Harri or Ranulph?

33 replies

UKrider · 19/07/2017 17:12

First baby. He's two days old and we can't pick a name.

I think we are down to two

Harri (surprisingly my Englishman husband likes the Welsh spelling - we currently live in Wales but likely to move about a bit)

Ranulph

The pros to Harri is that he kind of looks like a Harri and my husband had championed it from the start. I like it but just feel is terribly popular at the moment - oh like ANOTHER Harri.

Ranulph is a name we both like as we've gone along. It's hard to imagine it as a baby name though I think teen/man it's great. I guess it would go to Ran as a nickname which is fine.

What do we do mumsnetters?

What do you think of these two names?

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MrsCaecilius · 19/07/2017 19:58

Love Ranulph! Great name and Ran is a fab nn.

Harry is sweet and I respect the Welsh spelling. But if you move people will assume it's spelled Harry.

Ranulph wins for me!

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 19/07/2017 19:56

Oh, Ranulph is truly fabby !

sonlypuppyfat · 19/07/2017 19:15

I don't think they are attractive names, there's loads of brilliant Welsh names why don't you look at those, all mine have Welsh names

Glumglowworm · 19/07/2017 18:24

Harri

As long as you don't mind correcting the spelling when people assume Harry

BelafonteRavenclaw · 19/07/2017 17:18

We live in Wales and almost picked Harri for DS2. It's a lovely name.

Tilapia · 19/07/2017 17:17

Harri, I prefer Harry though

Topseyt · 19/07/2017 17:16

Harri, though I would spell it Harry.

IHopeYourCakeIsShit · 19/07/2017 17:15

Personally prefer Ranulph as Ran is such an excellent nickname, with the added coolness of Ranulph Fiennes as a namesake.

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