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Harriet or not?

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PixieDust1986 · 17/07/2020 20:37

Due in less than two weeks and now doubting the name we had chosen for a girl!
We had picked Harriet Eliza.

She would have the nn Hattie (which I still love).
Sibling is Evelyn Grace.

After my hearing husband say Harriet out loud, I notice the 't' at the end is often missed/ not really pronounced properly and it irritates me! Does that make sense? Say it out loud - how do you say it?
I'm also not sure i can picture/hear myself using the full name day to day.

On paper we prefer Harriet, but other names we like are...

Rosa (but I worry this is too Latin/ Spanish/ Italian as we are both white British and have no connection to those cultures, although I do love the name!)

I love Lola - husband doesn't.

Other names we liked but have decided were not right for us are
Florence
Ada
Charlotte (Lottie)
Isobel

What do you think? Stick to Harriet? Rosa? Lola? Or something else entirely?
We want something classic really, but not overly popular, not something which is nice now, but is likely a trend that will pass.

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StillThatBitch · 17/07/2020 20:43

Haha that's exactly why I changed my mind from Harriet! My H could not pronounce the t and it drove me insane. He does it with 'water' as well, so it's more like 'war-uh'. I've never regretted changing!

Pleasegotosleep01 · 17/07/2020 20:42

I'm very biased as I have a Harriet Grace (we clearly have similar taste!) but we very rarely call her Harriet. She is always Hattie or Hats. Not too popular only 2 others we've met in our area in the last 4 years.

I know quite a few Rosa's. Not Spanish. Political parents naming after Rosa Luxembourg.

Onestepup · 17/07/2020 20:42

If the missing 't' annoys you now, it may be a permanent annoyance.

Rosa is very nice. I know two Rosas, both white British, and it suits them.

POP7777777 · 17/07/2020 20:39

I have a Harriet Elizabeth! She's almost 17 and we call her Hattie. I've never regretted my name choice.

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