It seems that
a lot of the time it is important for each personality to have their own name.
It may be a way of honouring and acknowledging them. It may be a way to ensure
that everyone is recognized and heard.
However, for
some multiples the names may not be very important. It’s possible that they
will all have the same name with I, II or III afterwards to differentiate
between them. So for me we could have had Caer I, Caer II, Caer III, etc.
Though that wouldn’t be very practical for someone like me who had a lot of
personalities.
Sometimes the
personality is named after an emotion – Miss Angry, The Beast of Rage, The
Censor, The Organizer.
We named some
of us after runes (fortune-telling stones) – Othel, Isa, and Tir. We also named
some of our personalities after insects – Caterpillar (or Cate for short), and
Black Widow.
Sometimes
personalities will have first, middle and last names.
Some may be
named for a function they perform – The Driver, The Cook
Sometimes the
personalities may have names but don’t want anyone else to know them as they
feel too vulnerable having someone know their name.
This
third personality called herself Jane, for no particular reason she could give.
(The 3 Faces of Eve see BOOKS, ARTICLES)
All
or almost all of Sybil’s alters had last names, and some had middle names as
well. (Sybil see BOOKS, ARTICLES)
The
Troops for Truddi Chase -- “The persons who speak and write refer to themselves
collectively as ‘the Troops.’ It is they who created the book … “ (When Rabbit Howls see BOOKS, ARTICLES)
