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Henry but not Henry

62 replies

Crunchymum · 05/08/2017 16:37

Henry would be bloody perfect but we can't have it.

Looking for something similar but can't be:
Harry
Hugo

(Nor can it be all manner of other nice boys name. We have 12 nephews between us and DP is one of 5 boys)

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EmmyInTheSticks · 05/08/2017 17:00

James
Louis
Felix
Joseph
Alistair

I love Henry, it is a classic - robust and sunny.

Wishfulmakeupping · 05/08/2017 17:01

I adore Henry but am biased 😉
Alistair
Gregory
Charles
William
Albert

SnowiestMountain · 05/08/2017 17:01

Felix

leghoul · 05/08/2017 17:03

James
William
Nicholas

leghoul · 05/08/2017 17:03

Ross

strawberrypenguin · 05/08/2017 17:06

Harrison
Robert
Albert
Edward
Matthew

AlmostAJillSandwich · 05/08/2017 17:08

Who says you cant have it. Unless you have a son named Henry already it doesnt matter who else related has it as their name.

JoNapot · 05/08/2017 17:22

Louis
Stephen
William
Phillip
Robert
Charles
Francis

PuppyMonkey · 05/08/2017 17:24

Humphrey

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 05/08/2017 17:25

Harvey

SoftSheen · 05/08/2017 17:27

James
Frederick
Thomas
Magnus
Hugh

Fatfingeredtrade · 05/08/2017 17:30

Hector?

Beelzebop · 05/08/2017 17:55

Hugo? I have a Henry x

SeamusMacDubh · 05/08/2017 18:00

Robert
Christopher
James
David
Rupert
Royston
Horatio
Edmond
Jedediah
Keziah

Phillip
William
Quentin
Jonty
Montgomery/Monty
Byron
Tobias
Seth
Cain
Albert
Abel
Timothy

SeamusMacDubh · 05/08/2017 18:01

Rex

BikeRunSki · 05/08/2017 18:05

Peter
John
Louis

BaxterStockboy · 05/08/2017 18:17

Toby
Freddy
Edward

Not really like Henry but still nice names.

Icewindfire98 · 05/08/2017 18:18

Just use Henry - even cousins can have the same first name imo - just speak to whoever has used it first and explain it's the only name you love

Otherwise
James
George
Freddie
Arthur
Albie
Felix

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 05/08/2017 18:45

Hadley
Howitt
Austin
Franchot
Jaques
Thierry
Barnaby
Hiram

Floellabella · 05/08/2017 18:46

Henrik, Hendrik, Henri?

PearlyPinkNails · 05/08/2017 18:47

Horacio or Atticus

PocketNiffler · 05/08/2017 18:55

Fred
Alec
Arthur
George

Crunchymum · 05/08/2017 19:19

Thank you for the suggestions, going to have a proper read through.

To those who say just use the name, what if it is a half sibling? There are some situations you simply cannot use the same name.

I'd rather not duplicate names with my nearest and dearest either. My kids attend the same school as my siblings kids and a lot of them have same surname.

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LarkDescending · 05/08/2017 19:26

Louis or Rory?

PhuntSox · 05/08/2017 19:33

Hector
Edward
William
Wulfric

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