and that is a pretty common girls name.  But I guess, if I am okay with my given first name both as a man and a woman, then maybe I should just keep it simple, and not have to go through the whole legal name change hassle.

[Alanna1990]

This has been a tough one for me.  I do like my given first name, and it can be gender neutral.  In fact, most of my life, if someone heard my name without seeing me along with it, they just assumed it was a girls name.  LaRell.  I've considered doing something like Laurel since that's what I get called half the time anyway, and that is a pretty common girls name.  But I guess, if I am okay with my given first name both as a man and a woman, then maybe I should just keep it simple, and not have to go through the whole legal name change hassle.

if you can keep your name then you should, I just finished my legal name change and it was a PAIN to do so, glad it's over

[The Flying Lemur]

Looks like I posted in this thread back in April when I was going by another name . . . I tried that one out for a while but my sister hated it.  If I'd loved it I would have stayed with it, but I didn't, so I went back to the drawing board.  I ended up doing a name brainstorming session with a friend of mine, and we settled on Benjamin, shortened to Ben.  We're both Star Wars fans, so Ben's a cool name to us.  Plus, I'm told it suits me.  My middle name is going to be Michael, because that's what my parents would have called me if I'd been cis male, and also because it's the name of a high school teacher who helped me out a lot when I was a kid. 

[Sawney1000000]

Im a gamer boy, so of course all my chosen names were influenced by video games lol. personally i think nobody should feel bad for naming themselves after a character because people do it with their babies all the time!!

even before i knew i was trans, hearing my birth name always hurt to hear. i had a big group of friends that were all boys and i just felt like i was one of the boys too until i heard my birth name said out loud. it made my lil heart heavy. i also dont like it because i was apparently named after my moms old friend, someone i dont even like!! blugh.

when i realized i was trans at 13, my placeholder male name was "isaac". i named myself after the binding of isaac because i liked games and i liked how it sounded. that was just for a lil while tho.

about 4 years ago i learned mr resetti from the animal crossing games had the first name "sonny" and i thought that was so nice sounding and boyish!! after using it for a bit i realized i dont like how much it sounds like "sunny", a common girl name. i looked for similar names since i liked sonny so much, and then i saw my true name for the first time

Sawney

I felt it immediately. that was my name. my REAL one. everything about that name was perfect, it was scottish, was unique, felt good on my ears, felt so good to say. but one of my favorite things about it is that it means "fool"!! people think thats odd, asking me why would you be happy that your name means foolish? but im not sure how to explain it, its just how i am!! ^U^ i also like to go by sawn for short, its what my girlfriend calls me

as for my middle name, its arthur, after my dear departed grandpa. my original middle name is one thats been passed down thru my family to girls for generations, so i wanted to continue to use a name thats been passed down in my family.

[MaryT]

I remember my mother telling me, when I was about four, that I couldn't be called Mary.  I can't remember why I chose Mary but it was probably the female name I heard the most: Mary, Mary quite contrary; Mary had a little lamb; Mary and Jesus etc.

[MrsMac]

My daughter sorted mine out, daddy that's a mummy = Maddy x simples

[Alanna1990]

My daughter sorted mine out, daddy that's a mummy = Maddy x simples

awwwww, that's adorable :3
I wish that happened to me

[Tessa James]

if you can keep your name then you should, I just finished my legal name change and it was a PAIN to do so, glad it's over

OMG that PAIN is way true!  For seniors citizens like me there seems no end to the contacts and connections that need to see my court ordered name change papers.  Some government agencies and utility vendors are especially a hassle and with six plus decades of records it seems unending.  For those reasons alone I urge anyone making the change to have it well considered as "doing it again" can really be a mess to fuss out.  I was named Tessa as a three year old by my older sister who saw something in me way back when.  Still I "tried out" that name as a part of my real life test for a solid year before I went to court.  The process is getting better in some areas but it is something to consider fur sure

[Christy Lee]

Christy is feminized version of my boy name

and Lee well actually ive always been a fan of Evanescence especially at the time of Chosing my middle name, and i heard Amy Lee of Evanescence, and i thought wouldnt that be cool name for myself, Christy Lee.... my last name here

like i said i was a teen i think i just started Cross Dressing and started to think about my true name

[BT04]

I never liked my birth name - one too many girls in every classroom growing up shared it with me - and the male version of it is pronounced exactly the same so that's right out.

In middle school, my friends and I played around with the witchcraft thing and gave ourselves all sorts of names: magical names, nicknames, gothy variations on the spelling, the whole nine yards. Realized how easy it was to adopt a new name and to get people to start calling you that name. Also realized that my birth name really didn't fit once I started trying on others.

In high school my masculine side started rearing "his" head a lot, so I named him Seth. I have no idea where the name came from - I guess I associated that name with power and aggressiveness and seedy underbellies, which is how I felt about his "incursions" into my life at the time - and it stuck. Then I promptly forgot all about it for the next ten years and suddenly it just felt really right to dig it back up again. Like, 'Oh, that was me the whole time, wasn't it?'.

[Cassi]

While I haven't as yet decided on mine and am not in a rush, Pandora tends to come to mind.  Not sure why or am I?

[StacyRenee]

I've been obsessed with the name Ashley for a very long time at least half my life. I've known a couple of Ashleys and while they were extremely attractive to begin with, they got "extra points" just for the name alone. In the last few I made up a fantasy girl named Ashley. She was pretty much me except a girl. Then the fantasy included being able to go a day as a girl. Then the fantasy including being a girl for a day occured more frequently. Then it became I can change gender at will. Now its full time I want to be a girl why the hell would I want to be a guy? Then I started to realize that Ashley was the fantasy of myself rather than the girl I was supposed to be with.

I know this is years later, but... YES! That's exactly how I came to decide on Stacy. Stacy was the name I gave to my dream girl in my fantasies. Now, I'm becoming the woman of my dreams!

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[SiobhánF]

I came up with a name that has the same first letter as my birth name for possible future stuff. I love my name. Bridget Siobhán. Yeah, I use my middle name as my user name here. I just like the name Siobhán and I've seen it pop up more frequently, lately, too. And, that's after I had already picked it out. Perhaps I'm just noticing it more, who knows? I love everybody's name, here!

[TranSketch]

I chose Mei Erin Loftus, Mei is a name I've always loved the sound of, Erin being a female spin on Aaron and my mum named me Aaron so I want her to feels she's not quite losing her child even if she had a son originlly amd Loftus is her Maiden name, I'm dropping my fathers surname in favour of hers as I care not for that link to my father or my past.

[V M]

I threw a handful of silverware in ta corner of da kitchen 





*Runs away*

[SiobhánF]

I threw a handful of silverware in ta corner of da kitchen 





*Runs away*

XD OMFG!