Henry.. but with an I.

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OpiesOldLady · 18/11/2015 20:40

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?

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ineedamoreadultieradult · 19/11/2015 14:00

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.

VocationalGoat · 19/11/2015 13:54

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GothJoose · 19/11/2015 13:50

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

Knitella · 19/11/2015 13:48

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

Blueprintorange · 19/11/2015 12:35

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

ConesOfDunshire · 19/11/2015 12:29

Could be worse. It could be Henree.

IrenetheQuaint · 19/11/2015 08:04

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

Nottyougin · 19/11/2015 08:01

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

Cymraesfach · 18/11/2015 20:42

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

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