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Harriet/Harri

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smileygrapefruit · 22/02/2017 22:08

Due our 3rd DD. DH has always wanted to call a DS Harry, for his grandad. It's unlikely we'll have more DC so thinking about Harriet. Honest opinions please! How common/popular is it?

Others that have popped to my mind are:
Charlotte
Polly
Pixie (3 yo DD suggested it but I think I like it!)
Lily

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datingbarb · 02/03/2017 17:14

Harriet is lovely and really like Harry as nickname rather than Hattie

Iwannasnack · 02/03/2017 14:52

I've got a Harriet. Love the name. I thought we'd shorten to Hattie or Hettie but she's Harriet.
I also like Charlotte, good option for nn with Lottie or Charlie. The fact it's been used for Princess Charlotte would put me off for some reason.
If DS had been DD he would have been Elizabeth nn Betty

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MrsMarigold · 02/03/2017 14:37

My DM has a friend called Pixie she is in her seventies and it's never held her back.

FraterculaArctica · 28/02/2017 08:51

I'm a Harriet (never been Harri or any other shortening) and I love it, if that helps! Hate Pixie though - that's not a name!

NataliaOsipova · 28/02/2017 08:50

I don't mean to sound harsh but it almost seems cruel to call a child Pixie!

I agree. What about when she's 40? And if she isn't gamine and petite? Use it as a family nickname, maybe?

RuthB4 · 28/02/2017 08:43

I love Harriet and the possible nicknames are great too! Really not a fan of Lily and I hate Pixie I'm afraid. I don't mean to sound harsh but it almost seems cruel to call a child Pixie! She has to take that name through life with her!
I do like Charlotte to. Very pretty.

Good luck!

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smileygrapefruit · 26/02/2017 17:47

sycamore I do kind of get what you're saying but that couldn't be further from the truth. It was our number one boys name for DD1 due to the family link but never thought of Harriet for a girl instead. Dh is actually relieved it's a girl as "I know what I'm doing with girls now" Grin definitely no disappointment. Just thought it might be a nice way to honour his grandad.

But anyway, despite the overall positivity from you lot DH says he doesn't think he likes Harriet!! I've mentioned pixie to my mum and a couple of friends and they all love it but think it may be too cutesy! Charlotte would be Charlie I think.

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LlandudnoLlandudno · 26/02/2017 12:17

I'm an Angharad who is called Harri by all my friends. I love it as a nickname and Harriet is a lovely name :)

Elllicam · 26/02/2017 07:05

I also love Angharad, if we were Welsh it would have been on our list too. Otherwise I like Harriet and Charlotte. Would you be using Harri as a nickname for Charlotte too?

HCantThinkOfAUsername · 26/02/2017 03:56

I'm an Angharad but called Harri, I know a few others who's nicknamed the same (popular in Wales!)
I'm slightly biased saying I love it Grin

sycamore54321 · 26/02/2017 03:20

"Due our 3rd DD. DH has always wanted to call a DS Harry, for his grandad"

I really dislike this idea, I'm afraid. You are setting her up to feel that you are disappointed she wasn't a boy. Using it as a middle name is more subtle and less likely to lead to this type of feeing.

Dixiestamp · 26/02/2017 01:04

Love Harriet. My DS is a Harri (Welsh spelling of Harry).

mum2be2boys · 25/02/2017 08:54

I love the name Harriet, especially with the family link. There are some nice nicknames too.

I also like Lily and Charlotte from your list, but Harriet is my favourite.

CaipirinhasAllRound · 24/02/2017 19:37

Really like Harriet

Chocolatecake12 · 24/02/2017 19:13

Harriet is my all time favourite girls name and has been for 16 years or so... I had 2 ds's though!

MrsMarigold · 23/02/2017 15:19

I have a Harriet, we assumed her nn would be Harry, but five weeks in she became Hattie and now she is Hattie all the time, and as far as I can tell she always will be.

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smileygrapefruit · 23/02/2017 14:00

Thanks for all the feedback, keep it coming! I'm surprised there haven't been any oh my God no you can't call your daughter that! type answers. Very positive so far. I just don't know if I LOVE it.

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gollygoodnessgraciousme · 23/02/2017 12:37

Love Harriet and Charlotte

Jooni · 23/02/2017 07:15

I like Harriet/Harri (or she could be Hattie/Hetty/Etta if Harri didn't suit - lots of options). Charlotte is nice too, and I really like Polly.

I get what you mean about Pixie but I think it's a little too childish for a first name. Great as a middle though - Harriet Pixie is so sweet!

SuperBeagle · 23/02/2017 00:13

I like Lily the most, but I'm biased.

After that, I like Polly and Charlotte.

I'm not a fan of Harriet, but it's an objectively nice name and I think it's quite popular on here. I like Hattie as a nickname, but Harri is a nice way to honour your DH's granddad.

Hate Pixie, sorry. Blush But I also hate Posy, Peaches, Honey etc. All of those names are so sickly, IMO (we do have a dog named Peach... but she's a dog).

Sophronia · 22/02/2017 23:24

I really like Harriet

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 22/02/2017 22:44

I also like Lily Harriet, and Charlotte Pixie. 😄

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smileygrapefruit · 22/02/2017 22:36

Aww Harriet Pixie is quite cute, sugar , DD1 would love it. Any views on the others?

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ASqueakingInTheShrubbery · 22/02/2017 22:30

There was a girl at my school called Angharad shortened to Hari. I thought it was such a cool name. She was cool to go with it, with lovely swishy hair.