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Would you choose Kit or Harris?

84 replies

sarah13xx · 05/04/2021 19:02

My final poll.. I think I’ve got there in the end and have eventually got my favourite two name options 🙌🏼
We live in Scotland so there’s a huge difference in popularity between the names. Harris was 6th last year and Kit was 372nd (although I know some will be registered as another name).
For years we presumed if our first baby was a boy he’d be Harris but had no idea it was anywhere near the top 10 because we don’t know any! It put us off slightly and I went looking for other names but never really found anything I loved 🙄 Kit is the only other one we’re considering now. So without mentioning the thing about how in England Harris is some sort of cockney rhyming slang 🤷🏼‍♀️ (which no one in Scotland has ever heard of 😂).. what would you go for? 😊 X

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sarah13xx · 05/04/2021 19:28

@Starryskiesinthesky

I am Scottish and much prefer Harris. Think there might be a north-south divide on this one!
That’s what I’m thinking 😂 they are completely different names depending on where you live it seems
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DramaAlpaca · 05/04/2021 19:28

I think Harris.

I like Kit, but only as a diminutive of Christopher.

HavelockVetinari · 05/04/2021 19:27

Kit 100%

You could use Harris as a middle name if you're set on it, so if you did change your mind whilst he's tiny you could switch.

Level75 · 05/04/2021 19:25

Kit by far

BlowDryRat · 05/04/2021 19:24

Kit. I'm English though.

Aquamarine1029 · 05/04/2021 19:24

Harris. Absolutely hate Kit.

Starryskiesinthesky · 05/04/2021 19:23

I am Scottish and much prefer Harris. Think there might be a north-south divide on this one!

PandaFluff · 05/04/2021 19:21

If you've had Harris in mind for years I would use Harris.

Warrickdaviesasplates · 05/04/2021 19:19

I much prefer Kit to Harris.

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