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So what do you think of Harrison?

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SummersComing1111 · 05/05/2013 16:26

Posting for my friend she is 39 weeks having a boy and her and her DH are not 100%

So whats your take on Harrison...

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NotMostPeople · 05/05/2013 16:27

American.

DonnyOsmondsTeeth · 05/05/2013 16:37

Quite nice actually

NotTreadingGrapes · 05/05/2013 16:39

Horrible. The ultimate surname name. Also dated.

Tommy · 05/05/2013 16:40

Harrison Ford - lovely
DS's friends called Harrison - very nice
Harrison as name - no

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 05/05/2013 16:43

Awful imho. Sorry.

fussychica · 05/05/2013 16:43

Nice as a used mn , if you have the right surname it's like a double-barrelled name eg James Harrison Jones

carrielou2007 · 05/05/2013 16:44

I love it but couldn't have nn Harry as rhymes with my dd's name. I posted on here and it got scathed!!! I went with a diff name but still love Harrison it was just not for my boy Grin

Zara1984 · 05/05/2013 16:44

Love it! I know a very dapper adult Harrison. I wanted to use it but we know too many baby Harrys

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SummersComing1111 · 05/05/2013 16:45

They are thinking Harrison James?

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zipzap · 05/05/2013 16:45

Ok but there seem to be a lot of them around at the moment!

Leeds2 · 05/05/2013 17:49

It wouldn't be my choice. I also think it is, or very soon will be, dated.

Fairyloo · 05/05/2013 17:50

Love love love it

forgetmenots · 05/05/2013 18:02

American. (Not that that's a bad thing at all! Just what I assume!)

Badvoc · 05/05/2013 18:05

Like it.

MummyBurrows · 05/05/2013 18:08

I instantly think Harrison Ford so great name if you want to have your child to be potentially called Indie in the playground and have the indiana jones theme tune sung at them throughout their life lol...but agree with the others,it is very much a surname,not a "proper" first name iyswim...

KitNCaboodle · 05/05/2013 18:17

Not a fan I'm afraid.

JollyOrangeGiant · 05/05/2013 18:20

I have a Harris.

Harris James actually :)

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SummersComing1111 · 05/05/2013 19:35

Ill mention harris james she might like that :)

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MooseBeTimeForSpring · 05/05/2013 19:45

My son, 16 months, is a Harrison :)

CPtart · 05/05/2013 19:53

I know one, he's a troublemaker so sort of puts me off.

MySonIsDrivingMeCrazy · 05/05/2013 19:55

It's boring. Like Harry but trying and failing to be different.

At least Edison would make a change! why is Harrison so popular?

Noseynoonoo · 05/05/2013 20:03

There are a few where I live and I always think of it being a surname. I don't understand why you'd use a surname as a Christian name, so for that reason I don't like it.

I do like Harry though, although it is somewhat ubiquitous now.

Gingerbreadlatte · 05/05/2013 20:20

Awful.

Umlauf · 05/05/2013 20:30

I like it, considering it as a middle name, although it is a family surname for us. As a first name the child would almost certainly only ever be called Harry.

Ripley13 · 05/05/2013 21:21

Interesting. :) I only put my post on a couple of days ago, and we have settled for Harrison James. I love it! :) Have my C-Section booked for Tuesday