I just cant seem to stick with a name! Yea, it seems i fit it then, but after awhile, it just doesn't fit me anymore! My name journy includes : chasity, isabel, marcella. ive passed all of these. They just didnt feel me! Or fit my personality. Right now, im at Taelynn ...i hope it sticks!!

I think what happens is that the emotional state somewhat fluctuates on a deep level, so how you're subtly feeling makes a name seem appropriate---temporarily.  We probably would feel that way with our birth names, except that they don't as readily feel in our control.
I think it might be best to accept one that you think sounds good and alright to be called by, rather than focusing on one that 'sounds me' for you.

Quote from: Sabriel Facrin on June 16, 2011, 10:24:34 AM
I think it might be best to accept one that you think sounds good and alright to be called by, rather than focusing on one that 'sounds me' for you.

This. I didn't belabor my name change, didn't search through reams of birth records to find one. I picked one that I didn't hate that sounded enough like my birthname that it would be easy for others to pick up on. Two years later, it's legally changed, I still don't hate it, and it's just normal.

A name is very important, and I can understand the difficulty in choosing a name. To make it easier for me, I asked my mom what she would have named me if I was a girl, she chose Samantha. So that is what I went with. Sort of made it easire to settle.

Ever thought of the name Journey?

Personally, I thought of a list of good names, then picked one that sounded kinda normal and stuck with it. Now each time I doubt it I remind myself that people don't
usually chose their names, so I just pretend I didn't either.

     I am having the same problem- Dylen, DyLen, Darla, Starla, Dyan, Donna, Dyan....  Oh! what is a girl to do?  I asked my mother but she doesn't remember there being a female name for me.  Funny, she remembers how my sisters got theirs.    The SO thought I would go with Dora.  What?

Quote from: Marcellahearts on June 16, 2011, 09:55:29 AM
I just cant seem to stick with a name! Yea, it seems i fit it then, but after awhile, it just doesn't fit me anymore! My name journy includes : chasity, isabel, marcella. ive passed all of these. They just didnt feel me! Or fit my personality. Right now, im at Taelynn ...i hope it sticks!!

I was having the same thoughts! I almost wrote a blog post about it. I had gotten used to thinking of myself as "Angela" for years. Now, however, I just don't think it fits anymore. I guess I outgrew it? *sort of shrugs*

I was going to go with "Rachel," as I like the name, but I settled on "Allison" since 1) it doesn't sound terrible with my legal last name (which I plan to keep) and 2) its phonetically similar to my birth name.

Neat topic!