I am a male guy, despite what my first name’s suffix (the “i” of “Shlomi”) may imply to English speakers. I am also (mostly) heterosexual, but I hate being a macho in real-life, and have some other qualities that might be considered somewhat feminine. However, I do not think that I’m a woman born in a man’s body. (Or a lesbian born in a man’s body, for that matter.)

Many Israeli masculine names end with an “i”: Avi, Ari, Meni, Beni, Ori, Uri, Udi, Eli, etc. An “i” suffix means “of me” or “mine” in Hebrew (the possesive of singular 1st person, both masculine or feminine). It can also mean “having the property-of” (like “-ful” in English, in singular masculine for all of 1st/2nd/3rd persons). There are also many Israeli Hebrew feminine names that end with “i”. One reason I’m using the spelling “Shlomi” instead of “Shlomy” is because “Shlomy” might be pronounced as if to rhyme with the English word “my”.