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Harvey

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Mynameisnotthis · 12/02/2019 21:19

Does anyone have any thoughts? Baby boy expected any day now and we’ve struggled to agree on a boy’s name at any point during the pregnancy.
We half agreed on Ryan but I wasn’t sure. I wanted Oliver but OH doesn’t like it.
I’m just not sure I love Harvey. But it was mentioned on a tv show (the Australian yummy mummy one Blush) and OH was quite taken!
The only other person I’ve mentioned it to was my mum who mentioned something about a giant rabbit from a film in the 50s!

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Tawdrylocalbrouhaha · 12/02/2019 21:33

Harvey Weinstein...

LionsHeart · 12/02/2019 21:33

Instead of Harvey or Oliver, what about Harley or Oakley?

confusedandcrazymother · 12/02/2019 21:31

Not to my taste sorry.

WoahBodyforrrm · 12/02/2019 21:31

I nick named my Harvey ‘Kinkle’ for years as the only other Harvey I’d heard of was Harvey Kinkle from Sabrina.

He’s no longer Kinkle, he’s Lord Milkingtons, My Chocolate Brownie, Baby Wilson or Tough Cookie Wilson.

I really must see the film about the rabbit. I heard a lot about it from those older then me when we first named him! Thanks for reminding me to watch it.

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 12/02/2019 21:29

Love Harvey- so cute and yet distinguished when older
Ryan i can’t bear

Crushedvelvetcouch · 12/02/2019 21:28

To me it is a rabbit's name, God knows why but it reminds me of a man with buck teeth.

WoahBodyforrrm · 12/02/2019 21:27

I have a Harvey. He’s 8. I was the same as you, I didn’t love it but my DH did. I liked it and as I had chosen our first sons name, I felt it was fair to go with it. Anyway, now I love it. He really suits it. I only know two Harveys and they are both lovely lovely little chaps 😊

Congratulations on the upcoming birth of your son!

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Mynameisnotthis · 12/02/2019 21:26

I think I could...mainly as I don’t have an alternative! The only name I wanted was Oliver but I really hadn’t realised it was the most popular boy’s name.
With my little girl we had a name picked early on but I changed my mind the day before she was born.

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3out · 12/02/2019 21:24

I know a few Harveys, and they’re all lovely boys.
But if you don’t love it, could you name a child it?

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