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My full first name is William, and I’m a man. Personally, I’ve only met one girl called William; she went by Willa (and hated her name). She was 23 years old. While I’m all for abolishing gender norms, William is highly masculine in my opinion. I think it sounds weird on a girl, but I wouldn’t be opposed to it; I wouldn’t judge any girl called William. The same opinion goes for a boy called Elizabeth. It would not be my child, so I can’t say anything. William and Elizabeth are such common names here; William for boys and Elizabeth for girls. I told my trans friends about meeting this girl called William; they assumed she was MTF trans, not cisgender (like she was). I thought it was cool to meet my first girl William, though. Yet, I felt sorry, because she hated her name.

This message was edited 4/22/2023, 8:48 AM