Stuck between two baby names

[Elephants29]

I'm torn between two names for DS. I originally loved Harris but now I feel its not right for him and leaning towards Alex. Both names fit with his surname. Not sure if Harris is too outdated while Alex is a very popular name.

*Alexander ;)

Dont like Alex.
Love Alexander, my DS2.

Like Alex, think Harris is awful.

The Cockney slang is Aris or Arris, not Harris. There is a story behind (sorry) it.

Harris is awful, sorry OP.

"How can a name lose all point and meaning SaucyJack? I don't getcha."

It's just one of those names that doesn't inspire any interest any more IMO cos you've heard it so many times. Everyone knows at least 15- so it's noone's individual name. He'll have to be known as Alex Elephants29 wherever he goes.

"What are you calling the baby?"
"Alex"
"Oh nice"

The end.

I much prefer Alex but would use Alexander

Alex is much nicer than Harris

Alexander. People will just assume Alex is short for Alexander.. I have a friend who named her son Matt.... everyone called him Matthew which was not his name. A few weeks after she legally changed his name to Matthew. Don't like Harris - sorry.

I prefer Harris to Alex

Harrison? I love that name x

Harris is the nicer of the two. It is my DILs surname. What about Harrison, you can then shorten it to Harris.

I also like Harrison. Alexander is lovely but very popular.

Harrison, Harry and Henry are imo really lovely.

I have an Alexander, he goes by Alex or Al, there are 2 Alex's in my kids school, there are 9 Harrisons though.

Every British kid is named Alex. So sick of it.

Alex

I know one Alex.

Harris is awful.

Alexander (Alex) is a lovely name.
Don't lumber him with Harris.

Harris for arse is cockney rhyming slang.
Harris =Aris ( sound the same with dropped h) = Aristotle = bottle =bottle and glass =arse

Alexander (Alex)

Harris is quite popular where I live (Scotland) I personally prefer Harrison.

Alexander is also a lovely name. Alexander was on the list when I choosing names for my DS. If you're worried about its popularity, how about Alasdair?

Harris = arse. Round here we say it with the H. As in "pain in the Harris". It may originally be Cockney rhyming slang but it's what it means here.

Alexander / Alex all the way.

Haris (this spelling) is actually a lovely name too and popular in the Med, I think both your choices are lovely, Alexander is my DS2.

Haris is not a fad name either, been around for years and very classical. Prefer that to Harry.

Think you should go with what you want to go with, people will always have very different opinions.