Harris

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DP and me stumbled across this name last night and really love it for a boy. Very early stages of pregnancy with DC2 so don't know what we're having yet.

What do you think of the name?

I much prefer it to Harrison or Harry

Ausflug is right, it's "aris" rather than Harris for arse. I'm not keen on those American surname-as-firstname names. Not sure that is def the case with Harris but that's my impression.

I don't really go for the surname as first name thing, but overall it's ok. I have a friend who has a Haris pronounced the same, his father is Greek.

Found this on wiki...
Haris is a first or given mythological Greek name, which means "Grace" [1] or an Arabic Haris, which means watchman or "Guardian".

I don't really want my beautiful child to be known as arse!!

Trying to figure out how common that is though..

Rolf, then arse sorry it's not good.
If you like surnames as first names then
Porter
Parker
Carson
Emerson

I do like Greek names and meanings. Swinging back to using it.. .

It is the name of ds1. I wasn't sure at first to be honest, but I love it now and it suits him. Although he isn't an arse.

I don't particularly like surname's as first names although I do like Jackson but it's a bit too American and sons of anarchy, plus DC1's name is also a character in greys anatomy and so is Jackson. DP is not impressed.

I really like the name. Makes me think of three men in a boat. No connection to arsenal where I'm from

Arse... Blooming phone

Are you Scottish Jog?

I don't know three men in a boat, will have to look that up.

Lovely name.
I've never heard the arse connection. But then I've never met anybody use cockney slang either!

I asked DH as he's a Londoner. he said 'As in, Get off your arris?'

So, no,

Arse her for me, too, sorry.

No I'm Yorkshire, born and bred.

And I'm Yorkshire. I suppose it depends whether you drop your haitches.

I LOVE it. Very nearly used it as my boy name. I don't think anyone of your DC's generation will associate it with Rolf Harris

Xpost

Harris Tweed to me.
There are lots of nice first names; why use a surname?
Harry? Henry? Maurice?

I love the name. It was our top name for DD if she'd been a boy I am Scottish though and it's fairly popular here plus I have never heard of the arse connection!

Surnames as first names is a very old tradition in Scotland.

I know lots of men with names like Campbell and Blair.

I like the Scottish association, it's ticking all my boxes! (I'm sticking my fingers in my ears going lalalala to all the negative connotations).

DP has just dropped the bombshell "naaahhh, gone off it a bit now" WTF??

(I like Blair - DP doesn't ANYMORE) Sigh. He changes his mind more than I change my socks.