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My friend wants 'Harrow' - your thoughts?

112 replies

keepyk · 05/06/2019 19:48

My colleague is keen on Harrow for a girl, I said I'd put it to the MN hive mind!! Any thoughts?

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historysock · 05/06/2019 21:49

Really not.

Tiredtessy · 05/06/2019 21:44

Horrific and it’s a total dive, I used to live there before anyone attacks me...

FionasWineShow · 05/06/2019 21:42

@LegoPiecesEverywhere - it's a wonder you've taken the time to register on here, thought up a user name, read and posted. Grin

You must be a glutton for punishment.

Isitmybathtimeyet · 05/06/2019 21:41

But none of those meanings are still used in everyday language, or indeed in English. They are origins. Harrow is the same word, used often.

Mysterybox · 05/06/2019 21:39

Name meanings...

Cecilia — blind

Claudia – lame

Deirdre – sorrowful

Emily – rival

Kennedy – misshapen head

Leah — weary

Lola – lady of sorrows

Mallory – unlucky

Mara — bitter

Portia – pig

Persephone – bringing death

Saskia — knife

Sloane — raider

boys

Blaise — lisp, stutter

Byron — barn for cows

Calvin — bald

Cameron – crooked nose

Campbell – crooked mouth

Cessair – sorrow, affliction

Gideon – having a stump for a hand

Huxley – inhospitable place

Jabez – borne in pain

Jacob and James — supplanter

LegoPiecesEverywhere · 05/06/2019 21:33

Thoughts? Mumsnet is not the place to ask. There are about 20/30 approved names that are acceptable. It is also the place that the Style and Beauty section consists of Saltwater, Fat Face and Clarke’s.

CuppaTeaAndAJammieDodger · 05/06/2019 21:30

It reminds me of when racist idiots pretend to say hello in "Chinese" - so it's a no from me

DramaAlpaca · 05/06/2019 21:28

It's a no from me.

thenightsky · 05/06/2019 21:27

Farm equipment.

OldAndWornOut · 05/06/2019 21:27

Harrow? Is it me you're looking for?

AntiHop · 05/06/2019 21:24

Definitely not, for the reasons above.

How about arlo?

Mysterybox · 05/06/2019 21:24

I don’t mind it, I’ve heard worse! But if it were a name, it would be a boy’s name surely?!

MsTSwift · 05/06/2019 21:23

Back to the drawing board op

moonpiggle · 05/06/2019 21:22

Sounds daft.

elQuintoConyo · 05/06/2019 21:17

Sounds like the vicar in Princess Bride saying 'hello' Grin

Terrible name for a girl, or boy!

WhiteDust · 05/06/2019 21:16

FFS! Tell her to google the word! Grin

My friend wants 'Harrow' - your thoughts?
homemadegin · 05/06/2019 21:13

Those that like it, genuine question, why would you use a word that means distress? PFB mum of very very very long awaited baby here struggling to understand that.

starzig · 05/06/2019 21:07

I like it, but think it more for a boy.

ErrolTheDragon · 05/06/2019 21:04

Synonyms: distress, trouble, afflict, grieve, torment, torture, crucify, rack, sear, pain, wound, mortify, cause agony to, cause suffering to;

Is she anticipating unforgettably bad childbirth, or troubled teens?Confused

ShutTheFridgeUp · 05/06/2019 21:02

Isn't that how the Cadbury's parrot said hello?

ErrolTheDragon · 05/06/2019 21:00

Tell her to look up the word in a dictionary and give her head a wobble.

And the boys' school connotation doesn't help.

Time40 · 05/06/2019 20:58

Oooh, fab name!

Other good ones would be Bromsgrove, Surbiton and Edgware.

taylorlynn · 05/06/2019 20:54

Harlow is surely what she meant ??

managedmis · 05/06/2019 20:53

Sparrow

Illberidingshotgun · 05/06/2019 20:51

What are her reasons for using this as a name? Is it a family surname massage wants it for sentimental reasons? Or does the place have special memories for her?

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