Would you believe the name Lorna came about by accident?
Since my male name is Rick, I was originally going to go with the first female R name that popped into my head. Unfortunately I was already out in public before I chose a name for myself.
A man at a bar asked me ny name so the first female R name that I thought about was Ramona. But since this was a very loud bar, I had to repeat myself 5 or 6 times. After the 6th time he shouted, "What? Lorna?"
I gave up and said yes. And the rest is history!
It worked out to my advantage because Lorna just fits better...
I'm new to this forum, and thought this was a great topic to start my posts. My name is Erica Shade. I chose Erica because have always loved the name, it is nothing like my real name, and to me it has a hint of the sexy badass lady that is within me. I chose Shade as my last name, because my favourite singer is Sade (pronounced Shady by less informed persons), the colour of my skin (as I am African-Canadian), and my CD life has been hidden in the closet (therefore the shade). I love my name, and how it makes me feel.
Ladies and gentlemen of the board I can now die a happy transgendered person.
I've always wanted to know how you got your name Lorna.
It totally fits with everything I've learned about you. You are spontaneous and that story fits you like a nice dress.
lol! Words can't express how perfect that is.
Beauty
Thanks hon!
Plus, it's good because Lorna isn't that common of a name. I think I've only known one Lorna my whole life - there was a Lorna in my high school class. Then again there was a Lorna Taylor from Kansas, a GG who worked with horses who stumbled upon my site a while back.
Interesting observation. I'm not quite sure what my parents expected, but I do look like my mom. Diane is a great name IMO, but due to some interesting events in my distant past , my SO would not be pleased if I selected that name!
Ok Alexandra .. .. so what's the story morning glory? Why would she be upset?
Diane, you're right there is definitely a bond among the majority of us.
My mom wouldn't tell me I should have been a girl, but my cousin of my dad would say it ALL the time. I would shy away from her too, but I always missed her when she'd leave because I actually wanted to hear it more.
Beauty, after I started going serious with my SO, this girl I dated a few times previously kept deliberately popping up everywhere. Its an unmentionable name in our house LOL!
Thanks for the thread, Jadeann. Diane: I think my mother wanted a girl too. So what do you make of that? I love your story Lorna. Why did you decide to keep it?
My name came from two sources. The first is that somewhere deep inside I associated it with sensuous femininity. I'm not sure why. The second is that I used to know a woman named Laura who had a really unique and highly developed fashion sense. She used to create her outfits from second hand store items. We sometimes went shopping together--for her clothes--at that time I had given up crossdressing. I guess her quality is one I that I would like to have for myself. I've always remembered her.
Anyway, before I joined this board, I didn't want to have a female name as I thought it would split my psyche even more than it had been split. But, when I joined I decided on the spur of the moment to adopt a female name. The more I've used "Laura," the more I've felt comfortable with it. I've also come to the conclusion, that before I can synthesize my feminine and masculine qualities in everyday life--a major goal of mine--Laura needs to come into her own more--if you know what I mean.
My first name comes from an ex sister in law whom I admired, my middle name comes from a women who I knew as youngster that I thought was very pretty, and my last name was chosen from the phone book.
For many years, I crossdressed secretly and there was no need for a femme name. Only in the middle 1990s did I become aware that there were so many crossdressers, some of whom actually went out in public and called themselves by a female name. I was amazed! At some point, I adopted a name for my feminine self; then I changed it to another; and finally I adopted my “real” femme name — i.e., the one I now use. That name actually is just a variant of the name on my birth certificate and driver’s license. Originally, I chose a name very different from Jamie Ann (and my male name), because I imagined that my femme aspect was the opposite of my homme aspect. But I gradually came to understand that James A.... and Jamie Ann are not opposites by any stretch of the imagination. I am not two different people; I am one person. One person, one name! (Or fairly close to it, anyway ....)
I chose Sally because it means, Peaceful, and being dressed always gave me a peaceful feeling and made the anger and distress at not being able to be my true self, go away..
The most common despair is, not choosing to be oneself, but the deepest form of despair is to choose to be other than ones true self.
Kind Regards.
Sally.
Watch nature, because it’s our greatest teacher, it moves and flows and moves on again. We can never be free until we disengage, so allow life to flow as you find it. The way it is, is the way it is.
At first I never even thought about having a femme name. I only started working on one when I began getting out online and in the world.
The name I began using when for my femme side I garnered by taking from women whom I admired for some reason or other. I felt that by doing so I could carry around a little reminder of a couple of great role models with me to call upon, just by thinking of my name.
The first name I borrowed from one of my favorite women TV stars - Erin Grey (hey Buck, like wow!). I really admired her character and personality (too). I borrowed the middle name I used from a friend I hold dear.
I guess that after a while I no longer needed to use those names. They had done their job and I needed a name that suited me better - a name that was all mine. So Toni was born. And Divine? I guess finding peace and confidence in this part of my life has left me with little need of any egoboo...
BRILLIANT!
, my SO would not be pleased if I selected that name! 
