Suzy Eddie Izzard, a British comedian, said she will add “Suzy” to her name. She will keep “Eddie,” which is her professional name, as her middle name.
On the podcast The Political Party with Matt Forde, Suzy Eddie Izzard talked about why she changed her name.
There’s another name I’m going to add in as well, which is Suzy, which I’ve wanted to be since I was 10.
So, I’m going to be Suzy Eddie Izzard. That’s how I’m going to roll, so people can choose what they want. They can’t make a mistake, they can’t go wrong with me.
She said that when she was young, she always identified with the name Suzy, but she never thought anyone would call her that.
Then, as she got older and became famous as “Eddie,” she thought she couldn’t change her name because her job was tied to it.
And then ‘Eddie’ became this name. And I thought, ‘Well, you can’t redo that’.
But after changing her pronouns in public in 2020, Suzy Eddie Izzard started to think more about changing her name as well. In the end, she decided to use the name she wanted to use.
If I’m doing she/her, why don’t I add [Suzy] to the name? Because I have Edward on my passport, Edward is quite wooden and big, and I don’t call myself that.
So I just thought I’ll add Suzy there, then Eddie, and people can choose what they want, and no one can go wrong. That’s kind of fun.
Even though online trolls who hate transgender people and have nothing better to do were angry about Suzy Eddie Izzard’s name change, most people were happy for her.
Good for her, really like the name and glad to see Suzy on her journey 😀
— Bee Bentall 🐀 (@beebentall) March 7, 2023
https://twitter.com/DafyddDavies73/status/1633527326137802754?s=20
Love the amount of z's in her new name!
— Abby Barker (@abbybarker) March 7, 2023
But is she taking all the Z's so no one else can win at Scrabble?
— Joanne Hall – Updates only, find me on Blue Sky (@hierath77) March 8, 2023
Yess Suzy! Enjoy living your most authentic, happy, healthy life ❤ excited for the next stage of your journey xx
— A Free Bird. (@afreebirdsoars) March 7, 2023
Good for her. People seem to have a lot of energy to waste on criticising her online 🤷♀️ hope they can all find a new hobby soon.
— Alice Angliss (@aliceangliss) March 7, 2023
Good for her! Everyone deserves the dignity of being who they are.
— The Jorp he/him (@Joshualewis1231) March 7, 2023
You can listen to Izzard talk about how she chose her name and why she wants to be an MP (Member of Parliament) below:
Suzy Eddie Izzard told Forde that she had changed her name and that she wanted to be elected to the House of Commons. The House of Commons is the democratically elected house of Parliament in the UK that governs the country with the House of Lords.
Last year, Suzy Eddie Izzard tried to become the Labour Party’s candidate for MP in Sheffield Central, but he failed. She said that she plans to run again for office in 2024.
