Would this be a pain?

[lucieloos]

We live in Wales and like the name Harri which is how Harry is spelt in Welsh. I know a lot of names have to be spelt out nowadays but I'm just wondering is it going to be a pain subjecting the child to having to always say "Harri with an 'I' not a 'Y'? I think even in Wales people won't automatically assume that it's spelt Harri. Am I overthinking and should we just go with the name we like?

I like that Harri is the Welsh spelling as it is a nice nod towards his heritage.
However, as someone whose always had to spell out their name I can promise you that it is incredibly annoying and tedious. That is why I am making sure to give my son a name that he will not have to spell out.
Also Harri tends to be how you spell it when it's a girl (short for Harriet) and that would put me off that spelling too.

Tbh yes I think this would get annoying as you would constantly be correcting people as would your son. I also would assume seeing Harri written down that it is a nickname for Harriet x

No, it will be absolutely fine.

I teach a Harri short for Harrison and a Hari of Indian origin. It's really not difficult to learn different spellings.

It sounds exactly the same, so why? . It would be like spelling Liam as Leeamm. (Although I appreciate Harri is a valid spelling elsewhere).
No one in England would ever assume Harry was spelt that way, though, he will be correcting people for the rest of his life.

I’d assume Harri was a girl

Am inclined to agree with most. It would be a pain. Particularly as Harry is a well known and fairly common name, that 99.9% of people wouldn't consider there being an option.
With Jane/Jayne or Lin / Lyn /Lynn /Lynne you know there are varieties, so might ask, but I don't think most people would realise there was an option that wasn't Harry.

Particularly as Harry is a well known and fairly common name, that 99.9% of people wouldn't consider there being an option

Really? You've never met a Harrison that uses an abbreviation? And you've never heard of Hari? It must be one of the most commonly used Sanskrit boys' names in the UK (consistently within the top 500).

Harry really isn't a name I would say has only one spelling.

Absolutely fine!

I'd go with the welsh spelling Harri

My name is Irish and constantly misspelled even by Irish people
I don't care, my name has a lovely meaning and I like it.

A pp said "no one in England would ever know it's spelt that way"

The op lives in Wales

Nope
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Nope

(and I meet a LOT of dc through work)

I have a name that could be spelt several different ways and whilst I find it annoying to spell it out (mostly over the phone at work), it wouldn’t make me want to change my name or annoy me any more than that.

I think Harri is fine!

I don't think it matters at all!! My name can be spelt two different ways and it is easy to just tell people 'spelt with a ....' when I talk to anyone.
Do it! I think it's lovely to keep using traditional Welsh (Irish, Scottish, Cornish etc) names!

Whilst it is fine, I would spell it with a Y. But only because of your reason. Makes it easier for him. But both work 🙂

“Harri, spelt the Welsh way with an i not a y” will be a fairly common phrase but not a problem at all

He'll end up being Harry all over the place. He may well change the spelling himself just to make life easier and stop people calling him Harriet.

If you're in Wales, people will assume it's with an i anyway. I know we do when we have a new Harri at school. I don't think I've ever taught a Harry.

It's the same as people called Steven/Stephen having to say with a v or with a ph. And Claire/Clare having to say with or without the I. I don't think it takes that much longer to say. It's not that bad. I have a name like that and it doesn't bother me.

He'll end up being Harry all over the place. He may well change the spelling himself just to make life easier and stop people calling him Harriet.

That is quite the assumption! Don't be silly...

stop people calling him Harriet

We're in Wales. Harry is spelled with an i here and we are intelligent enough to know that little boys aren't usually called Harriet.

HTH.

If you do that, then in reality, their name will be ‘harri-with-an-i’

Ah I just noticed you live in Wales!! Hopefully that won’t be the case there then.

It will constantly be spelt Harry and you do have to be prepared for that. It’s the automatic spelling when hearing that name so he will spend his life saying “Harry with an I at the end”, yes.

Also agreed that Harri is generally Harriet.

I've met a Harry-with-a-Y short for Harriet, and my main association for Harri is a male Finnish artist. I think it'll be OK, given that you live in Wales.

(Out of curiosity, I met a Gari once - is that Welsh too? He didn't sound Welsh, and he'd be about 28 now, I think.)

Well since it's an accepted spelling in Wales I would go for it if you like it.

I know a Gari. Very Welsh, slightly older than that though.