Your name and why you chose it

[Maddi]

I chose Jessica for a few reasons. One I have just always liked that name, had a lot of crushes on Jessicas through school. lol. Secondly I like the letter J and leaves my initials the same.

Too bad i'll never get to use it, but it is a nice thing to have.


Refering to Teknoir  up top with Dante: I love it. My Dad wanted to name me Wolfgang after Mozart but my mom shot it down....I was like that would be so bad a**! Instead I got stuck with John. Like my dad and 7 other men with the same first and last names as me in my town. 

[MRH]

Dante is an awesome name. Very "Devil May Cry" lol

[Rose2Me]

I chose Rose because, well, my favorte color is red.  Plus, its simple and old-fashioned (like me!).

Rose

[HuntersandKings]

I am switching my middle name from my grandmothers name to her maiden name and dropping my first name. I can't decide on a middle name however...

[sean911]

I chose My name Sean because I just liked the name always have..and I like the way of spelling it the irish way. My middle name I chose as Jordan-James hyphenated, it just had a ring to it.

[fastknight]

I chose Oliver, because it's the masculine form of my birth name and I wanted to keep my same initials, which is why I also took a male relative's name, Roger, for my middle name. Whenever my parents or people who knew me were gone, before transition, I would tell people my name was Oliver and I was just stuck, in my head. It fit so much better than my birth name and I respond to it like it's been mine for the past eighteen years.

I'm currently getting the legal paperwork sorted. June 9th FTW!

[sean911]

thats fantastic, i am looking into changing mine legally next

[jannelle simone]

     Wonderful stories from everyone on name selection.  Some MtF women will adopt the feminized version of their birth name, ie Robert becomes Roberta, Sam/Samuel becomes Samantha, etc. I wasn't fond of the fem'ed version of my male name, and wanted a name that would help me keep focused on my womanhood [if that makes sense]. I also wanted one that sounded a little 'frisky' [to me anyway ], and ever-so-exotic without being so far off the wall that it became an embarrassment in public. So I chose 'jannelle simone ____ ' - actually, my 30 yr old step-daughter helped me choose my middle name, 'simone' . FWIW, only the last initial remains.
     Hugs,
jannelle

[Walter]

Right now I'm going by the name Rolf

I chose it because.....well...it's a little embarrassing. Too embarrassing to really explain it

I'll say this though. I heard the name when I was around 11 and first thought the name wasn't actually a real name. I thought it was made up just for that one part. I looked it up a couple days ago and found out it actually exists. So I'm giving it a try

[LordKAT]

Right now I'm going by the name Rolf

I chose it because.....well...it's a little embarrassing. Too embarrassing to really explain it

I'll say this though. I heard the name when I was around 11 and first thought the name wasn't actually a real name. I thought it was made up just for that one part. I looked it up a couple days ago and found out it actually exists. So I'm giving it a try

But I really liked that doggy...

[JenniferR]

mine is easy ... I've just always loved the name Jennifer Elizabeth since as far back as I can remember and it's the name I've chosen for myself.  I am keeping my last name as an honor to my family heritage no matter the future happenings with my family in regards to full disclosure or coming out ... just a side note, they do partial know that I am cross-dresser and trans, but not the full extent of my planning to fully transition to a woman in the future.

[Walter]

But I really liked that doggy...

O.o I dunno what you mean

I didn't get the name from a dog <.<

[Amy1177]

My wife and I are becoming increasingly more spiritual with a strong belief in the feminine principle and that we are here primarily as a learning experience for ourselves.  Through some personal exploration I have come to discover that on the other side I am a female entity named Amy.  I couldn't see any reason to change that.  I liked it and it feels right and so Amy it is.   

[Martin]

Ahhh this is a fun topic. I still haven't really got anything definitive, though I've been thinking about it for a while. My first thought was Jack or Jacky, which I'm currently using as my screenname for lack of anything better, since it's a nickname I've been using for nearly four years. But, while I like the name and I'm quite attached to it, I'm not entirely sure about using it as my real name, it doesn't seem quite right somehow. Also, I already have a cousin named Jack.
My middle name actually Martin, which I love, and I've been thinking of using that as a first name, since it's a name I like, and was my grandad's name. If I don't use it as a first name, I'll almost definitely keep it as my middle.
Other options are Daniel, which I quite like, or Laurence, which is a male long form of my birth name. (Laurie.) It just seems a little... over the top. Or something.
Bottom line, I'm still undecided.  Hopefully I'll actually be out to my parents and friends soon, because I really want some input from my parents and I think it'd help me decide.

[DeValInDisguise]

When I came out I had no idea what my name would be. I mean, I had only been thinking about it for 30 years. So after my spouse had some time to get used to the news I asked her if she would help me find my name. We then spent many hours over the next few weeks looking at almost every female name on a baby name website, making a list of all the ones that seemed possible. As we got towards the end I would look at the short list and most of them really didn't ring true, and two that seemed close, Kyra and Veronica. And then, about a dozen or so names from the end, there was Valerie. It just clicked. That's who I was. Kyra became my middle name because Valerie Kyra just works for me (and because I really didn't like the sound of Valerie Veronica.).

The last name was changed because my spouse and I both wanted new last names and we looked around a little together and found what we wanted pretty quick.

[Ry]

my name is E-lie
and i chose it to remember the book Night and the author Elie Wiesel *respect*
and my middle name (Riley nicknamed Ry) is the name my girlfriend thought i should have.

** oh and the - in between the e and lie is just so people dont pronounce my name like ellie (elly? sp)

[jill610]

Such a fun topic! I've been calling myself Jill for at least a decade, probably longer.  At this point, I have no idea where it came from.  I do know that when I was thinking about names I wanted to keep the J initial from my male name, and that I didn't like the name my parents picked out if I was a girl (Jennifer).  It is kind of odd to think that I've been responding to two first names for that long, and the number of times it's almost gotten me in trouble.

[Carolyn]

Carolyn is a female name in English speaking countries, originally an alteration of the more ancient name Caroline. Caroline itself is one of the feminine forms of Charles, which goes back to a Germanic word that meant "free man". Another spelling is "Karolyn"

A girl (or guy, but trust me, they're pretty rare) who is very funny, caring, extremely intelligent, talented, and not to mention absolutely beautiful.

In short, she is just perfect.

A Carolyn will get along with nearly anyone and always knows what to say to cheer you up. She is a great friend and would never ever betray you. She would care for you no matter what.

The name Carolyn translates to "song of happiness" (from the word "Carol".) It is also commonly confused with the name Caroline. A Carolyn is the kind of girl who, once you meet her, she will always be in your heart.

So yea that's me.

[Roro]

Just had to post somewhere and do a lil dance cause my legal name change is now underway. Should be going to court in about 3-4 weeks here. 

I got a copy of my legal notice. It was so nice actually seeing my proper name in print... even if it had my birth name right above it. I may have to frame it when I get an actual newsprint copy tomorrow.

Rowan Murray A____ here I freakin' come.

[ScaredKiwi]

  It's something very close to me. Though it does not explain why I chose it very much;;

I just love it!!! <3