I had used Cathy for a long time.
I had used Cathy for a long time.
Names I've considered: Gina (a type of off-brand cosmetics I used to use), Kay, Kathy, Tonya, Stephanie, and Carla (these are the ones I can recall). Then, I watched the first episode of "Star Trek: Voyager", and I have Capt. Kathryn Janeway to thank for my femme name. And a model on a pantyhose site to thank for the short version in my siggie. :D
I just realized this morning that I never signed my name at the end of my posts last night. I've only really considered Candy. I've thought of that name since I was young, but only very recently begun to dress en femme. So, Candy it is.:D
On a slightly different tack.......
Some while ago, just for a bit of a laugh I tried using a french version of my name.
It was Suzanne Champs de Mer :)
Not an accurate translation. Champs is ok for Field, but Mer means Sea. But I liked the sound of it.
As I said, it was only for a bit of a laugh, and when I realized I was getting hit on in chatrooms because guys thought I was French, I dropped it and reverted to my present name.
Luv
Susan
Hi Everyone
Had I been born a girl it would have been Donna Lynn I used it a while tried Linda and settled on a Childhood crush Annette the hottest Mousekateer ever Vasillisa for my middle name came from a favorite fairy tale I have used and like Mocha
Hugs Annette Vasillisa
I was thinking of Maria, Frida(to honor the mexican painter Frida Khalo), Diana because that was the name of a girl I once had something going on with her and the name sounded I don't know musical and femenine.
Hannah, Kate, Jessica and Suzi
There is a story that goes with my selection. I've always loved all the fem names that ended in "a"! I'd thought a lot about Melissa, Jessica, Regina, Tina, Linda and Tricia but ultimately decided on the name that made the most perfect sense......the name I loved the most, the name of my one true love, my true soulmate, Lisa!:daydreaming: You see, she is not my wife whose name is Cindy! She is my wife's SISTER whom I fell totally and hopelessly in love with from the very first moment I saw and met her and, try as hard as I might, I never could shake her from my heart.:eek: Unfortunately, she was already engaged to her husband to be at the time whom she married and is still married to some 30+ years later, just as uncertainly and troubled as my own marriage to her sister, Cindy, is! You don't always get to marry your soulmate or get the happy ending. Since I couldn't have her I borrowed her name instead. Neither one of them know of my fem name or my true feelings and it's for the best that they don't!:sad: I was led to the right family but the wrong sister just a little bit too late! I was thaaaaaaaat close!
Love & hugs,
Lisa
(BTW....my daughter's name is Christina.....another name ending in "a"!)
I called myself Rachel for several years after Rachel Green on "Friends".
My ex called me Violet. Don't know where she got that name. I met a girl named Violet later and she was verrrry cute. But Violet just didn't seem to fit.
I chose Rita when I joined the forum after a girl I worked with for a few years. I really enjoyed being in her presence. She was so much fun to talk to. Now I am in a different location and miss her every day. Calling myself Rita reminds me of her and our conversations.
I have always liked Mary Lynn and may change someday.:daydreaming:
I've thought of myself as Laura since I was old to think.
I really ony used one other name, and that was just picked out of thin air... well I needed a name to order catalogs under and for some reason linda came to mind and We had a neibor with the last name hamel so Linda Hamel was My 'first' name and as I started going on line I thought I would like something better and more unique, and I had seen the name Rayne and loved it so I tryed Rayne Storm, but, did not care for it. With My love of crows and ravens (My wife and I have a crow We rescued NOT A PET She just lives with us and the dogs and cat and YES they all get along, first rule in our house!!!) I thought Raven would be good and I love winter and rain so I came up with Raven Wynter Rayne and loved it and I think I will keep it,so far no input from My wife about it!!
Thought about Karen, Brandi and Kimberly. Picked April because it was they name of a girl whom, I once had a crush on...
Within a few days of discovering that my feminine side was a significant thing, my wife suggested that she needed a name. I sent her a list of names I thought might fit and she immediately came back with
Tina
so Tina it was and Tina it will always be :)
tina
I did try Deniese for obvious reasons Although once I thought about it Virginnia just felt so right for me:love:
I've always loved the name Cami (though not Camille so much). Tammi's more a variation of my given (male) name.
I was Tina for a while and also considered Rachel and Tanya.
That's a difficult questin to answer being as I haven't picked one yet and don't even know if I ever will.
Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, and Belle! :-)
(Can't tell I have a five year old daughter can you?)
I considered Donna, Lana, Jessica, Michelle, Donna-Michelle, and Doreen before settling on Dawna, which I thought sounded "unique." I haven't been too happy with my choice of name lately, and I think I might adopt Doreen again soon...
Years ago I was Alison Elaine but dropped the femme name after a couple of years. Others I more recently considered were Karen, Kate & Susan. I now use Jennifer Caitlin (meaning Karen/Kate/Katherine/Kay etc). I wanted a name that could be abbreviated which is why I eventually chose Jennifer. Caitlin lets me derive various other names to suit the occassion.
I'm still not completely sure of my femme name, and often think about changing it to Karen. It's tempting to pick names that use my real initials, in which case I might go for Karen Melissa/Michaela/Michelle.
Jenny.
hmm..started out with Brenda, Brianna, Vynessa, Brianna again, Deanna, Veronica, Alexis and Alyssa. I think I will stay with Alyssa Marie
the name i was going to us was roxanne(roxy for short), that was the name of my x girl friend. I thought Fay, sophia, rosa,or anita.
None it was Angie from the start.:hugs:
Angie
I never really considered any other names. Sara is simply what came out of my mouth when I attended my first support group meeting back in the mid-90's. As for my middle name, I only recently adopted it and though it might seem that way, it's not intended to be a take-off on Sarah Jessica Parker. It just seems to flow.
And there's not a lot of talk about adopted last names here. I originally picked "Palmer" which was after Laura Palmer of Twin Peaks. However, I decided I'd not have the last name of the girl whose death became the basis for the entire first season so I switched that up to "Hayward" after Donna Hayward, the Twin Peaks character played by Lara Flynn Boyle.
Other than Tod, my name always was Nina.
Well -- lets see -- um, can't remember all that I thought of, but finally ended up with Debbie. Then I got outed and my name changed.
I asked my mom what see would have named me if I was a GG -- and told me, so with her blessing, that became my name -- Gabrielle (Gabby for short, and that works 'cause I can't stop talking ;-) )
I always loved the name Michelle, but after years of using it then 4 wives, one of which has a daughter named Michele, and 2 cousins named Michelle, and Michele. My butch name being Marc (Mark at birth), I tried Marci, or Mary, and even Marni, but my new GG friend and I were kicking around a few names when we came across Eva, then Evie, then I mentioned Maria, and we settled on "EveMarie" and I use "Evie" for the short version.:battingeyelashes:
xxx, Evie
I did as Lori31 and took my own given name but in the Hawaian spelling. I feel it represents me as I am. Interestingly and male coworker gave me a key fob with both names engraved on it. Okay girls time to google, it's Terry.
:hugs:Keli-H
i tried stacy, donna, jenny, for awhile but none of them suited me as well as jessy does
Jennifer, Arnaude, Cossette (I like french names)