harry or arthur

[fudgeface]

with a surname beginning with H.

[Clary]

I think Harry Harrison would be a bit silly

On the other hand Harry Hodgson (for example) sounds OK, tho alliteration in names is not my fave thing.

Arthur is a lovely name. Arthur Henderson. Brill.

[MardyBra]

Defo Arthur. Too many Harrys now. Arthur is a great name.

[Clary]

Actually that is true there are too many Harrys (sorry to any mums of them).

I work in a secondary school where about half the kids are Asian. Obviously half of the rest are girls. So let's say there are about 300-max white boys in the school (1200 pupils in total).

T'other day I was looking on the electronic register for a kid called Harry and searched under his first name - 14 Harrys came up! There are 4 in yr 7 alone - and believe me when I tell you we do not have a lot of Georges, Williams or Freddies (which I would put in a similar bracket in terms of style).

I think it may be to do with the boy wizard...

[randomimposter]

Awww, DS's two grandads' names.

We used Arthur as his MN name as my dad died shortly before he was born.

Love Harry too, but as DS is a William, sadly will have to avoid...

Both smashing IMO.

[jellybeans]

Harry

[pilates]

Arthur, not keen on first names starting with the same initial for surname.

[vaginiasmonalogue]

Arthur. Harry's everywhere!

[issy123]

Like Harry but its one of those names that is too popular now and is loosing something because of it.

Prefer Henry anyway