Freya originates from Scandinavian mythology, but it really became my name after I started writing a fantasy novel for a school project. At the time, I was still in denial, so I started out with a male main character. A few days later, I thought "This is going nowhere if I don't have a female main character". I ended up having the new female protagonist and the old male one to be twins. The thing is, like many beginning writers, I sort of wrote the protagonist into an author avatar. However, which one of the two main characters was the author avatar? It was unclear at first, but later on, my writing style improved, and I rewrote them both into having their own personalities. But that female protagonist was still closer to me than any of the other characters.
And guess what her name was.

We have had lots of name threads here and there are so many great stories to share.  Mine is simple.  My older sister wanted a sister and sized up the boys in our family and found me to be her Tessa.  I have very little recollection of being that three year old girl but apparently enjoyed it.  My older brother told me that if I kept it up I would become a girl and I found that secretly agreeable.  My sister would tease me about it constantly, even as an adult but, I repressed the whole show and it was not until i was in therapy that I could recall some events and my name.  I called her when I came out again and said I sorta remembered a few things.  She said "oh Jimmy we did that for years."   Gulp, OK.  Our minds are powerful enough to repress and deny the sun is still shining some days!

I am Tessa James to honor and embrace my whole life.

I've always called myself Katelyn in private. Since 8 or 9 it was Katelyn. I have no memory of how I came up with it. I didn't grow up with any Katelyns so I really have no idea. Now my middle name is a last name and I always envisioned making my middle name my last name, but now that I have kids with my last name, I don't think I will be doing that.

my mom gave me my name 

Quote from: Lady_Oracle on September 13, 2015, 04:42:45 PM
my mom gave me my name 

My mom gave me the idea for mine. Since I liked my orginal name, I kept it sorta by picking the initials K.C..

In a way my first name was chosen for me by a major company. I had applied for one of their gasoline credit cards but somehow their computer spat out Clare. The company said they didn't care as long as the bill was paid so I left it as was. If I got junk mail with that name on it. I knew where it had come from initially.

My middle name was to honour a nice saleslady. I was looking at some clothes while I was still presenting as a male. I had the size chart with me to check. The lady asked if I needed some assistance and said I was looking for something for my sister's birthday. She told me that generally clothing sizes vary between manufacturers so say a 10 from X is not the same 10 from Y. It's best to try them on before purchase. I said I wanted I to be a surprise so what should I do?

She looked around and told me that if I was honest, I'd have a better experience and be happier in the long run. She asked if the clothes were really for my sister or me. A gift certificate would be best for my sister but if they were for me she could help me discreetly and it would really be the best thing. I let her know they were for me and she was quite happy with that. We chose a few things and went to a private area as I was told that the lady at the change room was like a Nazi! I'd never get past her as I was.

She made some clothing suggestions and explained why some of the clothes I had weren't the best choices and her suggestions were good.  Since she helped me a lot and was so kind to me, I adopted her middle name as my own. Each time I returned I had her help me and when I went back dressed, I had her assist me and told her I adopted her name. She was very touched I'd do that.

My last name I changed as well. I took Ravenwood from the Indiana Jones film as it allowed me to retain the same last name initial, fitted smoother than my new names did with my last name and you have to admit, she sure kicked ass!

Unlike my birth name (Michelle), I wanted a name that was masculine and very uncommon. I also wanted a short name that I can write really fast for signatures. I'm the type of person who tries to make sure my cursive is legible, so it takes more than a few seconds to spell out my full name on a sheet of paper in cursive...which is embarrassing in front of a UPS guy who wants to leave as soon as possible. No matter how hard I try, I can't seem to make myself rush and NOT care about how legible my handwriting is. I just can't do it.

I specifically chose Todd because that was the only name that went very well with my preferred first and last name. I won't say what my first name is, but my surname's "Turner". Not sure why I chose Turner though (aside from being very fast to write and still recognizable). It's only been a few weeks and I already forgot. 

Quote from: Toddin3D on October 03, 2015, 09:51:27 PM
I won't say what my first name is, but my surname's "Turner". Not sure why I chose Turner though (aside from being very fast to write and still recognizable). It's only been a few weeks and I already forgot. 

Well I'd say its not important. What is important is that you like the feel of it 

Ashley - common name in my birth year and ironically used to be predominately a male name. I find that hilarious.


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I'm still debating if I want to change my name to Galyo. The name itself has no meaning other than the fact that I thought of it, which I think makes it personal. I like names that are not typical, and Galyo also has a bit of a genderneutral sound to it, which I like. My full name would be Galyo Windsor. Windsor is also a name I thought of myself.