How did you girls get your name

[Tori]

I got my name because I joined Susan's. Really!

I was asked to pick a username, and I realized I had not put much thought into it.

Tori sounds enough like my old male name, but over time, I realized how much I also enjoy Victoria as a full name. Also, I have not known a person named Tori, who ruined the name for me.

At the time, the only trans woman I knew had taken the name I always identified with, Sara.

My parents would have named me Amanda if I were FAAB, but it can be a torublesome name for a trans woman (a man duh).

Since I had quite accidentally picked a first name that stuck, I asked my parents to come up with a middle name.

I am now Victoria Rose, but you can call me Tori.

[Jill F]

My parents would have named me Amanda if I were FAAB, but it can be a torublesome name for a trans woman (a man duh).

OMG, that's the funniest thing I've read in a long time!  You totally rock.

[Wynternight]

Years ago I asked my mother what my name would have been had I been born a girl and she told me Heather Michelle. So it seems only fitting that I take the name she would have given me so she gets to name me twice.

[Misato]

I got my name from an office door.

I saw it there when I walked into a building on campus when I was a grad student: "Paige". So I says to my therapist soon thereafter, "I've started thinking about Paige for a name". I just never stopped thinking about it and made it my legal name about a year ago.

It's a troublesome name for a developer who works on web pages. And an aspiring author who is asked how many pages she wrote. Or meetings where we all are to get in the same page but gosh golly gee I love my name. My male name never felt like it was mine. Paige, is me.

[Allyda]

Allyda is actually my first middle of my given name. Because I was born IS, my biological Mom gave me gender neutral names. My full given name is Phoenix Allyda Gene, Blackwolf Anderson. So when I had my gender markers changed a while back this made things a little easier. I do plan to shorten it in the future after my SRS and other surgeries to Allyda Phoenix Blackwolf, or Allyda Phoenix Anderson. I just haven't decided on which last name I wanna use.

Ali

[Alesium]

Hello, fellow Noncomformants.

My (future) name actually came as an alternative of baby names that Wife and I were speculating about one day.  We both decided that we liked Jude as a girl's or boy's name for Child 1 or 2 (but not Child 3, that one'll be Gabriel/Gabrielle).  I pondered to myself about what name I would choose if I could transition; Jodi popped in my head and wouldn't leave.  So that's the name that I chose, especially since it was uncommon (I hadn't met a Jodi before except watching a movie with Jodi Foster in it) yet not a "giveaway" as to what I am.  Plus, it's the same first initial as my current name.

Since then I've met three Jodis.  :l  One of which is the girlfriend of a good friend of my BFF (who doesn't know that I'd rather go by "Jodi" myself! lol)  I should figure out if she's a Jodie or a Jodi.... Hmm...


Toodles from TN,
Ales/Jodi/Jodie/Argh!

[Eva Marie]

The answer is that I really don't know 

Back when I still identified as bigender a bigender friend suggested that it was time to pick a girl name since referring to me as "her" was becoming awkward. I had never thought about doing that but it was definitely time.

So, I studiously set about the task. I looked and looked through lists of girl names and didn't like a single one of them. Dejected, I finally sat the task aside and went on with other things I needed to get done.

Back then I would get to work around 6:30 or so. One morning I was driving into work bleary eyed and not thinking about a single thing. As I turned a corner the name "Eva Marie" popped into my head. Voila! I had my name.

My mind quite often works in "background mode" - it ponders issues and problems and comes up with answers at a later time - I do a lot of my computer programming work this way. Apparently my mind had been chewing on the issue of my girl name for all of that time without me being aware of it and finally came up with an answer.

[Michelle G]

My name is just the girl version of the boy name I was given when born, I often would ask my parents to call me Michelle which didn't go over good at all back in "those days".

And of course with a boy name that has a natural female version of it you get teased as you grow up and are often called by the girl name...that was actually music to my ears and the joke was on them

[Michelle G]

I saw this thread on the FTM, thread and thought it would be a great idea to do one of us girls.

How did your name come about, for me i love comic books, so i was trying to go for a name for myself that a comic book character had that was unique and had a nice sound to it, i was thinking of Diana...my mom didn't like that, so one day i was watching tv and i saw this really pretty girl named Kimberly.

I liked the sound of the name and i took it on as a silly wish that if i name myself Kimberly, maybe someday i will be pretty too...*sigh*.

My username is the real name of Wonder Girl/At one time false identity.

Kimmy sweetheart, could you be any more beautiful! Your avatar pic is SO pretty

[jeninindiana]

i think a mother or father should name their children and those who want a new name , say one that is more girly or for any other reason , that is something that is important to parents your name . an individual shouldnt choose their own name their mother should choose it or keep the name your parent named you and make it feminine changing your name to something completely different altogether i would feel sad if one of my sons changed their name because each of their names means something to me which is why it was specifically chosen . a name should always be given by mom that is her place to give you any name maybe im old fashioned i dont know but its just the way i feel ... i think that could effect the relationship you have with your mother or father or whoever  named you . so let your mom give you a new name and get her involved  you will be glad you did and so will she and it will bring the two of you closer together part of the excitement about a boy or a girl is the name that you have the exclusive right apart from all people to give to your child . so dont take that away from her itll make her sad and feel even more disconnected from the person you have become . 

[iiMTF]

I haven't chosen my name yet, but I've narrowed it down to five names:

Lucy
Skye (currently my favorite, I think I'm going to choose this one)
Alex
April
Athena

@jeninindiana
As far as I know, there isn't any way to feminize my birth name... And I just hate all of the names my parents have ever come up with.


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[jeninindiana]

I just think that's something a mom should do and it would benefit anyone who chooses to do that primarily with your relationship with your mom and her acceptance im sure she probabally has a specific girls name that is important to her for some reason or one she has just always liked.  people who don't like their given names just go by different nicknames when they are around people.

[MaryXYX]

I suppose that was one advantage I had.  My parents had died long before I made the decision so I didn't have to think about them.

[Dee]

From my parents, when I was born!

I never felt the need to change my name- my first name is very androgynous (username here is just sort of an abbreviation), and my sister's middle name is masculine. Briefly considered changing my middle name, until she pointed out, "Hey! Now we both have girl first names and boy middle names!" So now it's a fun sibling connection we get to have.

It's led to a little confusion around people who knew guy-me, since a change in name can assist the pronoun shift.  But not having to do any of the related paperwork?  Amazing. :p

[iiMTF]

From my parents, when I was born!

I never felt the need to change my name- my first name is very androgynous (username here is just sort of an abbreviation), and my sister's middle name is masculine. Briefly considered changing my middle name, until she pointed out, "Hey! Now we both have girl first names and boy middle names!" So now it's a fun sibling connection we get to have.

It's led to a little confusion around people who knew guy-me, since a change in name can assist the pronoun shift.  But not having to do any of the related paperwork?  Amazing. :p

Lucky :p

I don't think my name can be considered that of a girls... I'm pretty sure "Matthew" is far from feminine.

Though my older brothers name is Jordyn, which is how you spell it for a girl... I even saw it on a girls names baby list xD

My middle name is a feminine name, but I really... really don't like it :p

iiMTF

[Misato]

I don't think my name can be considered that of a girls... I'm pretty sure "Matthew" is far from feminine.

*hugs* I know your pain.

[Abby]

Same story as most everyone else. I was going to be named Abby, and now I am Abby.

[Riley Skye]

Well my name now went like so last fall. My friend who used to go by Skylar told me to go by it so I did for a week, it didn't sound good so I shortened it to Skye and then I was thinking and Riley Skye just seemed to fit and now it is all nice and legal :3

[Rose City Rose]

Originally I was going to go with "Rosemary" after my fiance did a cover of the Edison Lighthouse song "Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes."

I decided "Rosemary" was too old-fashioned so I went for the slightly more common "Rose."  Living in Portland, the "Rose City," helped the decision a bit (as far as I know I'm the only "Rose City Rose" there is).  When I discovered the esoteric connotations of that name paired with the last name I chose, I was pretty much sold on it and I've been Rose ever since.

[iiMTF]

A few of these names you girls have I've considered myself... Though I've eliminated every one except the 5 I listed earlier

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