Your Female Name

Hi my name is Susanne and it has always been my name since I started CD some 50 years ago, and I am just now getting to know her!

Up until the last few days I didn't really have a name for my female self. I'd been using Bobby/Bobbie as a place holder until I found one as I use Bob as a Pseudonym when posting on sites as a male.

That said I was reading a novel earlier this week and the Heroines name and character really stood out to me so from now on my female self is Maxine.

I have been Suzanne, when dressed up, since I was in my late teens. I used to have a very dear female friend who knew of my secret. We used to spend hours together, her dressing me up. We loved each other's company, we were good friends and she gave me her middle name, Suzanne. When she moved away with her parents, I kept the name. Never saw or heard from her again, she was so sweet, never once ridiculed me. It was the nearest I ever got to going out as Suzanne too. Something I have no interest in at all now.

Suzanne x

Well, my Mom wanted to name me Ginny Beth if I was a girl, and I kinda like that, but I have used Brandi on a few systems and I used it when I did some stage shows (FI) in the 90s. So here I am. I actually still have an account here with that name, but I lost the password and started this account because I was too lazy to go through the hassle of password resets and all. So.... here I am as Brandii

I originally chose Bridget Gilbert because it contained the starting phonics of my legal name. I wanted to be sure that I or my friends could catch ourselves if asked unexpectedly. I've changed my last name a few times. First was Monet, but I discovered there was a porn star by that particular combination. Ick! I tried MacPhearson in honor of my Scottish heritage, but these days it just feels right to go back to being Ms.Gilbert. The middle name is a recent addition. I was unexpectedly asked for one when registering for another web site, and Ann had just the right ring.

UPDATE: I recently discovered my femme name has the same meaning in Celtic as my male name. I guess this means I am the same person no matter which gender I express.

mmmm i liked remi and this what my name become

My born name is Lucas, which, means "Bringer of Light" and is Latin. Very fitting if I say so myself and most people, if asked, would tell you that I am a very kind and loving person.

I think my female name would be Lucy, as it also means "Bringer of Light" and is Latin.

Funny, now that I think of it, even under my birth assigned sex as male I look like a "Lucy".

Well, in my case, I always liked the name Eve, also for me means a rebirth, as someone I want to be. The line of (eveline), is just because I feel more complete with Eveline than just Eve.

Hello girls! First time here! Not sure where "Sylvia" came from but it's fitting I think!! (: and I love clothes, shoes and fashion(who doesn't hehe) so "Styles" makes sense too!! I love being Sylvia (:

Hi, I chose Alice because I love the Alice stories and this journey feels a bit like falling down the rabbit hole. The name really resonates with me too somehow. Still trying to learn more about Alice and to let her have her space. :)

I call myself Savannah because I once had a girlfriend named Savannah and she was the first girl (besides my mom) that I told about my crossdressing, and also I love the name.

well we where on a family vacation, I was 4 or 5 and we stopped for breakfast. I was mad about something and the waiter was asking me what my name was. I didn't reply so he said is your name suzzi? well the name stuck so that's the story!

I choose my name I like the name elisabeth. And for cherrish I saw it on a plak about grandparents and it stuck

Hello everyone! Brand new here (and fairly new CD....except back in my teens). I am still working on my name. I am hoping that something will just hit me and I will know that it's right. Stay tuned!

Haven't really got a female name.... Though many have said my real name suit me, I guess I can see that lol "Jesse" is a boys and girls name minus the "I" I do like my name though, my full names Jesse James, had dad got his way I would of been a Simon lol glad mum got in there first

In choosing my fem name, I looked for a public figure who exhibited many of the traits that I aspire to. When I first read about Carly Fiorina(sp?), she was the CEO of Hewlett Packard. She was pretty, smart, a leader, and willing to take on new challenges. I also liked the name, "Carly", because it just felt right.

Hi everyone! I used to watch a show with a character called Lady Jane. She was a strong woman and I always loved her and the name - when I accepted the love of cross dressing I wanted her name to be mine.

- Jane

I picked my first name forty or so years ago and don't remember why but I really think it fits me. When preparing for my name and gender change I decided to change my last name too as it would leave one less reminder of my former identity. Search the web for popular last names and contemplated several last names and asked did they fit well with Karen but nothing suited me. Then a memory came back from a comment a student (I teach empty hand self-defense) said, "he is a giver of pain", that rolled into Payne.

Over the months following my name change I received several compliments which made me happy in that I made a good choice for both first and last names. I did have a middle name and decided to not have one for my new identity.

My name was easy for me. I am the fourth by name. Just add a y and Ivy is born.

I chose Ilianna because it's my favorite girl name. Mainly because I've met a lot of ultra sweet Iliannas in my days and I've never heard of a crossdresser with that name. It's very sexy sounding imo.

Im a mature (?) punk rocker who loves the Ramones....EZ nuff

Well, when I first started exploring my dressing fully (was in a long term relationship that prevented it until I was 31), I decided to go blonde rather than brunette (more fun right girls??) at the time I knew two abigails. One was extremely fake in everything she did, the other was the very stereotype of a blonde. Very sweet girl and very accepting of her own limited view of the world.. and I figured blonde one one hand.. fake on the other.. Abigail just seemed to fit (though most people just call me Abi).

The Jordan part was added after the death of my favourite author Robert Jordan as a continual memorial to his work.

Hi everyone, new on here, with my name it was a fairly easy choice, I have always liked the name Becky, and also admired a local radio presenter

Roberta just seemed a natural, as I was christened Robert A.

I generally go by two, this one here is my second preference, my top choices is Krista Jai, Krista from a girl I had a huge crush on, otherwise Kristen Jai :)

Oddly enough, my wife suggested Lucy when I was getting ready to go out for the first time. I had my doubts, but it fits! Before that I flirted with Madeline and Laura.

I chose my short internet nick long ago: VVE
So I started looking at those letters. As E stand for my male name, it it had to be a V
I discarded some names owned by my GG friends.

Finally it ended being Vanessa v Ed

Chrissi was what I was called when young. I never minded. So Chrissi it is.

I named my self (Joahna) after one of my mothers friends. She always wore the prettiest outfits and always wore heels. She was super feminine her make up, hair and accessories were always on point. I think I had somewhat of a crush on her or maybe I just loved the way she dressed

I chose my idealized girliest femmiest name ever... Lacey. My last name is Maidenform, a nod to my favorite vintage lingerie maker.

I went through an online girls baby name site A to Z picked out a large list of names.
Took a picture of me dressed, made multiple copies of the picture each with a different name in text added to it.
I really needed to see the name with the picture to finally weed it down.
Could have done the girl version of my male name but I didn't like it so much, plus I feel that's kinda clichéd.

I chose the name of a very beautiful female from my youth. Morgan it is.

like i stated before,i always used teresa cheryl,and when my wife asked if i had a fem name when i came out to her,i told her the name i always used and she shortened it to cheryl,so i go by cheryl.

My adoption of a female name stemmed from conversations with my wife whilst shopping. We would talk openly about 'Aunty Patricia" when looking at clothes for me. When I decided to join a social network for crossdressers I decided I wanted to use a proper name. I chose Jenny from one of those personalised coke bottles, but was stumped for a surname. My wife suggested using the name of my favourite photographer. This was a double barrelled, and didn't suit me, so I chose my second favourite, hence Jenny Bailey was launched onto the world albeit in a quiet manner.

my fiance actually came up with mine. my middle name is Jose. so she said we should call you Josephine. I love the name.

My name is Samantha. It's just a name I have always liked. It makes me feel very feminine and girly when I use it.

I just spent sometime thinking about names I like, that none of my friend or family have. I also work on a help desk and talk to a lot of people, would conteplate some names. I just seem to like Alexa. No mater how many names or how often I thought about other names, always came back to Alexa. Decided I should stick with it.

My ex-girlfriend came up with the name 'Tayah' for me. My next girlfriend was called Danielle and I've always used that name since.

When I was younger I was always partial to "Lisa Dominique" as a girls First and Middle names, possibly for some future possible daughter as I was blissfully ignorant of the gender spectrum (pre-puberty we are all asexual, are we not?). I have only recently come to question my place on that spectrum, not because I was comfortable with where I was previously (I always felt "alien" and "uncomfortable in my own skin"), but because I have finally found the strength and courage to truly question the status quo and take the first few steps into a new and wider world.
I am not certain how long I will stay on this path. Like the reality in which I am currently trapped, I will always be a being of two worlds; part of both, yet belonging to neither. I am enheartened by all the lovely ladies here, and by the stories which brought you here. Will I perpetually feel a fraud, no matter which path I choose?

Oh, I did some research and found that "Dominique" means "Lord" or as it is the feminine of "Dominic" more correctly "Lady."
"Lisa" didn't fit femme me (she/I just didn't take to it for some reason). Looking through female baby names for exotic and unusual names I found "Shayleigh," which is Irish in origin and means "Fairy Princess." Femme me has as wicked a sense of irony and pun-ishment as male me... :TamaraCroft:

26May15: ShayLeigh has a face...

29Aug15: In a conversation with my mother, I asked her what she would have named me had I been a girl... She said "Aubrey Shay"... The "Shay" is echoed in "ShayLeigh", so I added "Aubrey". My full name is now "Aubrey ShayLeigh Dominique Margis". On a lark, because I am just that kind of person, I looked up the meaning of "Aubrey"... It is genderless, but used more as a feminine name in the U.S. It means "Ruler of the little people". So all of my names mean, in total, "Lady Margis, Fairy Princess and Ruler of the Pixies." It pleases me, and is so very fitting.

My female name is 'Lexi Rose'

My name is Cassandra Marie

I chose Corinne because it is very close to my own name, and I wanted something to easy to answer if someone called out to me....

My female name is Rachel lauderdale, my male name is rick Johnson . So I'm my moms son. And my dad's daughter !

I picked Chloe when i was young.

I hadn't really thought of a name before. The first time I dressed up for my SO she told me I looked like a Nadia. So we stuck with it! I love it!

Nadia

After 3 or 4 names, I still had not found one I liked. "Kristin" was on a list i would rate by number, and after numerous self-pollings, in all manner of states of mind, "Kristin" came up as #1, so i figured I liked it best. A number of people named Kristin were part of the reason, not the least of which was Kristy McNichol, of teen infatuation fame... (I actually met her a couple of years ago, oddly enough. It was very low key, just chit chat, but she was quite personable and still cute as hell, IMO).
Plus, my wife's name starts with a "K", and i love her name.
"Stephanie" was the same for the middle name. I've since been not as enamored of it, but it's there. Steven was the name of my miscarried older brother, so evidently it could have been my name, if that's how it works. it was a play to my family history sort of... I never asked if my folks had a female name picked out. "Rachel" would have been nice, I guess. For some reason I like female biblical names. I like a number of Jewish female names to, one of my clients years ago was named Yael, for some reason I really liked that name. She was kind of cute too, and was laid back as a client, which was very nice.
It's an awkward combo, but i've had it for almost 2 decades now. If I ever did transition and officially change my name, I'd probably change the middle name.

I chose the name Sonja as it is the name of one of my favourite characters in War and Peace, who is a gentle and delicate soul and generally has a pretty hard time of it all. Admittedly, it is not spelt the same (Sonya Rostova rather than Sonja), but I liked the more exotic spelling. In contrast to this, I chose the surname Thompson as it is a pretty generic British name, and suits the fact that I am in the closet to anyone who knows the male me (other than my wife).

Sonja

I chose Simone Reese, because Simone sounds so matronly and Reese because I've always liked last names that were also male first names.

Sophie for me. Always. No idea. Never knew a Sophie. Just like the name. I would love to be a Sophie. :) Female friends love it when I tell that that is my chosen name. They say well done. :battingeyelashes:

After realizing I was more happy in a dress it became apparent my name had to body who I am. A former classmates name always stuck in my mind Geraldine. It's closes to the spelling of my male name so I decided to give this a try.