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Harris, Jenson or Freddie?

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sarah13xx · 23/03/2021 16:11

These are our favourite names so far. Got to the stage I don’t think I’ll ever decide on one, keep going round in circles with it, please help! 🙈
Below are the names and their rank on the 2020 list in Scotland which just came out today:

6 Harris
23 Freddie
193 Jenson

Thoughts?

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Brownteddybear · 25/03/2021 06:44

Anything but Jenson! Sounds like the dodgy caretaker in Scooby Doo who would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for those pesky kids.

Harris is awful and slang for arse.

Roselilly36 · 25/03/2021 06:24

Out of the three I much prefer Jenson, I would agree with PP loads of Freddie’s, not keen on Harris.

spaceghetto · 25/03/2021 06:21

@Sittinonthesand oh give over! I've never understood how you can have "naughty" names.

Skyla2005 · 25/03/2021 06:11

Love jenson

zigaziga · 25/03/2021 06:10

Anything but Jenson for me ...

Go with Harris if it’s always been your favourite.

Sittinonthesand · 25/03/2021 06:05

Jenson is a naughty boy name imo. Harris is a dog name. Freddie is nice but they’d need a more formal version to fall back on, it’s not very serious sounding on cvs.

EdgeOfACoin · 25/03/2021 05:52

Does it really matter if there's another Harris in his class? I have THE most common girls' name of the 80s. There was always at least one other girl in my name in every class, sometimes two or three.

You know what? It is still a nice name. It is a classic name. I would far rather have a nice name shared by other people than a not-so-nice name that nobody else has.

Can you make peace with the fact that he might meet another Harris or Freddie once in a while? In the Internet age, there are advantages to having a degree of anonymity anyway.

lobster12 · 24/03/2021 18:20

Ohh that’s nice too! Had thought about it 🤔 I love the name Ari and I’d kinda thought potential rather than being called Harry his nickname could be Ari

Ari is a lovely nickname x

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sarah13xx · 24/03/2021 17:54

@lobster12

A family member is called Haris (1 r) I love it.
Ohh that’s nice too! Had thought about it 🤔 I love the name Ari and I’d kinda thought potential rather than being called Harry his nickname could be Ari
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sarah13xx · 24/03/2021 17:51

@littlemisslozza

I have a teenage Freddie, short for Frederick (which he hates!). Not babyish at all and we don't know many others unless they are all little ones perhaps. I also know a couple of younger men who go by Freddie and Fred.

Not a fan of Harris, but I don't like surname type names. Jenson is ok but has a girly feel 'jen' to me.

That’s lovely, I do like that Freddie seems to be more unusual where I stay, it doesn’t feature at all on the short list for my council area whereas the other two do. I also don’t know any of school age anyway. That’s slightly putting me off Jenson knowing the nickname is Jens 😕 just so hard!!
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littlemisslozza · 24/03/2021 17:47

I have a teenage Freddie, short for Frederick (which he hates!). Not babyish at all and we don't know many others unless they are all little ones perhaps. I also know a couple of younger men who go by Freddie and Fred.

Not a fan of Harris, but I don't like surname type names. Jenson is ok but has a girly feel 'jen' to me.

lobster12 · 24/03/2021 17:35

A family member is called Haris (1 r) I love it.

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sarah13xx · 24/03/2021 17:23

@soontobeamama

Harris is a lovely name, although becoming very popular. Freddie is very common now, cute as a child name, but not sure as they get older? I'm not so keen on Jenson at all, sorry.
Yeah have wondered that about Freddie. I think it’s probably third anyway. It’s soo hard, Harris is a lovely name though but really wanted to avoid him being in a class with other kids with the same name which could easily happen 🙄
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ShipOfTheseus · 24/03/2021 16:36

Harris is great.
Freddie is OK as short for Frederick.
Jenson is cringey naff.

soontobeamama · 24/03/2021 16:34

Harris is a lovely name, although becoming very popular. Freddie is very common now, cute as a child name, but not sure as they get older? I'm not so keen on Jenson at all, sorry.

HeadlessGummyBears · 24/03/2021 13:14

I like Freddie but as a nickname for Frederick or Alfred.

EvilOnion · 24/03/2021 13:08

Yes, one of the younger siblings at nursery (he'll be about 4 now) - one a year above at school (he must be 8/9) and another who we don't know very well but was at swimming lessons before Covid so assuming he's about 6.

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sarah13xx · 24/03/2021 12:59

@EvilOnion

I'm in Scotland.

I know 3 Jenson's - all under 8!

Really? It says there were 3 in my local authority born in 2020 but I’m yet to meet one and im a teacher! There’s been none in any schools I’ve taught in x
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sarah13xx · 24/03/2021 12:58

@Flymetothestars

Could you send a link to the Scotland charts that came out yesterday, interested to see

Love all 3 names.
Jenson a bit different so that gets my vote but honestly love all 3. Harris is cool

www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/names/babies-first-names/babies-first-names-2020
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ladygindiva · 24/03/2021 11:33

I really like Jensen.

sarahc336 · 24/03/2021 11:21

I love Harris and also jenson bug out of the two I'd say Harris x

EvilOnion · 24/03/2021 11:08

I'm in Scotland.

I know 3 Jenson's - all under 8!

Flymetothestars · 24/03/2021 11:03

Could you send a link to the Scotland charts that came out yesterday, interested to see

Love all 3 names.
Jenson a bit different so that gets my vote but honestly love all 3. Harris is cool

PandaFluff · 24/03/2021 10:44

I'd discount Freddie as it doesn't sound like you are that keen on it.

Then toss a coin between Harris and Jenson and see how you feel about the outcome.

It sounds like it might be worth checking out other names too just in case there's one that stands out to you.

Firebird83 · 23/03/2021 22:49

Harris. Not Jenson, it’s definitely downmarket.