The 65-year-old star said she needed to watch the Miss America pageant to get some inspiration, reported Ace Showbiz.
"It's one of the hardest things in life - choosing your own name," Caityln said.
She began her attempt to look for a new name over two years ago. She watched the pageant and liked Heather and Cathy, but hadn't decided one name for herself.
It was her assistant who suggested Caitlyn and she responded, "I love that name, too!"
The next thing she needed to do was deciding the spelling of that name.
However, she found that it was a good moment to break the tradition and decided to use "c" instead of "k.
