hey i need help with what name i should use when i go out dressed up, i have no clue where to begin choosing a girl name for myself. my real name is max. any suggestions and/or advice what so ever would be very useful
hey i need help with what name i should use when i go out dressed up, i have no clue where to begin choosing a girl name for myself. my real name is max. any suggestions and/or advice what so ever would be very useful
How about Maxine? it's french/latin you know
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Melanie, Mindy, Mandy, Missy if your trying to stay in the M's.
well Maxine is the obvious thought, but it's rather old. Anything with your middle or last name give you any inspiration? Only other thing to do is go thru a list of names and go eeny meeny minny mo mj
i like that name maxine but i want to hear what everyone elses thinks. the name maxine is also from one of the harry potter books if you didnt know.
Yes but it's rather unique... and means greatness...Originally Posted by MsMjSerene
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You don't have to have a name that is similar to your own. Try this - Think back to all the women you have known in your life. You might find one that you were fond of and you loved calling her name. There is a great place to start. Then imagine you are the girl you dream of and call your self by that name - close your eyes when you do this. Imagine your friends introducing you with your new name to someone and see how it feels. We did not get to choose our names the first time around- this is fun!!!
I kinda like the name Maxie.
then if you like Maxine just go with it.. i love mj but not mary jane therefore i went with marissa jennifer just so i could go with mj.. works for me maxine
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The obvious name is Maxine,but if thats not to your liking maybe an Idea is to think of a name of someone you like in the public eye,showbiz or modelling etc that appeals to you.(thats what i did)
Look forward to seeing what you pick x
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A man who loves to emulate these women is a special flower-a rose
Maxine is perfect. Any name that begins with "M" is good as, later on, if you get deeper into this, you will be able to replace your credit card with one that has only your initials and thereby remove an (oft imagined) barrier to shopping.
As I moved through transition, I used just my initials on most of MY documents just avoid the embarrassment of getting mail sent to my old name.
Stephie
My real name is Robert, so Roberta would have been logical, but I really don't care for that name at all.
I picked Helen because when I was a little kid I had a crush on Helen Reddy. Hey, it's as good a reason as any I suppose.
Just pick one that you like and think that you can stick with. It'll get confusing if you change it every 6 months.
My name is nothing like my real name. Think about women you've known, things you like to do, etc.
My name is nothing like my real name either
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Missing our Rianna, doesn't seem right, gone to early, hope she's partying with Sherlyn
My female names (I have 3) are nothing like my real name either. My female names are Teresa, Bailey, and Amanda. Teresa and Bailey are both girls I've known and had a thing for. If I was a GG, I'd want to be a lot like them.
Amanda, on the other hand, is what my parents would have named me if I'd been born female. With Elise as the middle name, to be exact. Amanda Elise ((Insert last name here)). Assuming you're an adult, it might look kind of suspicious to ask your parents now...unless you have come out to them. In my case, though, I happened to ask when I was about 6 or 7 years old, while complaining about how much I hate my middle name...got curious and asked what I'd have been named if I'd been a girl.
Anyway, so a couple of girls I've had a crush on, and my would-be-female name. That's where my female names come from.
EDIT: Now that I think about it, the way I asked might still work for other adults. If you ever get into the situation where you can bitch about your real name, it might not look too unusual to ask what they'd have named you as a girl. Just a thought.
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Dear Girlygirly;
try several names , try hyphenated names if you like, until you find one that for only reasons you know will suit you. Personally, I shun feminizing my masculine name because if you are Ted and want to be Teddy and one of your new friends slips and calls you Ted after being introduced as Teddy, you might be quite crushed for not making the grade.
I picked a group of names that meant something to me, all borrowed from women that I admired went I met them previousily and who have since moved on from my circle of acquaintences.
As I evolve my feminine side, I have gone thru a couple of names already and have not settled down. When inventing my feminine persona, I feel that a name should be like a dress, try it on and if it really feels good and complements who you are ... buy/try it, for awhile.
Who will I be next?....
All gurls do have the right to change their minds.
Tisha
I was in the same situation not too long ago. I just thought of names I like/girls I knew. I also wanted something that wasn't close to my real name...
~Chloe
I chose mine by picking a name, i.e. Brittany, because I felt it fit my personality, and Ridge, that was the name of a street I lived on as a kid. You have to pick a name you feel is fun!
When the time is right...
what about cloei or brianna, the only reason i chose danielle was cause thats what my mother inlaw calles me when im playing around and dani or danny still sound the same think outside the box maxine to me sounds older
It's supposed to be your childhood pet's name, plus the name of the street where you lived as a kid. ...No, wait,,, that's for your porn star name.
If you like Maxine then use it. Like someone mentioned, it could make using credit cards and ID easier too.
*wonders what's wrong with 'max'*.
..you have a name that goes wellfor both genders, keep it...people will assume its maxine or something, your credit cards and signiture remain the same.....how easy was that!!!!
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I can be of little help, unfortunately (I'm using a male name version)... but maybe look up some of the names that were popular in your birth year, and try them out for size...
One thing to try - find out what your name would have been if you were born a girl.
Just when picking a femme name that you will use a lot - just think of personalities and what names imply what, go with something that would fit your age... things like that
Settling on a femme name is not easy, but I would say pick something practical if you want to be taken a bit more serious. Something like Sofonda Cox would be great for a drag queen but a CD or TS, no.
Just really play around with some possibilities. Somehow a name will come that just feels right. I go by Erin, I like the Nicole part but would not feel comfy being called that all the time. Erin just felt right.
One thing - if you pick a name or someone gives you a name and you have any doubts about it, ditch the idea. I used to go by a femme name years ago that would be great for a granny at a tea party.
Mostly, just remember that once you start intro'ing yourself by a certain femme name, it is hard to change cause if you change it, people will be like "...Jenna or Tina or whatever her name is this week..."
My two cents - I don't know if "Maxine" would be a great name, it just has too much of some "exotic" feel. I mean maybe for some Filipina swimsuit model but not most women
The ideal femme name will be practical, age appropriate, personality appropriate, and something that feels as natural as the name people call you in male mode.
It takes a true Erin to be a pain in the assatar.
What is in a name?
Do you have any women in your life that impress you? Compare women with their names and their attitudes. For example, do you feel like a Lisa when dressed or a Vicky? How you feel when you are dressed should be reflected in your name. People change their names all of the time to show off a new personality, or a gender change. Look around here and see how a "name" matches a personality.
Have fun
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