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Harri vs Rhodri vs Tomos

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lucieloos · 27/11/2018 16:16

Which one? Baby due soon and can't decide which we like best!

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Talkwhilstyouwalk · 28/11/2018 08:19

Rhodri sounds old mannish to me but like the other ones!!

PinkCalluna · 28/11/2018 08:15

The others may well be the correct spelling but is he going to live his entire life in Wales?

Would you say that to someone planing to call the child Siobhan?

Or Eilidh?

The U.K. has four Kingdoms.
It has lots of immigrants from all over the world.

Most people can cope with an unusual name fine after they learn it.

Both my children have very Scottish names. When we’ve lived outside Scotland people have just learned the name if it’s new to them.

You have to spell it out a few times but it’s hardly a big deal.

MikeUniformMike · 28/11/2018 08:15

Rhodri outside Wales will be pronounced Rodry. OP is in Wales, so it's not an issue. Of the 3, I think I would choose Harri.

Wait4nothing · 28/11/2018 08:07

I have a Tomos - 😍 so biased but I live in England so I’m constantly correcting pronunciation (I knew I would) - think if he gets sick of it when he’s older he can go by Tom and not have to correct spelling/pronunciation then but I don’t love the nickname so will use Tomos (though after this thread I do like Tomo!)

silkpyjamasallday · 28/11/2018 07:55

Love Rhodri

DeeStopia · 28/11/2018 07:54

Ia wir! mamimawr
I do wonder if anyone would comment about names from other ethnicities in this way. If someone from, say, Poland wanted to give her child a Polish name, would you feel just as comfortable telling her that if the child was going to live in England, an English name would be better? What about India? What about Nigeria?
Respect costs nothing. I have a Welsh name, and it's beautiful, I love it and actually it's a great tool- when people comment negatively upon hearing it, do a Hmm face or suggest I should have an English name, it's useful because I know that they're prejudiced and not the kind of people I want to spend time with.

Mamimawr · 28/11/2018 04:42

Having a Welsh spelling outside Wales isn't a problem. They are all lovely names OP. Pobl cul yn meddwl mai Lloegr ydi canol y byd wedi ateb hwn!

sashh · 28/11/2018 04:09

Rhodri.

The others may well be the correct spelling but is he going to live his entire life in Wales?

plaidlife · 28/11/2018 03:03

Another vote for Rhodri.

ghostlygal · 28/11/2018 02:24

Really liking Tomos

Best of luck with the birth Thanks

NameChangeToAvoidBeingFound · 28/11/2018 01:50

Maybe wait till he's born and see which one he 'looks' or 'feels' like? Thats what I would do.

Beeziekn33ze · 28/11/2018 01:22

Rhodri, Harri and Tomos - in that order!

Mamimawr · 28/11/2018 00:04

I prefer Tomos, but like Rhodri and Harri too. Don't know any little boys called Rhodri.
Llongyfarchiadau a phob lwc!

Sophronia · 28/11/2018 00:04

Definitely Rhodri

AornisHades · 27/11/2018 23:59

I would have used Rhodri but didn't work with surname so that's my choice. Tomos is growing on me so that's second choice.

Picknickers · 27/11/2018 23:55

Rhodri is wonderful. I cannot believe in this so-called multicultural society people don't recognise Welsh names!

TheGhostOfYou · 27/11/2018 23:17

Not a fan of Rhodri, so I'd go for Tomos or Harri. I know 2 Rhodri and 1 Tomos! I also know of a Rhydian, lovely name.

dottyaboutstripes · 27/11/2018 23:16

Rhodri for me! I know several boys called Tomos or Harri but no little Rhodris. I kind of wish I'd used it but that ship has sailed!

GoJohnnyGoGoGoGo · 27/11/2018 22:51

I have a Tomos and he's the only one in his rather large year group, I feared he'd be one of many. We almost called DS2 Harri but I worried it might be too popular so we called him Gruffydd and there's now another Gruffydd and a Griff in his class! So it shows you can never tell.
Go with you're instinct.
IMO, 1st Tomos, 2nd Rhodri, 3rd Harri

DameSquashalot · 27/11/2018 22:51

I've loved the name Rhodri since I first heard it.

LEMtheoriginal · 27/11/2018 22:42

Tomos is my favourite. If in England harri will be mis read as shortened harriet. But who cares really? Rhodri i feel woud be shortened to Rod but agsin no biggie.

SnowyPaws5 · 27/11/2018 22:36

Rhodri 100%. Really nice and underused.

Harri and Tomas and their more common variants are everywhere.

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lucieloos · 27/11/2018 21:55

No they are pronounced the same

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babydreamer1 · 27/11/2018 21:48

Love Rhodri. Is Harri pronounced differently to Harry?

Shadow1234 · 27/11/2018 21:36

Rhodri gets my vote!

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