I had many alters that responded to the same name, even my birth given name. for my internal system this was a protection so as to keep the "secrets" and such. i mean imagine if I had walked around as a child saying hi Im amanda, hi Im louise, Hi Im thelma, Hi Im rainy, hi Im thelma too, Hi Im Amanda also...

the point is my internal system was comprised to ensure secrecy and survival so they all answered to each others names including the birth name. if I had a friend who thought my name was red then no matter who was out took on the name red at that given moment. for quite a few of my alters we never knew whether the duplicate name was that alters actual name or whether it was a shared name for protection of the secrets purposes.

bottom line my treatment providers and I did not worry about who was named what. for us it was more important to work on what my symptoms and problems were and stabilizing, not what to call who and why. if someone said their name was thelma thats what they were called that day, regardless of whether they were that name tomorrow or next week.