Henry?

[Moopsy]

Hi,

We have two DDs J.osephine and I.ris.

DS is due in a few weeks and we are now considering Henry (Harry as a nn).

How do you think it fits with our DDs?

And what opinion do you have on the name Henry itself? We were looking for a classic timeless name without sounding posh or old.

Thank you.

It's a perfectly decent name, but it does sound both posh and old to me. Sorry

I like Henry, but I don't get the Harry nickname? Harry is a totally separate name, if you like Harry just call him that?

Great name very strong, classic, timeless also like the nn

Harry is traditionally the nn for Henry. Lovely names, both of them (though Harry definitely becoming v popular).

Love Henry dislike Harry

Henry is a fantastic name....

Henry is lovely. Harry as a nn is silly because it's its own separate name.

Love both, prefer Henry.

Love the names :)

Personally, I would go for one or the other.

I know traditionally Harry is a nickname for Henry, but like a pp has already commented, Harry is a name in its own right.

They will both go with your dds names.

Harry was traditionally a nickname for Henry (as in Prince Harry), though now lots of people just go straight for Harry if they prefer it. We have a Henry/Harry - I prefer Henry and my DH likes Harry which so far is winning...

Love Henry.

How about Albert?

I think it sounds great with J.osephine and I.ris

Love it. But prefer Henry so use that as a nn!

I have a baby Henry! Suppose it is a bit old and posh but it's also a good rascally name, I think.

I love the name Henry much nicer than Harry

We have a Henry too, it's a great name, have never called him Harry, it does get shortened to Hen though.

We have a Henry.

Was also going to use Harry as a nn but ended up tired of explaining to people that Harry was a nn for Henry ("you know like Prince Harry" cue slightly embarrassed friends / blank stares etc) that started calling him Henry more and more and can't imagine him as a Harry now.

He's 7 now and only ever met 2 other Henrys

Also very handy for Henry train gifts if he ends up a Thomas the tank engine fan!

I like it but it's very overused here.

I'm a fan of traditional, classic boys names so Henry is perfect. I wouldn't worry about having to explain that Harry is the traditional nickname for Henry, at least it gives you two options.
There are a LOAD of Harry's about though, although almost all the ones we know are short for Harrison.

Really, really popular round our way too - at one stage there were 3 at DSs preschool, and there were only 10 boys in total!

We have a Henry who is called Harry- my friend has a Henry called Henry and DGF was Henry/Harry (born in 1905) so it made sense to us.

I think it is a fab name (obviously ) so go for it

Don't mind it but it does sound posh and old to me. Posh rascal!

I have a henry - little rascal sums him up perfectly. I've not met another but know of lots of Harry's. My henry gets 'hen' and 'hen bops(!!)' as Nicnames. The last one may not stick when he's 15 though

I like Henry, am less keen on Harry. Hal is also a traditional nickname for Henry (eg "Prince Hal" in Shakespeare's history plays).

How come your DDs have different surnames, OP?