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* The ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Bloom}}'' Depicts Max Caulfield as a trans girl. She was originally named "Maxwell" but changed to Maxine after coming out. She says that for a few years she insisted that people only call her "Maxine", but by the time of the fic she's comfortable enough to go by "Max", as she had before coming out.

* ''Webcomic/ThePrincess'':

* In ''Film/ThreeGenerations'', Ray's deadname was the similar-sounding "Ramona".
* Played with in ''Film/SomeLikeItHot''. When musicians Joe and Jerry have to hide from the mob by dressing in drag, Joe goes by Josephine and suggests Geraldine for Jerry. Jerry, however, doesn't like his new name and changes it to Daphne at the last minute, thus [[DefiedTrope defying the trope]].
* ''Film/VictorVictoria'' is a film about a woman named "Victoria" [[SweetPollyOliver pretending]] to be a [[RecursiveCrossdressing female impersonator]] named "Victor".

* ''Film/TheTempest2010'' is a {{Gender Flip}}ped version of the Shakespeare play. The male character Prospero is now a woman played by Helen Mirren called Prospera.

* ''Literature/TalesFromTheEerieSaloon'': Every character that takes the potion gets this with their new name. Jesse becomes Jessie, Will becomes Wilma, Brian becomes Bridget, Miguel becomes Maggie, Leroy becomes Laura, [[spoiler:Jack becomes Jane, Elmer becomes Emma, Leland becomes Lylah, Forry becomes Flora, Patrick becomes Trisha, and Arnoldo becomes Anna]].

This can be TruthInTelevision for UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} people and crossdressers. However, it's much less common than this trope would have you believe (especially in the former case, since a trans person's deadname is often tied to a gender they don't feel comfortable with, and even variations can trigger dysphoria[[note]]as well as make it easy for people to accidentally say or read the wrong name, or "forget"[[/note]]). It's more common for a trans person to switch to a gender-neutral nickname before they can safely come out. A gender fluid person (someone whose identity moves between two or more points) might also use different names which invoke this trope (whether or not there's any connection to their deadname).

* 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 one episode, Marge mentions that Homer's cousin "Frank" goes by "Francine" nowadays. Well, until she joined a cult and renamed herself "Mother Shabooboo".

* ''Fanfic/EigaSentaiScanranger'' has one chapter where the boys have to crossdress in order to destroy the villain's latest scheme (ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext, since they could just blow up the machine, which they eventually do). So to complete the ruse, Vin becomes Victoria, Nick becomes Nicole and Mikey becomes [[TheLastOFTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Annie May]]. ([[DontExplainTheJoke because he’s a Japanese animation lover]])

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** When hiding from mother Nodoka, Ranma stays in female form, [[RelativelyFlimsyExcuse pretending to be the Tendo sisters' cousin]] "Ranko".

* ''Fanfic/EigaSentaiScanranger has one chapter where the boys have to crossdress in order to destroy the villain’s latest scheme (ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext, since they could just blow up the machine, which they eventually do). So to complete the ruse, Vin becomes Victoria, Nick becomes Nicole and Mikey becomes [[TheLastOFTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Annie May]]. ([[DontExplainTheJoke because he’s a Japanese animation lover]])

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* ''{{Series/Friends}}'':

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* The artist [=PDXJims=] came up with systems of morphs that allowed users to genderbend DAZ's Victoria 4 and Michael 4 figures. These morph sets were sold as "Vittorio" and "Mina", respectively.

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* In ''Strega Nona's Magic Lessons'', her housekeeper Big Anthony is jealous when he sees her teaching magic to a visitor but refusing to teach him (because of his spectacular fails with magic in the past). His scheme to learn magic from her? Dressing up as a girl and calling himself "Antonia".

** Tennyo: William ‘Bill’ to Billie.

This can be TruthInTelevision for {{transgender}} people and crossdressers. However, it's much less common than this trope would have you believe (especially in the former case, since a trans person's deadname is often tied to a gender they don't feel comfortable with, and even variations can trigger dysphoria[[note]]as well as make it easy for people to accidentally say or read the wrong name, or "forget"[[/note]]). It's more common for a trans person to switch to a gender-neutral nickname before they can safely come out. A gender fluid person (someone whose identity moves between two or more points) might also use different names which invoke this trope (whether or not there's any connection to their deadname).

* In ''LightNovel/ChivalryOfAFailedKnight'', Arisuin Nagi is [[{{Transgender}} a trans woman]]. 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".

** {{Transgender}} CoolBigSis Yuki's birth name is "Hiroyuki".

This can be TruthInTelevision for {{transgender}} people and crossdressers. However, it's much less common than this trope would have you believe (especially in the former case, since a trans person's deadname is often tied to a gender they don't feel comfortable with, and even variations can trigger dysphoria[[note]]as well as make it easy for people to accidentally say or read the wrong name, or "forget"[[/note]]). It's more common for a trans person to switch to a gender neutral nickname before they can safely come out. A gender fluid person (someone whose identity moves between two or more points) might also use different names which invoke this trope (whether or not there's any connection to their deadname).

** When hiding from mother Nodoka, Ranma stay in female form, [[RelativelyFlimsyExcuse pretending to be the Tendo sisters' cousin]] "Ranko".

** Nitori herself ''may'' subvert 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".

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' fandom genderbent fics are [[FandomSpecificPlot unusually common]]. The most famous stories, "John Lane" and "Finn Morgendorffer" play this straight. "Not So Different" [[AvertedTrope Averts]] this, however, by having male Daria named "Jacob Morgendorffer Jr.", nicknamed "Sonny".
* ''Fanfic/EigaSentaiScanranger has one chapter where the boys have to cross dress in order to destroy the villain’s latest scheme (ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext, since they could just blow up the machine, which they eventually do). So to complete the ruse, Vin becomes Victoria, Nick becomes Nicole and Mikey becomes [[TheLastOFTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Annie May]]. ([[DontExplainTheJoke because he’s a Japanese animation lover]])

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' is heavy on the ThemeNaming and thus the {{fanon}} [[FanNickname names]] for the genderbent Mane Six are mostly masculined versions of their names. Some people do use other names, but usually fan-artists and fanfic writers keep to certain names: Applejack keeps his name because it's [[GenderBlenderName unisex enough.]] Rainbow Dash becomes Rainbow Blitz, Twilight Sparkle becomes Dusk Shine, Rarity becomes Elusive, Fluttershy becomes Butterscotch, and Pinkie Pie becomes Bubble Berry (or occasionally Berry Bubble). Other common names include Spike becoming either Barbara or Spine(s), Celestia becoming Solaris, Luna becoming Artemis, Discord becoming Eris, Cadance becoming Bolero, and Shining Armor becoming Gleaming Shield. The fanfic ''FanFic/OnACrossAndArrow'' is the reason most of the names are popular.

* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12694285/1/A-Fairytale-is-a-Metaphor A Fairytale is a Metaphor]]'' is a non-fantasy AU of ''Ever After High'' where Raven is trans girl. Her dead name is "Ryland".

* In ''Film/ThreeGenerations'', Ray's deadname was the similar sounding "Ramona".

** ''Film/HighAndTight'' - the youngest Olsen sibling was first a boy called Seth, then a girl called Serena and then back to Seth again.

* In ''Literature/IAmJ'' the protagonists name is just "J". His legal name is "Jenifer".

* ''Literature/TunnelInTheSky'' features an example where "Jacqueline Marie Daudet" is mistaken for a young boy (in part due to constantly wearing body armor) by a boy during an advanced survival test on a far away planet. She continues to pretend that she's "Jack Daudet" for weeks, including through some sexist commentary by her survival partner, until the beans are spilled by someone the two of them rescue. For 1955, the premise that girls could do things just as well as men could was pretty advanced.

** Another transgender character from a later episode was named Henry at birth, but goes by Hailey after her transition.

* "Birdo" is the species name but also what the 'main' Birdo from ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' goes by. 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".

* In addition to ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' continuing the franchise's long-standing tradition (see the Visual Novels example below) of male historical and/or legendary figures being female in the game, there's also Leonardo da Vinci, who even in the Fate-verse's alternate universe was a man...but chose to be summoned as a woman (resembling his most famous creation, the Mona Lisa) when he became a Heroic Spirit. But as a woman she still goes by "Leonardo".

* ''WebAnimation/MyStoryAnimated'': ''I Realised I Wasn’t Trans After Transitioning'' is about a genderfluid person. Their parents gave them the name "Oliver" but as a child they transitioned into living as a girl named "Olivia". At age eighteen, they realized they were genderfluid instead of a trans woman. Now they live as "Olive" but use "Olivia" on female days and "Oliver" on male days.

* 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. This change in gender ultimately caused her role to be increased (the early series bible only briefly makes reference to Azula's brother, implying he was a bit role) and is related to Mai and Ty Lee being created.

** ''Film/JemAndTheHolograms'' changes the original cartoon's villain, Eric Raymond, to a woman named Erica.

** ''Film/JemAndTheHolograms'' changes the original cartoon's villain Eric Raymond, to a woman Erica.

** ''Film/{{Salt}}'' was going to be about a man called Edwin, to be played by Tom Cruise. Angelina Jolie convinced producers to cast her now as Evelyn.

* ''Literature/HarryPotter'' - the baby dragon Hagrid wins in a card game is named Norbert by him. The dragon is sent away to live in a colony, and a few years later Hagrid discovers Norbert was actually female - so now goes by Norberta.

* ''WebAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'': One episode featured Mandy disgusing herself as a boy to join Billy's baseball team, using the alias "Manfred".

** ''{{Film/Salt}}'' was going to be about a man called Edwin, to be played by Tom Cruise. Angelina Jolie convinced producers to cast her now as Evelyn.

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* ''WebAnimation/MyStoryAnimated'': ''I Realised I Wasn’t Trans After Transitioning'' is about a genderfluid person. Their parents gave them the name "Oliver" but as a child they transitioned into living as a girl named "Olivia". At age eighteen, they realized they were genderfluid instead of a trans woman. Now they live as "Olive" but use "Olivia" on female days and "Oliver" on male days.
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This can be TruthInTelevision for {{transgender}} people and crossdressers. However, it's much less common than this trope would have you believe (especially in the former case, since a trans person's deadname is often tied to a gender they don't feel comfortable with, and even variations can trigger dysphoria[[note]]as well as make it easy for people to accidentally say or read the wrong name, or "forget"[[/note]]). It's more common for a trans person to switch to a gender neutral nickname before they can safely come out. A gender fluid person (someone's who's identity moves between two or more points) might also use different names which invoke this trope (whether or not there's any connection to their deadname).

* In ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', the titular character reveals his female form in front of the school for the first time, and introduces herself as "Ranma". Even though Akane is worried that his GenderBender secret might be exposed at first, the other students dismiss this as a coincidence.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' is heavy on the ThemeNaming and thus the {{fanon}} [[FanNickname names]] for the Mane Six are mostly masculined versions of their names. Some people do use other names, but usually fan-artists and fanfic writers keep to certain names: Applejack keeps her name because it's [[GenderBlenderName unisex enough.]] Rainbow Dash becomes Rainbow Blitz, Twilight Sparkle becomes Dusk Shine, Rarity becomes Elusive, Fluttershy becomes Butterscotch, and Pinkie Pie becomes Bubble Berry (or occasionally Berry Bubble). Other common names include Spike becoming either Barbara or Spine(s), Celestia becoming Solaris, Luna becoming Artemis, Cadance becoming Bolero, and Shining Armor becoming Gleaming Shield. The fanfic ''FanFic/OnACrossAndArrow'' is the reason most of the names are popular.