Really like Henry but already have a Harry - help!

I agree with rhubarb...

I agree with rhubarb and somerset....

Seeker - because they don't normally start doing "official" work as a Royal until they are early 30s, he's still in the grace period of being allowed to persue his military career only, but give 5 - 10 years, or when he gets married, he'll be expected to start doing more walking around hospitals/factories/rainy town centres smiling innanely at everyone and saying nothing of consequence. (Then being slagged off for never saying anything interesting, of course if he ever did say anything the slightest bit interesting, we'll all slag him off for interfering in politics) Prince William is getting it now, as he's about to have a baby, the assumption is he should give up doing something actually rather useful for the country like flying rescue helicopers his 'distracting' career and focus on wasting his life, walking around rainy town centres while people give his wife flowers 'public work'.

I know this isn't relevant to the thread, but when Prince Harry "gets a little older"?????????

He's 27 or is it 28? Why do people persist in behaving as if he's 18?

Also, Prince Harry is actually called Prince Henry, Harry is just his nickname. When he gets a little older and starts doing more 'official' work as a member of the royal family (normally coinsides with them getting married), you'll get more of him being at events as "Prince Henry" with the public calling him Harry, the fact that Harry is just a nickname for Henry will become more widely understood, and you will be the mum who gave each DS the same name...

With all this talk of Henry viii, how has no-one mentioned Henry v ("God for Harry, England and St George") ? :)

I wouldn't do it unless it's an important family name from your ds's perspective. Agree that it's a good idea for a middle name though.

I do think of all the bizarre "you use the name if you love it, hun, your baby your choice" type threads, this one of the most bizarre.

Hugh and Hugo, anyone? Matilda and Tilly? Alison and Alice?

If I met two brothers called Harry and Henry, I would snigger and (inwardly) judge their parents. And probably go home and regale DH at their dimwittedness... :-/

Sorry, but there it is.

Kevin is a perfectly reasonable name surely?

If your favourite name when you were 13 was Sundance or Moon Unit you might have a point.

Aside from them being the same name, it'd be a bit like having a Lenny and a Larry - just too cutesy.

I honestly wouldn't let a 13 year old have too much say in a name - my favourite name at 13 was Kevin.

I wouldn't. My friend has just called her baby Hugo would you consider something like that? I also have two pregnant friends who have chosen Henry. It's getting popular.

Could you use Henry for a middle name?

If you are stuck for ideas, perhaps you could fix on a particular starting initial? My kids' initials make a 'team name' that we sometimes use when referring them to collectively, signing cards and so on. They seem to like it...

Why not? Friend has a Henry but as often is the case he goes by derivative of Hank or sometimes Hal.

If you like the sound of Henry you could always take off the H and create a whole new, just slightly different name. Enry? Enrique? Enron?

It wouldn't bother me that they're the same name. They're not the same. Henry and Henry are the same. Harry and Harry are the same. Henry and Harry are clearly not the same, one can be used as a nn for the other, one is derivative of the other, but they're not the same.

I think they sound too similar though.

I had a debate with my husband who wanted to give our son the male version of our second daughter's name. It's not obvious because they're not English names and sound totally different (unlike the English versions) but I couldn't do it. He said as they're so different it doesn't matter because no one will know unless they know what those names mean but I would know and that's the most important thing!

I definitely couldn't do Henry and Harry!

Ephiny it's true that Milly the dog wouldn't be bothered but Camilla nn Milly by her peers might. So I couldn't do it.

Are you American OP?

Maybe not.humphrey but not Henry.

I agree with Rhubarbgarden also, sorry!

I agree with Rhubarbgarden

But that aside - even if they weren't essentially the 'same name' I think they are just far too similar looking/sounding to use and that you are completely lacking in imagination.

Millions of names out there - I'm sure you can find something else. Buy a couple of baby name books and get circling!

I agree with the poster who said that with Prince Harry taking on more duties we are going to hear him be called Henry a lot.

Incidentally dd is Katie short for Katherine. When we named her a lot of people were slightly surprised that we bothered with the Katherine. But since William and Kate got married it is pretty much assumed she is K/Catherine.

I would assume someone who called their children Harry and Henry was rather uneducated. I don't mean to be rude by that - it's what I would privately think.