Choosing Names

T-Girls are in the fortunate position of being able to pick their names.  Sometimes, the chosen name can relate to a girl they really like or a woman who had a positive influence on them in terms of developing their feminine side.  In other situations, the name might be what they believe they would have been called if they had been born biologically female.  In many cases, however, it is simply a feminisation of their male first name which has the added advantage that the retention of the initial can help with credit cards etc.  That's how I came up with Pamela after considering Petra (too dog like), Petunia (too flower like), Prudence (too fussy) and Pandora (altogether too hopeful).  Having said that, other considerations were high on my list of factors to consider: including, not picking a name that would sound silly when I was a silver haired old lady in her late 70s.  That's why such wonderful monikers as Kylie, Pixie, Jasmine, and Trixibelle was never really serious options.  On reflection, maybe I should have gone with Elizabeth as you are never too young to be a Beth or too old to be a Betty.