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Harris

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WizardSong · 16/06/2015 12:08

DP and me stumbled across this name last night and really love it for a boy. Very early stages of pregnancy with DC2 so don't know what we're having yet.

What do you think of the name?

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WankerDeAsalWipe · 16/06/2015 21:42

Wizard - not having any more but I have two of those Wink

MrsHenryCrawford · 16/06/2015 21:39

Wizard-3 men in a boat is a fab book, really funny and Harris is a great character in it

Nospringflower · 16/06/2015 21:35

Like Harris and think of Scottish island. Never heard of it being associated with star. Would ignore that Grin.

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WizardSong · 16/06/2015 21:10

Wanker are you me?? A LOT of them are on my list!

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WankerDeAsalWipe · 16/06/2015 21:09

My first thought would never be of it as a surname as most posters seem to be saying - no more than I would think of Lewis as a surname although it also is. To me it's firstly the island and secondly a given name rather than a surname.

Others in the same vein:

Innes
Brodie
Findlay
Gregor/Greig
Keir
Kerr
Cameron
Lorne
Logan
Struan
Craig

MitzyLeFrouf · 16/06/2015 20:45

Ditch the indecisive DP and keep the name. Wink

Iwillorderthefood · 16/06/2015 20:45

I know a lovely man called Harris, he's an artist. He's forthright, responsible and rather good fun.

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WizardSong · 16/06/2015 20:42

(I like Blair - DP doesn't ANYMORE) Sigh. He changes his mind more than I change my socks.

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WizardSong · 16/06/2015 20:41

I like the Scottish association, it's ticking all my boxes! (I'm sticking my fingers in my ears going lalalala to all the negative connotations).

DP has just dropped the bombshell "naaahhh, gone off it a bit now" WTF??

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MitzyLeFrouf · 16/06/2015 20:40

I know lots of men with names like Campbell and Blair.

MitzyLeFrouf · 16/06/2015 20:39

Surnames as first names is a very old tradition in Scotland.

BoeBarlow · 16/06/2015 20:38

I love the name. It was our top name for DD if she'd been a boy Smile I am Scottish though and it's fairly popular here plus I have never heard of the arse connection!

weasle · 16/06/2015 20:37

Harris Tweed to me.
There are lots of nice first names; why use a surname?
Harry? Henry? Maurice?

ClashCityRocker · 16/06/2015 20:36

Xpost Smile

Craftynonymous1 · 16/06/2015 20:36

I LOVE it. Very nearly used it as my boy name. I don't think anyone of your DC's generation will associate it with Rolf Harris

ClashCityRocker · 16/06/2015 20:35

And I'm Yorkshire. I suppose it depends whether you drop your haitches.

JogOnKitty · 16/06/2015 20:33

No I'm Yorkshire, born and bred. Smile

ClashCityRocker · 16/06/2015 20:33

Arse her for me, too, sorry.

Marcipex · 16/06/2015 20:32

I asked DH as he's a Londoner. he said 'As in, Get off your arris?'

So, no,

SoldierBear · 16/06/2015 20:25

Lovely name.
I've never heard the arse connection. But then I've never met anybody use cockney slang either!

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WizardSong · 16/06/2015 20:23

I don't know three men in a boat, will have to look that up.

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WizardSong · 16/06/2015 20:23

Are you Scottish Jog?

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MrsHenryCrawford · 16/06/2015 20:23

Arse... Blooming phone

MrsHenryCrawford · 16/06/2015 20:22

I really like the name. Makes me think of three men in a boat. No connection to arsenal where I'm from

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WizardSong · 16/06/2015 20:22

I don't particularly like surname's as first names although I do like Jackson but it's a bit too American and sons of anarchy, plus DC1's name is also a character in greys anatomy and so is Jackson. DP is not impressed.

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