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How many Harrison’s do you know?

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Samthenanny · 26/06/2022 13:36

We’re having a boy and the only name we can semi agree on is Harrison or Harry.
so how many Harrison’s do you know? Is it massively popular.

I’ve worked with a lot of children so a lot of names I associate with children so are automatically off the list. I also don’t like biblical names.

I really like Rafferty but DH not so much, he likes Alexander me so not much 🤣

last name will also start with a H

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MurderAtTheBeautyPageant · 26/06/2022 15:20

I only know one, a lovely boy of about 9 or 10. I feel like it's a name that's dipped in popularity a bit. I like it!

HippeePrincess · 26/06/2022 15:12

Quite a few in my kids primary school, it must have been in the top 50 for about 15 years or so.

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Samthenanny · 26/06/2022 15:04

Neither of us are into Star Wars so never knew about the Star Wars connection but that doesn’t bother me, same with the royal connection I just had to Google. I knew he was Archie but didn’t know he was a Archie Harrison.

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Samthenanny · 26/06/2022 15:01

@LynneBenfield

i always find there’s a couple of snarky comments tbh

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ShirleyPhallus · 26/06/2022 14:52

LynneBenfield · 26/06/2022 14:47

That poster is being snarky because the apostrophe isn’t for plurals. I made the same grammatical error (my phone’s autocorrect function does it automatically and I didn’t notice it to correct it).

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Apostrophes are seriously overused and abused on this board

Anyway, I know 1 x Harrison IRL. Plus the Star Wars one

olympicsrock · 26/06/2022 14:51

I know one Harrison. I don’t like it to be honest, it’s a surname. Harry short for Henry is much better.

ancientgran · 26/06/2022 14:48

As a surname I've lost count, as a first name none, as a middle name one.

LynneBenfield · 26/06/2022 14:47

Samthenanny · 26/06/2022 14:28

@Sistanotcista i asked a question of how many were known hence the apostrophe in the title name! obviously his name would be Harrison and not Harrison’s

That poster is being snarky because the apostrophe isn’t for plurals. I made the same grammatical error (my phone’s autocorrect function does it automatically and I didn’t notice it to correct it).

thenewduchessoflapland · 26/06/2022 14:29

2

One is in his twenties and one is 17.

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Samthenanny · 26/06/2022 14:28

@Sistanotcista i asked a question of how many were known hence the apostrophe in the title name! obviously his name would be Harrison and not Harrison’s

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suzyscat · 26/06/2022 14:27

3 + the celeb. It was on our name list but had a DD.

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 26/06/2022 14:25

Harrison Ford, obvs. In addition, two children have that first name in my primary school (one reception, one Y4), plus it's a surname within my extended family.

DumpsterBagel · 26/06/2022 14:22
  1. All primary aged children.

2 are shortened to Harry, 1 to Harris.

AllPlayedOut · 26/06/2022 14:20
  1. 1 is a baby and the other is 5. It's a lovely name.
Sistanotcista · 26/06/2022 14:19

None with an apostrophe. Very unusual spelling - that should easily set him apart from all the others.

faffadoodledo · 26/06/2022 14:17
  1. One is 7. The other 24
greenbirdsong · 26/06/2022 14:14

There's 3 in my sons preschool class.

Notgotanyidea · 26/06/2022 14:13

7
2 age 16
3 age 14
1 age 7
1 age 4
only one is called Harry

mirrorballer · 26/06/2022 14:13

2 and both under 6.

Fivebeanchilli · 26/06/2022 14:11

North London.
LOADS of Harrisons but mostly 14-21 in age. Lots with Jackson as a brother.
I know fewer Harrys but with a wider spread of ages.

iloveredwine · 26/06/2022 14:09

4 x 13 year olds in our school

SpaceJamtart · 26/06/2022 14:06

I think I prefer Harry because of two of the Harrisons that I was in school with, one was called Harrison Garrison and the other Harrison Farrelsome so both of their names rhymed and they just seemed silly

Changechangychange · 26/06/2022 14:06

I know three, all under 5. None in DS’s school though. It’s not like you are calling him Jack or Oliver.

I think a lot of people are going for a wider range of names these days anyway - we have a couple of girls in DS’s year group with the same name (two Olive’s, two Eva’s and an Ava). But the boys all have totally different names.

BewareTheBeardedDragon · 26/06/2022 14:04

2

HeelsAtDawn · 26/06/2022 14:00

three- one aged about 28 years; one aged about 12 and one aged about 4.