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I cannot describe the regret on my parents' faces when I asked them and they said, "Gabriel." Not that it's a bad name or anything -- they just spent the entire pregnancy thinking I was a boy.

I'd use Leo or Alex. My parents would probably name me Eugene or Basil.

My parents would've went with either Eleanor Lee, or Lux Lee. I like the name Lux, but I would choose Maribelle!

My mom would have went with Christian Nicole, had I been a girl...no thanks, personally. If I were to pick a name for myself, I'd probably go with Margaret.

My parents would have named me Giovanni. If I had to pick a name for myself; I’d be unimaginative and pick Francesco.

My mother knew I was a girl as soon as it was possible in the 90s, so she says she didn't really think of masculine names for me. But she also tells people she has always loved the name Thomas for a boy. So I guess it would have been the other choice.

I would have been Thomas, Alexander or Callum.

I would’ve had my brother’s name, Alexander.

My parents were going to name me Jan or Robert.

My parents were either going to name me Sean if I had been s boy. I’m not wild about Sean so I’m glad I was a girl.

If I were to pick a boys name I’d probably choose Hadrian or Aleksander.

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My mother wanted to name me Nuno if I were a boy. I would've been fine with that name, but if I could choose for myself I'd probably go with something mythological or an Italian name, like Mauro or Ares.

I was going to be Adam Roy. Roy is my dad's name.

My parents probably would have named me Alfred William or William Alfred or something involving those names (family names). For myself, I guess I would choose Leo or Max, short for Leonardo or Maxwell. Not sure about a middle name.

My parents would have used my sister's deadname for me if I was a boy. I would probably call myself Emrys, Ronan, Soren, Morgan, or Briar.

Best guess, my parents would have gone with Travis Loren. I don't love it, but it's not the worst.

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Out of the 500 most popular names then/now: Noel, Jesse, Daniel, Demetrius, Darius, Tobias, Elias, Dariel, Rhys, Emmanuel, Jerome, Justin, Harold, Damien, Tomas, Clay, Bryan, Adam, Mark, Griffin or Zane would be ok. Of weird random names, some I'd be ok with being called are Tryggve, Elm, Absalom, Dietrich, Tennessee, Mo, Plutarch.

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I know my mom liked Christopher and Carlisle. If I could pick one of those for myself, I'd go with Carlisle.

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I also kind of like William for myself? Not sure why.

Timothy Andrew.

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I'm meh about it, but my sibset would make more sense: Chris, Ben, Tim, Jessica rather then Chris, Ben, Haven, and Jessica.

My parents were going to call me Anthony

I don't know what my parents would've picked. I think I would pick Andrew for myself.

I asked my parents once, and they looked embarrassed and explained that they'd spent my mother's entire pregnancy arguing about a female name; they really wanted a daughter, and never got around to hedging their bets and picking a male name. Since both their fathers were named Thomas, I rather think that's what I'd have been. I could comfortably see myself as a Tom. No idea about a middle name, though.

If I were a boy, my parents were going to name me Ryan Michael.

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I see nothing wrong with it, so I would probaby choose it for myself, if I had to.

Henry called Harry