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I like Harry but...

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alittleteapot · 12/06/2009 14:09

...worry it's a bit too cheeky chappy if you become an earnest or serious teenager/adult. What do you think?

Really struggling on boys' names. Don't really like any of them and picking holes in the ones i do quite like.

Others currently on the list

Samuel/Sam
Johnny
Ned/Edward

Still waiting for lightning to strike though.

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plonker · 12/06/2009 14:12

I love Harry!

It's a fantastic name and I don't see as too cheeky chappy at all.

I also love Edward on your list

Tidey · 12/06/2009 14:12

I don't think it sounds cheeky chappy at all. You get a very diverse mix of people called Harry. It suits anyone. Lovely name for a baby, child, teenager, man, older man.

The same goes for Samuel or Sam, imo.

RealityIsMyOnlyDelusion · 12/06/2009 14:13

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alittleteapot · 12/06/2009 14:18

Oh good, thanks. I did this with dd's name, which is now just so perfect for her. It's like you finally find names you like and then create reasons why they're wrong.

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mrsrawlinson · 12/06/2009 14:54

We plan to name DC3 Henry, but he'll be Harry for short.

nappyaddict · 12/06/2009 14:56

How about Harold?

nappyaddict · 12/06/2009 14:56

I love Ned and Jonny/John though.

VanessaMuchLessa · 12/06/2009 14:57

I think Harry is very versatile.

Harry Secombe wasn't a cheeky chappy.

I always think Harry was a fighter pilot in WW2. And who wouldn't have been proud of their son doing that?

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notevenamousie · 12/06/2009 15:31

I still think Harry Potter!

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alittleteapot · 12/06/2009 15:57

See, don't like Harold or Henry at all...

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Haribosmummy · 12/06/2009 15:59

What about HARRISON as a more formal alternative?

nappyaddict · 12/06/2009 16:04

How about Ned short for Edmund?

nappyaddict · 12/06/2009 16:06

Or Edgar/Edwin/Edbert/Edison

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alittleteapot · 12/06/2009 16:25

No, it'll be straight Harry or not Harry at all. And although I like Edward I don't like Ed so not keen on other Ed names! Sorry, contrary!

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nappyaddict · 12/06/2009 19:02

Sorry I meant to say for the others aswell Ned short for all those too.

Pollyanna · 12/06/2009 19:09

I have an Edward, Ned for short. Its a lovely name I think.

mrsrawlinson · 12/06/2009 19:26

Edward is lovely. I sort of wish we hadn't wasted it as a middle name for DS1 now!

Thunderduck · 12/06/2009 19:45

Oh god not Ned please. It's awful.

It makes me think of Ned Flanders from The Simpsons. And it's a Scottish word for a thug/chav.

Thunderduck · 12/06/2009 19:46

Edward is lovely. I don't see the need for a nickname though.

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alittleteapot · 12/06/2009 20:08

I don't like Ed or Eddie though. Ted's nice as well as Ned, I think.

Maybe Sam...

Why are names so hard?

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muggglewump · 12/06/2009 20:13

What about Henry with Harry as an everyday name?
I'm not so keen on Johnny as a name alone but I like Jonathan.
I like Edward too and then you can use Ned but future DS can have a choice of other shortenings?

barnsleybelle · 12/06/2009 20:25

Love Harry.

nappyaddict · 12/06/2009 21:53

Prefer Teddy to Ted.