Are you a Guy or a Girl?
PrevNode LinkNextI am very much a 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 are 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, or “having the property-of” (like “-ful” in English). There are also many Israeli Hebrew feminine names that end with “i”. One reason I’m using “Shlomi” instead of “Shlomy” is because “Shlomy” might be pronounced to rhyme with the word “my”.