How would you react if you saw someone of the opposite gender with your name?

[Jordana]

Please try to be honest. Would you find it odd, laugh at them, laugh inside but not let them know you were finding it funny, tease them, be angry or upset, feel sorry for them.

[NatzCNL]

My cousin Ashley (male) is actually getting married to a girl with the same name with slight variation on spelling - Ashlee. Was odd to start with but now we just refer to them as boy Ashley and little Ashlee. Doesn't seem odd any more!

[muminthemiddle]

I would find it bizzare as my name is very definately feminine. There are 2 male versions so never heard it on a man. Kind off similar to Oliver/Olivia .

[stayfree]

Does Alice Cooper count lol! tbh don't really mind it now!

[A1980]

I'm an Alex too!

So it doesn't surprise me when I meet males with the name Alex

[PrettyCandles]

I'd probably be amused at the coincidence. That's all. I would only hide my name or gloss over the match if I didn't like them.

I have known both men and women called Giles, Sacha, Hilary and Leslie/Lesley (Yes, I know that Leslie has m and f spellings, but they sound the same.) (And that Hilary was originally a male name.) The only one that struck me as weird was Giles for a woman, but then she was slightly weird, anyway. And loads of others, tho mostly they're shared nicknames, like Alex or Sam.

As for my name, well I don't think it has become more common as a female name, I just think adults are more polite than children, and simply ask me about the origin of my name, rather than asking me why I have a male name. My name is not a male name, but it is often used as a nickname for several male names.

[dexifehatz]

My names Kerry and yes it's a bit odd to hear a man with the name,although I think it was originally a male name anyway?