If I say Hank....

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....do you think of Mr Hankey the Xmas poo from South Park??

I love it as a nn for Henry, and as DP is Canadian, we think it would go down well over there and give a N American element.

Nope. I think of Hank Hill.

That said I really like it .

I also love Chuck for Charles and other American male nicknames.

I think of Hank Marvin.

No, I didn't watch South Park.

But I did think Wank

I think he might get teased at school with people substituting the H for a W. Sorry :(

Hank Marvin.

I just thought of hanky panky, but wanky hanky or variations of that are even worse!!

but surely any name can be teased in some way..?! :(

I think Breaking bad, but I do like the name.

No, not any name.

Some are more likely than others though. [bitter experience]

Of course they can.

I really don't understand ruling names out because some future theoretical schoolmates might one day come up with a rhyming insult .

No, I think of wank - sorry

Breaking bad

Or starving - cockney rhyming slang

I think of Hank Wangford, the country singing gynaecologist. And wank.

i thought of Tom Hanks, who i love.

I think it's a great name, and i agree with you that it will go down well in Canada too.

Henry is also lovely if you were to change your mind.

South Park never entered my head even though i know all the words to the Mr Hanky song

Hank Scorpio

(The Simpsons)

I thought Marvin too.

Hank Marvin

(which is an association in use in a mainstream advert for the other rhyming slang =starvin')

Marvin here too

starving!

I didn't think of South Park, but I did automatically think Wank .

Of course you do have to consider what future schoolmates/peers might make of a name - and of course any name can be pulled apart & made fun of. However, Hank is much more likely to be turned to Wank than Henry would be!

Henry is lovely, but I would steer clear of Hank in the UK.

I really don't understand ruling names out because some future theoretical schoolmates might one day come up with a rhyming insult

Well, that proves you've not had to live through it. You'd probably get on well with my parents.

Marvin- starving

Rhyming slang for 'rank' (disgusting) where I'm from...

I think 'Hank Marvin'

Then I think 'Wank'

Sorry

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