If I were a boy I was going to be Gustav…

My parents were gonna name me Zachary Sterling if I were a boy. Ew. They also thought about naming me Megan. Thank god they didn’t.

I was originally gonna be named Katherine, after my mother’s mentor growing up, or Virginia, my grandmothers name.  If I had been a boy I would have been named either Ashley or William.

My father wanted to name me Catulo. I’m glad he didn’t. And if I were born a girl my name would be Luiza.

I was so close to being called Yasmin, my hospital wristband thing was written as Yasmin and all the nurses and doctors referred to me as Yasmin

Countess bouchie flagrante

Bruce if I was a boy after my mom’s uncle,or Aurelia.

My parents considered naming me Sierra.

Teresa, or Tracy. I would vastly prefer either to my current name.

I was nearly Melissa.

If I’d been a boy, I would have been Morris Grady Spencer II, and I would’ve been beaten up every day in the Morris G. Spencer Gymnasium.

Dr. was always going to be my first name. As I’ve said since the first time I heard someone say that awful question, “If you think my name would have been Nurse if I were born a girl, you have some real problems you need to work through.”

I was very nearly Mailbox Rainbow.

I could have been a Mercedes!

Beep beep, vroom vroom, y’all.

Had I been a boy, I would have been Nicholas. Girls’ names considered before settling on the final candidate included Emma and Holly.