Henry.. but with an I.

[OpiesOldLady]

Of course, I said, 'Oh how lovely' and smiled a whole lot, but inside I died a little.

A friend is pregnant. She's having a little boy. Going to call him Henri. But they aren't French and it will be pronounced as Henry.

Whyyyy do they need to change a perfectly good name and letter for something that seems a little silly and chavvy?

[Cymraesfach]

Are they Welsh? I've seen it spelt Henri in Wales. I

[Nottyougin]

Most people wouldn't know though if its pronauced the same way?

[IrenetheQuaint]

She will have to get used to people calling him Auri!

[ConesOfDunshire]

Could be worse. It could be Henree.

[Blueprintorange]

She'll be forever correcting people when they pronounce it onree!

[Knitella]

I've heard far worse and it is her baby to name.

The world would be a boring place if we all had the same tastes

[GothJoose]

If she wants to be different then I'd spell it Henrie. If I saw Henri written down I'd say it the French way

[ineedamoreadultieradult]

My son's friend is called Henri pronounced Henry it doesn't seem to cause him any problems. It would be boring if we were all the same.