History Main / SobriquetSexSwitch

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** In a 1960s issue we are shown what it could be like if Archie and the others switched genders. Archie is called "Archigail", Reggie is "Regina", "Veronica" is "Roddy", and "Betty" is "Buddy".

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* In ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', [[spoiler:Saber was born with the name "Artoria" [[SpellMyNameWithAnS (or "Arturia")]], but when she pretended to be a male in order to conform with the expectations of the throne she gained, she adopted the far more familiar name "Myth/KingArthur".]]

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* A meta example occured in development for ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. Azula was originally written as Zuko's little brother "Azul" before being changed to a girl, being given friends, and having an extended role.

** In one episode Marge mentions that Bart's cousin "Frank" goes by "Francine" nowadays. Well, until he joined a cult and renamed himself Mother Shabooboo.

* The intersex but genetically female protagonist of ''Manga/TheDayOfRevolution'' combines this with AlternativeCharacterReading when she decides to identify as a girl, as her girl name "Megumi" can be written with the same Kanji as her former boy name "Kei".

* In ''Series/TheYoungRiders'' Pony Express rider Lou was really "Louise", and managed to keep her real gender hidden from most of the main characters for nearly the entire first season (and from some of them for even longer.)

* ''Manga/NozomuNozomi'' has the protagonist RecursiveCrossdressing as a girl, as he's been [[GenderBender transformed into a girl]] but hasn't told anyone but his sister, with his sister. She introduces him as her cousin "Nozomi".

* In ''[[Literature/VorkosiganSaga A Civil Campaign]]'' Lady Donna Vorrutyer goes to Beta Colony and returns as Lord Dono Vorrutyer, for the purpose of petitioning the Council of Counts to confirm him as ''[[HeirClubForMen Count]]'' Dono Vorrutyer.

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* The ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' genderswaps have female Finn as "Fionna" (originally spelled "Fiona"), Marceline as "Marshal Lee", Princess Bubblegum as "Prince Gumball", and in a rare display of an unalliterated genderbent naming, Jake the dog as "Cake" the cat.

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* TruthInTelevision as a lot of transgender people and crossdressers tend to keep their name mostly the same. It's also common to want to distinguish yourself though.

* In ''[[VorkosiganSaga A Civil Campaign]]'' Lady Donna Vorrutyer goes to Beta Colony and returns as Lord Dono Vorrutyer, for the purpose of petitioning the Council of Counts to confirm him as ''[[HeirClubForMen Count]]'' Dono Vorrutyer.

* The infamous ''Film/MyraBreckenridge'' was originally named Myron.

** In one episode Marge mentions that Bart's cousin "Frank" goes by "Francine" nowadays.

** Dillon O'Brien (who also appears in ''Webcomic/MenageA3'' calls himself "Dinah" or "Dilla" when he crossdresses.

** [[spoiler:Tetsuo's]] birth name is "[[spoiler:Rei]]". An alternate reading of the kanji is "Akira". In the end of the manga he changes his name from "[[spoiler:Tetsuo]]" to "Akira" once [[spoiler:Taichi]] makes him realize this.

** [[spoiler:Tetsuo's]] birth name is "[[spoiler:Reiko]]". An alternate reading of the kanji is "Akira". In the end of the manga he changes his name from "[[spoiler:Tetsuo]]" to "Akira" once [[spoiler:Taichi]] makes him realize this.

* Kuranosuke from ''Manga/PrincessJellyfish'' is a [[TheFashionista fashionable]] WholesomeCrossdresser. He befriends a woman named Tsukimi but her and her friends, "the Nuns", are {{NEET}}s who absolutely [[DoesNotLikeMen fear men]]. Kuranosuke goes by "Kurako" around Tsukimi's friends.

* Trans girl Seiko's legal name in ''Manga/LovelyComplex'' is "Seishiro".
* Trans girl Alice from ''Anime/MariaSamaGaMiteru'' is odd in that she switched her surname, Arisugawa. Her first name is "Kintaro".
* [[spoiler:Nadeshiko]] from ''Manga/ShugoChara'' is really a boy named "[[spoiler:Nagihiko]]" who was RaisedAsTheOppositeGender.

* ''Manga/ActuallyIAm'' has Shishido Shiho, a perverted human girl. She also has a SplitPersonality, a ''male'' [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf]] named Shirou.

* Kuranosuke from ''Manga/PrincessJellyfish'' is a [[TheFashionista fashionable]] WholesomeCrossdresser. He befriends a woman named Tsukimi but her and her friends, "the Nuns", are {{NEET}}s who absolutely [[DoesNotLikeMen fear men]]. Kuranosuke goes by by "Kurako" around Tsukimi's friends.

** The main character is named "Dani", though her male name is "Danny".
** "Shay" averts the trope as her birth name is "Kevin".

* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' Marge mentions that Bart's cousin "Frank" goes by "Francine" nowadays.

* [[spoiler:Nadeshiko]] from ''Manga/ShugoChara'' is really a boy named "[[spoiler:Nagihiko]]" who was RaisedAsTheOppositeGender.

* ''Manga/WanderingSon'':
** {{Transsexual}} CoolBigSis Yuki's birth name is "Hiroyuki".
** Makoto requests for Nitori to refer to her as "Mako-chan" not soon after they begin being friends.
** Nitori herself ''may'' avert this. Her given name is "Shuuichi" and in middle school she wanted to swap names with Takatsuki, who is "Yoshino", but that never happened. When she [[spoiler:begins working at a gay bar]] the owner gives her the name "Lilly" but we don't know if this is her chosen name or not. Mako refers to Nitori by the feminine nickname "Nitorin".
* ''Manga/NozomuNozomi'' has the protagonist RecursiveCrossdressing as a girl, as he's been [[GenderBender transformed into a girl]] but hasn't told anyone but his sister, with his sister. She introduces him as her cousin "Nozomi".
* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'':
** It's a RunningGag for Ash to crossdress each series. At least twice he has used "Ashley" but in Japan, where his name is "Satoshi", he used "Satoko" in Kanto and "Satomi" in Unova.
** Cilan dressed up as "Cilanor" in the same Unova episode.

* ''Manga/ToLoveRu'':
** Subverted by Ren (male) and Run (female): they're an alien whose species changes sex when they sneeze, but [[SharingABody each is mentally distinct]] from the other [[spoiler:and they eventually physically split during puberty]]. The similarity in names is thus more accurately described as ThemeTwinNaming.
** The main character, Rito Yuuki, has been [[GenderBender turned female]] several times. The first time, he ends up the house-guest of a classmate who dislikes his regular identity, so he makes up the name "Riko" on the spot. The next time, Lala makes Rito-as-a-girl go on a date with [[LovesMyAlterEgo his friend that fell in love with "her"]], and Rito extends the name to "Riko Yuusaki". Basically everyone else who's seen Rito as a girl knows his real identity, so they've only called him "Riko" a few times [[EmbarrassingNickname to tease him]].
* Trans girl Seiko's legal name in ''Manga/LovelyComplex'' is "Seishiro".
* Trans girl Alice from ''Anime/MariaSamaGaMiteru'' is odd in that she switched her surname, Arisugawa. Her first name is "Kintaro".

* ''Manga/ActuallyIAm'' has Shishido Shiho, a perverted human girl. She also has a SplitPersonality, a ''male'' [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf]] named Shirou.

* In ''LightNovel/ChivalryOfAFailedKnight'', Arisuin Nagi is [[{{Transsexual}} biologically male but says she identifies as a female]]. The female name which she asks to be called is "Alice", which is actually a play on her surname "Arisuin", which contains "Arisu", the Japanese pronunciation for "Alice".

* Makoto from ''Manga/MinamiKe'' goes by "Mako-chan" when DisguisedInDrag.

* ''Webcomic/StickyDillyBuns'':
** Dillon O'Brien (who also appears in ''Webcomic/MenageA3'' calls himself "Dinah" or "Dilla" when he crossdresses.
** When Ruby Larose [[SweetPollyOliver disguises herself as a man]], she uses the pseudonym "Rudy".
* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive''
** When Elliot gets transformed into a girl by the TF gun, he goes by "Ellen". When the Dewitchery Diamond separates them, the female form continues to use that name.
** Invoked by a transgender character who casually suggests that Tedd might want to consider the name "Tess". The character introduces himself as "Sam", which he may have shortened from "Samantha".
* In ''Webcomic/NineteenSeventySevenTheComic'', Bud, when provoked by people playing his BerserkButton, literally becomes female, and adopts the name "Budette".

* "Birdo" is the species name but also what the 'main' Birdo from ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' goes from. It's said she would rather be called "Birdetta", though no one calls her that. In Japan the species' name is "Catherine", which is feminine, but she likes being called "Cathy".

* ''VideoGames/LegendOfMana'': A villain named [[spoiler:Alexandra]] has two identities. One is a female [[spoiler:gem thief named Sandra]], and the other is a male [[spoiler:proprietor of a gem shop named Alex]]. It is eventually revealed that the male personality was only a disguise, and once it is no longer useful, [[spoiler:Alexandra]] abandons it completely.

* The ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' genderswaps have female Finn as "Fionna" (originally spelled "Fiona"), Marceline as "Marshal Lee", Princess Bubblegum as "Prince Gumball", and in a rare display of an unalliterated genderbent naming, Jake the dog as "Cake" the cat.
* In the finale to ''WesternAnimation/AsToldByGinger'' the character [[spoiler:Nikki]] is revealed to be a male named [[spoiler:Nicholas]].

* A meta example occured in development for ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. Azula was originally written as Zuko's little brother "Azul" before being changed to a girl, being given friends, and having an extended role.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' when Leela dresses as a man to join the army Zapp Brannigan asks "him" what his name is and she replies "Leela.. man... Lee Lemon."
* In ''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh'' the Joan of Arc clone disguises herself as "John Dark" ("Jeanne d'Arc") to join the hoops team, to give them a fighting chance against their rivals. [[spoiler:The whole thing backfires when [Abe hates John, and so in respect of Abe, "he" keeps passing the ball to him, even though "he" could probably score "himself"; so they end up being pummelled again, and don't even score until the last second of the game... which fortunately helps the principal win a bet.]]
* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' Marge mentions that Bart's cousin "Frank" goes by "Francine" nowadays.

* Seiko's legal name in ''Manga/LovelyComplex'' is "Seishiro".

** [[spoiler:Tetsuo's]] birth name is "Reiko". An alternate reading of the kanji is "Akira". In the end of the manga he changes his name from "[[spoiler:Tetsuo]]" to "Akira" once [[spoiler:Taichi]] makes him realize this.

-->''Cornelia'': What should we call you? Irmo?

** [[spoiler:Tetsuo's]] birth name is "Reika". An alternate reading of the kanji is "Akira". In the end of the manga he changes his name from "[[spoiler:Tetsuo]]" to "Akira" once [[spoiler:Taichi]] makes him realize this.

** Invoked by a transgender character who casually suggests that Tedd might want to consider the name "Tess". The character's own name is the unisex "Sam" so he didn't have that problem.

* The Spanish comic magazine ''El Jueves'' had a story, ''Emilio'', where a girl named "Emilia" pretended to a boy to do the mandatory conscription in the Army and be with her boyfriend.

* In ''Manga/ToLoveRu'', Ren is an alien whose species changes sex when they sneeze (on Earth, at least). As a girl, she goes by Run and has a very different personality.

* Cole from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' is a meta example. She was originally a boy named "Kole".

* ''Webcomic/BetweenTheLines'''s main character is named "Dani", though her male name is "Danny". "Shay" averts the trope as her birth name is "Kevin". There's another character called "Nikki", who Shay was bullied by years ago when she went by "Nicholas".

** Leopold's nickname is "Butters". So when he gets DisguisedInDrag what do they call him? "Marjorine".

* In ''WesternAnimation{{Futurama}}'' when Leela dresses as a man to join the army Zapp Brannigan asks "him" what his name is and she replies "Leela.. man... Lee Lemon."