How many times have you changed your name?

[Julie1123]

My girlfriend and I were texting back and forth the other day and her phone auto-corrected something she wrote and made it seem like she was calling me Abby. Which kind of is growing on me and feels more right than Julie. Anyways, it got me curious to know how many times people around here have changed their names.

[BLUE ORCHID]

Hi Julie, I really have no need to change my name.

I picked my name because it had no connection to anyone
past or present it's just my favorite color and flower.

[Julie1123]

...it's just my favorite color and flower.

It's got a connection to you and that's what matters.

[Laura28]

I have been Laura for as long as i can remember, i starte using it when i was in my teens, But just recently, my Wife said we should change it to Jackie, then she could call me it in public even when in drab. She has been using it and it is begining to grow on me, so i may change it.

[Shirley Anne]

Ive allways been Shirley and added on Anne about a year ago.

[vallerie lacy]

Dear Abby,
I'm thinking about changing my name to Julie, because it's a beautiful name.

[Julie1123]

Dear Abby,
I'm thinking about changing my name to Julie, because it's a beautiful name.

Hehehehehe It is. It would look gorgeous on you as well.

[Sarah Beth]

For a long time I never associated myself with any sort of female name. Then one day in my early 20's I was looking at myself in the mirror and I just knew I had to be called something to match that feminin side of me. I choose the name Sarah, something from my past, and I have never looked back and never regreted having taken that name.

[PretzelGirl]

It seems for some that the changing of their name seems to relate to their exploration of themselves. If they learn something new or enter a different level of the exploration, then they might change their name as a result. Of course some change their name as part of their transition. I haven't felt the need. My journey has been pretty linear and I haven't felt like there has been a new me at any point. I am quite happy with it and don't see a need for change.

[Beverley Sims]

I think people have to discover themselves and decide on a suitable name.
Mine was given to me when I was a little boy.... Now I am a big girl and my name is still the same.
I also have two email addresses and two telephone numbers.

[Ressie]

On a chat site in the '90s I used the name Kat. Resserd (dresser spelled backwards) had been used mostly on internet sites in the last few years, then Dee, yet I just changed my name here to Ressie which is an actual girl's name. I like Dee, but it turned out to be an overused name on this site.

[Allison Quinn]

Once

I used to go by Celeste, but my girlfriend absolutely hated the name and said I sounded like a fancy female escort :P I just liked it because it reminds me of a color ;p But at the same time it's easier to sound like a genetic girl with a more common name in my opinion so this works!! n_n
Allison or Alli was one of the other names that I really liked and she ended up loving it too so here I am with it It shall never be changed again <3

The other ones I had thought about were Erica and Teagan as well

[Candice Mae]

I used to be Crystal, but for going full time I didn't really like the name. So I changed to Candice and added Mae as a middle name, which with my last name sounds like it was meant to be.

[stacycoral]

I have changed it twice, once was the name I thought I should be in my teenage years, but in my thirty's I name my second daughter it, then I went with Teresa, but it really did fit me too well, so I am very happy with Stacy.

[Sonya]

I will be requesting a name change soon, when I joined the forum I hadn't given much thought in to a femme name, Sarah was an easy and common name to use. Since I have been accepting this part of me more, I will be changing my name to something that I like more and keep it for a long time hopefuly.

[Alexis.j]

I have thought about it several times, as there are many unique names out there that I fancy, but in the end, I doubt that I would change my name, as it was my first name that I chose for myself, and ppl normally don't go around changing there names the whole time.

[TGMarla]

Really, only once. I went by the name "Elena" for a while, before I landed on Marla. I kept it as a middle name, though. So now I'm Marla Elena Stein.

[reb.femme]

.....................and ppl normally don't go around changing there names the whole time.

I suppose it depends on how many Police departments are looking for you......possibly?

There are so many gorgeous names to choose from but Rebecca Lauren Woods just happened upon me and I can't conceive of a reason to change now, unless the wife says so!

Rebecca

[robindee36]

Have had the same feminine name ever since I had need of a feminine name. The 'Dee' part was a necessary addition as my salon already had Robin A, B and C in their database. Hence Robin D or Robindee

Pretty simple I guess.

Hugs, just plain Robin

[Kelliramerez]

I've always been Kelli. I like Candace also but I'll always be kelli

[bridget thronton]

Bridget is the only female name i have used (still looking for a middle name i am really happy with)

[divamissz]

I haven't changed my name, just amended it. "Zelda" was the only choice after a brainstorming session with a friend. "Rose" was a nom de plume I used that sounded like a good middle name.

Yes, middle name. Well, actually, one of them. I never use them, except if I want to sound really pretentious, but they're there as tributes to two friends who were very important in my life. And I do have a last name but I don't use it, though it's known to a few people out there.

Zelda Donna Rose Wolfe

[Dianne S]

I don't particularly like the name "Dawn". I just blurted it out at a CD meeting when someone asked what my femme name was (I didn't have one yet.) But it seems to have stuck and I'm to lazy to change it.

[Jennifer in CO]

was christened Jennifer by my Aunt at the ripe old age of 10. Never saw a need to change it. I added the middle name Marie when I transitioned.

[Kate Simmons]

Many times. The names I choose reflect who I am as a person at any given time. I was originally Heather, then Victoria , then Ericka, then Salandra, then Arianna, then Denise, then Abigail, now Kate. Actually my full name at this time is Katherine Megan Simmons.