Have you ever changed your femme name?

[Maddie22]

SO,

I've been thinking for awhile that I should change my femme name...For a number of reasons....Becca was just something that came off the top of my head, not really that thrilled about it. I'd like something more classical (Like an Audrey, or Maddeline....(short to Maddie possibly) and something close to my real name as well....(I won't say what my real name is, but I'll give a hint...(and not trying to be religious) It is the name of an apostle & gospel. The apostle was a tax collector....Yes, not religious but did go to bible school when I was younger)...

My second reasoning is that I went through a bit of a purge...and well don't think I'm continue this purge.....which is my first real one since I've been more open and started to dress fully and I've gone out and told a few people.

SO, I guess my question more or less is has anyone done this, change your femme name for some reason or another? How did it go over?

Also, any other suggestions for names?

[aggi123]

when I was younger, I use to call myself Jamie when en femme. Now i've since switched to Aggi. been that way for a little over a year now and I really like it a lot better :)

No suggestions, but I would try to relate it to your personality the best you can

[2B Natasha]

I changed mine. Why? I didn't feel that o fit the name or that the name fit me. So I changed it to express how I feel and how I present myself.

As to a suggestion for your name. Tjatvis far to personable for any of us to give you. Only you can do that. Unless perhaps your parents want to name a girl and you are ready to live with it like your DRAB name. Didn't think so.

Take a minute and breath. Find the right name.

[Heather J]

I've alway gone by Heather for as long as I've been a CD'er althought I did add the "J" about 10 years ago when I came out.

Heather J

[AileenCD]

My first femme name was Chrissie, which I took because it was similar to the name of a gg friend whom, if I were a girl, I would want to be just like. I nice smile crosses my face whenever I think of her.

But actually, I'm not THAT much like Chrissie, and later I met a woman who is truly my muse. Without getting too dramatic, we often find ourselves merging, becoming two sisters, two lovers. And so one night, we were talking, and decided that I needed a new name. We chose "Aileen" because it sounds like her own name, Irene...:)

[Angelofsomekind]

I wanted to before, but my wife got used to Brit, so that's what it is going to stay. Don't know what I'd change it to anyway.

[BRANDYJ]

I'm on my third name. The first one was Janice since I admired a girl in Jr. High school by that name. My now ex-wife wife. She did not like that name and she renamed me Bridget. Then my present So did not like Bridget, so we agreed on Brandy. Of all the names, I like Brandy the best.

[Kelly Greene]

Kelly Greene is my third female name for myself. The names I have used seam to match how far I have traveled along my path, as I grow into the person I am to be, I imagine my name will grow with me.

[RhondaLynn]

I've used Rhonda for decades - I first chose it because it's so similar to my male name that I could male-order clothes w/ it, and my family wouldn't notice the difference. I added the Lynn because one of my favorite adult video stars had a -Lynn suffix.

I've been thinking of changing it lately, since are so many XxxLynns around - I can't seem to register a nickname or email address anywhere! But I've been RhondaLynn so long... well, who really cares - as if anyone knows me by Rhondalynn. I can't seem to come up with a name that feels right, though...

Yeah - I think i'd like to change my name to something more unique, but i don't know where to begin. A sign of old-age, i guess.

So I'm with you, Becca - help me (Rhonda), help help me (Rhonda). ((i need help, alright...))

[Being Paige]

WEll when I was first dressing I was Erica, but then fell in love with Paige and have been ever since.

[Andrea Reynolds]

Yes. My name was Jennifer, but due to issues at home I stopped all femme activity and removed all traces. I later reappeared as Andrea Lynn.

[Charleen]

Yep, changed from Lily to Charleen. ALOT closer to my given name.

[ClaireT]

Just once. I started out thinking of myself as Vanessa but I settled on Claire when I was about 20 and it's stuck for the following twenty-odd years.

[Kathryn Martin]

I used to be Martina, now I am Kathryn Martin

[Michelle I]

I just changed mine from Melissa to Michelle. There was just something about the name Melissa that I did not feel was just right. After my session with my therapist, she said that she knew twins that was named Michael and Michelle and she hoped that she would not get the names mixed up. I decided that Michelle just fit better, so I changed my name.

[sandra-leigh]

I hadn't realized that my sister was sometimes called by the name I was using; when I came out to her she said the only part she wasn't comfortable with was the name, so I changed it. But so far, this name hasn't stuck as being "me". I've been looking around for a while for something I feel more comfortable with, something I could potentially change my legal name to.

One of the factors I am considering is that if or when I change my legal name, I don't want people googling around and finding my old postings, so I may keep this one as a "screen name".

[Eve II]

I chose Eve because I want to take from my male side and let my woman side come out.

[tanyalynn51]

I was always Tanya, but actually went to Tanyalynn because I was writing on a site where Tanya was taken. Now I just consider Lynn my middle name.

[Bethany38]

I knew from the moment my wife asked me what I was going to go by. I really have loved the name Bethany my whole life, or as long as I can remember.

[Gisele]

I use to go by Beth (just a name I have always loved) After many years I wanted a first name that match my first real name which is Greg. Not many great names with the letter G. I liked Grace but that was my ex-stepmothers name and I didn't want to take that from her.

[Sue Too]

My first name was Laycee with a last name that was the same as a very well known "T" advocate in the Phoenix area. I had picked the name out of thin air without any intention to have the same name is this lady. When I found out I changed and selected Susan. Ive always thought it was a name that was very dainty and feminine. It gives me something to think about every time I go en femme.

Susan in Phoenix (It's a Dry Heat)

[ArleneRaquel]

My first female name was " Katrina Maureen ", then " Beyonce Welch ", I've been " Arlene McCarthy " for sometime now and I don't indend to change it. :heehee:

[Ali McKenzie]

Don't think it matters Becca. You are still the same person underneath. After all, what's in a name. I have had a name change two or three times and still reverted to my original name.

[Ann-Marie]

I'm trying to chane my name on the forum to a more feminne name but looks like a lot are already taken

[Freddy12]

I want to change my femme name. I've had several questions like "What is your femme name, Freddy?" I am open to suggestions, but am leaning towards LindaF. Any other suggestions?

[PrettyFlowingGown]

Mine was Cassandra for 2 years, and now its Angela.

[kristinacd55]

I was Susan first.......and switched back in the mid to late 90's to Kristina

[KayleeDahl]

I changed mine about a year and a half ago. My original femme name was named from a hooker in a movie, and for a time i wanted to emulate that super ****ty side. As I have grown (in my mind) to explore more of my femme side, I've found a normal girl with many sides to her, not just the super sexualized side, and to reflect that mental shift, I accompanied it with a change of names to start a new period in my life.

So if you want to change it, go right ahead!

Hugs
Kaylee

[Bob Roe]

If you want a unique name, try Kinsale, a little seacoast town in Ireland. I have a granddaughter by that name. Kinsale Madaline. Have a nice day!

[t-girlxsophie]

Not changed my name since I been out,but my wife thought I should add a middle name,she liked Louise so I became Sophie Louise,love being Sophie,its a keeper but thinking of changing my user name on here though

:hugs:Sophie xx

[AKAMichelle]

I have thought about it a lot but still torn about making the switch

[NicoleScott]

About 7-8 years ago I used a different name. My wife allowed a friend to use our computer and may have [probably] saw the name I used. I chatted on AOL back then, and it would have been possible to see my screen name, link it to me, and see all the thnigs I posted about crossdressing and see my pics. I chose to assume the worst and changed my name.

[MelodyS.]

I originally went by Mellisa, but after a mental purge a few years ago, I came back as Melody. I am keeping Melody, it just fits my personality.

[Marilyn Beck]

I have been thinking of changing my femme name since the day I selected it (about a month ago).

Until I joined this group, I did not interact in femme with anyone except my wife, and I never felt the need for a femme name. I ultimately selected my name as the result of a somewhat convoluted process. I took all of the letters in the first and middle names of my family (wife, 2 daughters and me) and eliminated the duplicate letters. I then rearranged the letters to get 'Marilyn Beck.' I am not crazy about my name, but I don't have anything better at the moment.

[Shananigans]

My SO has been all sorts of things...Hannah, Ashley, now Camie...

[KarenCDFL]

I have used several over the years.

I finally settled on Karen after I found out the that would have been my name if I was born the right way.

[Rianna Humble]

I'd like something more classical (Like an Audrey, or Maddeline....(short to Maddie possibly) and something close to my real name as well....(I won't say what my real name is, but I'll give a hint...(and not trying to be religious) It is the name of an apostle & gospel. The apostle was a tax collector....

I guess based on those criteria you are right to go Mad :heehee:

[Berta]

Hi Becca,

You certainly have started a lively thread here! I've never tried or wanted to change my femme name because I tried it once within one site I was a member of and had all sorts of problems so gave it up. I actually only started using a femme name about 9 or 10 years ago when I discovered I wasn't all alone with my "strange" feelings and needs. In order to join the MSN Crossdressing chat room and groups of that period one had to have a "Name"! My wonderful but long deceased mother so wanted me to be girl to be named Roberta. I am told she was so let down when I arrived with external plumbing she dropped the "a" and named me Robert. When, to honor her wish, I tried to use Roberta it was not available in any form but "Berta" was. No matter where I'm a member or participant here in our wonderful cyber world of acceptance and support I am "Berta" with sometimes differing suffix's as more and more are now using Berta or trying to. All this having been written I'm suggesting you look into your past history family wise and other wise and find a name that's special to you and your wonderful travels down our mutual explorations of our feminine needs.

[sometimes_miss]

Until I came online, I never had a femme name. I made one up, mostly because everyone else did. Of course I really would like to have a wife who would choose a nice name for me, but that's not likely to happen any time soon. So, in the meantime, I'll stay Alexandra. I can use Alexa, Sandy, Lexi, all sorts of nicknames this way, and be whoever I choose to be depending on how I feel at any given time.

[jenna_woods]

myself I have never changed my anme, I am Jenna no question about it in my mind.

[Michelle James]

My original name was Mary Jo. My wife strongly suggested we change it to something she would feel comfortable calling me. So "we" chose Michelle James so my initials would stay the same. What a mistake. Michelle is the name of a girlfriend of one of my sons and she is the most irritating......... So we too are considering yet another change. That being said so far my wife keeps forgetting and calling me by my male name in public. Been clocked a couple of times because of it.

[Loni]

i just liked the name loni, so never had a reason to change it. also works a bit as it has the same first letter on my male name. and other names with the first of "L" were in use in my family.

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[5150 Girl]

I don't know, I think once you put a name out there, you should stay with it. You can't just change your given name on a whim cna you? No, ya can't.
My So thinks I should change mine. Because I'm part Apachie, I went with Wynonna because it's a Native American name. (it means first born daughter.) My Polar Bear says "Wynonna screams "drag queen" to the general public" She thinks I should go by Stacy because I "just look like a Stacy" But I said said, I like where Wynonna came from, and I've been useing it a very long time.

[Ryank]

I haven't ever thought about naming my other self. I guess I've always seen it as part of me. Even when I was very young and trying on my sisters clothes I love my name for either my male or female side! Sure there are female names I really like but I will always be Ryan! Hope that doesn't. Make me less of a crossdresser:D

[Makayla]

Changed from Jade To Makayla, Reason, ex n i choose the first name, reminded me of her and i wanted something that suited me more

[Kate Lynn]

Yes I did,when I used to visit the MSN CD chatroom,I used the name,Betty Boop,and yes I used to wear my hair in a Betty Boop cut,but that experience turned out to be an abusive experience for me.

[Rianna Humble]

myself I have never changed my anme, I am Jenna no question about it in my mind.

Like you, I have no need to change my name. I am Rianna (legally now too).


You can't just change your given name on a whim cna you? No, ya can't.

That depends where you are. In the UK it is very easy to change your name legally and some (cis) people do it several times

[Nicole Erin]

I would say pick something that feels and sounds most natural. Something that you could live with if you ever decided to change it legally. You may one day decide to.
People get used to calling you by a certain name and breaking them of that habit is difficult. If you keep changing it, people won't take you serious. "Or whatever she calls herself now" will become your last name, in a way.

Originally I used a different name, something I didn't really like. When I decided on Erin, I was like "THAT'S IT! That is my name, I like it" The other name was used years ago and no one I have any contact with now knows it.

Might also stay away from the double names. They just sound like someone is trying too hard. Calling yourself "Maria-Juanita" doesn't make one sound more sexy, it sounds like a drag queen.

Find something short, sweet, single, natural.

[Traci Elizabeth]

Actually, I did a lot of research on female names and went through hundreds and hundreds to pick my top 10. But no matter how many times I looked at my top 10 list, I always went to my #1 pick "Traci."

It was just me and it sounded so natural and so fitting (whatever that means). And strangely, it was also my first pick. My wife loves it and she too says I look and act like a Traci (again, whatever that means). But "Traci" just jumped out at me and I felt "That's the Perfect Name for Me."

I love my name. It's simple, short, easy to say, but not that common.

You need to find a name that you "know" is you. Where there is no question whatsoever. But I strongly suggest you stay away from ex-lover's names and family names as you want your name to be unique unto you. Not remind you of someone else.

Just Google "girl's names" and you will get all kinds of lists. You can even search for common girl names that were used during your birth year. You would not want to use a name that was in vogue in the 1980's if you were born in the 1950's and vice versa.

[KarenS]

I selected Karen as a first name from my first girlfriend. I needed to select a name quickly and she is the one I thought of. As for the last name, It was a pretty random selection. I have often wanted to change my name but feel I have developed a personality that would be pretty much duplicated if I changed the name. Because of the potential duplicate personality, I have been reluctant to change.

[BrandiLynnCD]

I was Juliana in honor of my friend Julie until I was about 18, then I switched to Brandi and have been her ever since.

[Carly D]

I changed my name twice.. actually once from what it was to something more fitting.. And now on this site for the second time, I had to reregister because the old computer crapped out and I couldn't remember my login info.. I let the computer remember it and so I didn't have to anymore, BIG MISTAKE!! Best thing is that while some sites I couldn't remember, others came back after a short time.. My first name was of a lettering or initial sequence that was K.G.B. I thought it was clever but then thought how stupid and changed to a more relative to my true initials of C.G.D... First name Carly, middle name Gwendolyne, last name Daniels.. and there you have it...