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Harrison

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pinkpiggy · 01/07/2009 18:07

What do people think? I really like it but I am not 100% sure!

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stickylittlefingers · 08/09/2009 22:19

It does seem to be a popular name round here (if you were worried about that - either way). Apart from that, go with what you like!

florence2511 · 08/09/2009 22:04

Chavtastic

florence2511 · 08/09/2009 21:59

Hate it.

Sorry, but to me it's a surname.

Why not go for plain old Harry or Henry?

lola0109 · 08/09/2009 21:27

My friend picked Harrison for her DS2 and I love it but she wanted to shorten it to Harry which is very popular in our area. Luckily she has since decided that it is Harrison, no shortening.

I love it and he really suits the name.

Similarily, I much prefer Jackson to Jack.

I don't see the problem with surnames as forenames! Especially for boys.

My DD has a surname for a forename and as much as I love it I often wonder what would happen if she met a man with that surname??

Rindercella · 07/09/2009 22:55

I quite like it, with Harry for short. Am quite shocked some people think it is 'chavvy' I have no vested interest in the name, but it really isn't chavvy (or whateva) at all.

mellythemoo · 07/09/2009 22:46

'Chavvy' - what, because it's originally a surname? Eh?? That just doesn't make any sense.

Also I think what qualifies a name as chavvy is the accent it's predominantly said in...think about how relatively pretty Chantelle must sound when spoken by a French person....now replace it with someone from my neck of the woods (Essex - yes, Essex - now go ahead and judge if you like) - see what I mean??

My son is called Harrison. It is my surname which will be 'lost' (in my part of our family) as my father only had one child - me - and when I finally marry dp my name will change. I thought the combination of our surnames sounded bloody good, but dp with his inverse class prejudice thought a double-barreled surname would be cloyingly middle class. Hence we compromised.

minouminou · 02/07/2009 16:34

Thanks to The Mighty Boosh, all I see when I hear the name is a repulsive pink octopus/alien/thingie.
If you're not 100%, have a rethink.

TwoSunnyDays · 02/07/2009 14:43

We found several ancestors called Harris in our family tree, so although its a surname it was used as a first name more than a hundred years ago. Dont let its use as a surname put you off. Lots of surnames have over time flipped between first and last names anyway.

I like it

MamaLazarou · 02/07/2009 12:17

Nice name, but becoming too common for me.

Harrison Ford though - swoon

sophiesmummie · 02/07/2009 11:42

Am not keen on surnames as first names either, I'm afraid.

If you like Harry, why not name him Henry?

HellHathNoFury · 02/07/2009 10:58

I like it and would say go for it if you like it a lot.

DS1 has a surname for a name.
He's not chavvy.

grrrrr

Bucharest · 02/07/2009 10:55

Urgh. Surname and totally different connotations to Harry.

lastboxoftampons · 02/07/2009 10:54

I like it. Especially if you'd like a Harry - so much better than Harold as a formal name!

othersideofchannel · 01/07/2009 21:46

Not that keen at all, I'm afraid. Harry is cute, though.

jellybeans · 01/07/2009 20:51

I don't like surnames as first names either but it's OK.

SarahL2 · 01/07/2009 20:23

DH suggested it for DS but spoiled it by always referring to bump as "Harrison Ford Mondeo"

May go back on the list if we find out DC2 is a boy at the 20 week scan though as we really struggled for boys names with DS.

mopsyflopsy · 01/07/2009 20:05

I'm not that keen on it - sounds too much like surname.

Bleatblurt · 01/07/2009 19:39

I know someone with a Harrison but he gets called Harry. I like it.

Haribosmummy · 01/07/2009 19:36

LOL at totalmisfit - We're expecting a DD shortly, and I love the name India, but i thought people might think I was a bit obsessed!!!

Haribosmummy · 01/07/2009 19:35

Actually, Harrison is no. 31 on the popular names list, so it is more popular than people think! (I was surprised to find that out!)

Check here

Harrison has been in the top 50 names for the last 5 or 6 years.

totalmisfit · 01/07/2009 19:34

dh would love to use this for our next dc. he's a huge star-wars and indiana jones fan (come to think of it, Indiana is another name he's angling for)

Haribosmummy · 01/07/2009 19:33

I have a Harrison and he by no means chavvy but he can be a little bugger at times!

But like Lyra, mine is plain old Harry in every day life!

cookielove · 01/07/2009 19:28

i love it, and i've worked with a lot of wotsits called harry, but still love the name, and its not chavvy, and its not common, well actually there are lots of harrys but not so many harrisons

EldonAve · 01/07/2009 19:25

I like it

OrangeFish · 01/07/2009 19:23

Isn't it a surname?