I am very much a guy, despite what my first name’s suffix (the “i” of “Shlomi”) may imply to English speakers. I am also heterosexual, and while hating being a macho in real-life, and having some other somewhat feminine qualities, do not think 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”.