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[Opinions] Yes, maybe what I'm asking is confusing... (m)
Yes, I have, but maybe the way I'm posting my question is confusing. What I mean is, do parents choose the feminine spelling (like Gabrielle) over the masculine spelling (like Gabriel) often? I don't mean a feminine name, I mean the feminine spelling. Hopefully, that makes sense.

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Yes, that makes sense :-)No, I don't think it happens frequently. Sometimes you see Leigh or Sydney on a boy, but I suppose that doesn't really count in this case. Neither do Daniele or, indeed, Gabriele, which are legitimate male spellings.I wonder what the mother would've thought of Gabriel being pronounced exactly like Gabrielle in French...Miranda
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OK, I'm glad that made sense. :) She probably would not have cared, sadly. She was moaning and griping that she would have to raise a boy. She already is complaining, and I find that extremely sad.
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Poor boy. :-(a
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