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What’s in a name?
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Dianne came from not liking the feminised version of my name and the going through all the girls names that started with D and found the best one that fit and now it just seems to be natuaral
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Well Cynthi, for me its all about what i am into, hence my name Lace Satin
also Lace is a shortened version of my first name, which seems to be common for a lot of gurlz. x x -
The name I was given could not be feminized, (I tried) so I decided on Jennifer, it felt right and it is a name I like. Also I like the alternatives of Jen or Jennie.
The biggest thrill I can remember was when somebody first spoke my name to me.
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My mother once told me long long ago that if I had been born a girl the name they had chosen for me was Pamela.
I like and identify with the name but it is only in recent years that I have thought of myself as Pamela.
I recently attended a meeting at Police HQ in the city and was addressed as Pamela by a policeman in the security booth at the entrance. It was the first time I had been called my name by a person who was not a member of the CD/TS world. Almost brought a tear to my eye for what should have been. -
as like Pamela, my mother (RIP) once told me the name I would have had when born female
I have since taken the suggested name -
I was named Breanna by the first boy I kissed… still dont know why he called me that but I stuck with it
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I knew a girl Ellie from a group I was associated with 30 years ago. She was tall striking and I adopted name Ellie_M . M for Michaels.
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Michelle is the female version of my given name.
when we were young , my older brother would try to tease me by calling me Michelle. Joke was on him hey. Over the years people in jest have also called me Michelle, and every time has put a smile on my dial.
I love the name Michelle, but have always hated my given name. -
I’ve had a few names that I’ve used over the years, but none of them really felt quite right.
When I started looking online for support for my gender dysphoria, I wanted to use a name that was completely anonymous, and “Jane Doe” was as anonymous as you could get! Since then I’ve become very used to being called “Jane”. I align very much with the name now. I’m Jane!
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When I first came out to my wife over 30 years ago she asked if I had a girl name. I hadn’t thought about that but quickly decided I should. I wanted a plain non-fussy name and I wanted to avoid all names already taken by close friends and relatives. “Carol” fitted the bill and now I can’t imagine myself with another name.
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I have known a few Donnas’ over the years and all I have admired as strong, elegant, intelligent and independent women… If I could emulate just a part of what made them so inspirational…. There is one who I intent to ‘come out’ to very soon…
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I started with Linda because I wanted a name totally unconnected with me or anyone I knew, but that was in the days when I was terribly frightened of being caught out. With the realisation that I should be proud of who I am, and to hell with the outside world, I adopted the feminized version of my male name.
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It was the name of my sister (deceased) and it seemed to fit the Woman in me…
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I started with katie (which is why my email says so, among some other profiles) because it was the name of the first girl i had a crush on when i was younger. But somehow it lead to Sylvia because it sounded more exotic haha.
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When thinking about what female name I would like to have, I thought of ‘ladies’ in my life i.e. women who I thought reflected how I would like to present – as a lady.
My grandmother came to Australia from India where her family were very well off. They had the large property, the servants etc. The family was caught up in the independence movement of India and had to leave the country with very little of their wealth intact. It was during the 1960s that I knew her and even though she led a more humble life at that stage she always dressed well, had her hair done every week and insisted on impeccable table manners for the grand children. She was always the ‘lady’.
Her name was Jane…..
