Harri vs Rhodri vs Tomos

[lucieloos]

Which one? Baby due soon and can't decide which we like best!

Harry if it has a y at the end.

Please spell them properly whichever one you decide on

Ummm they are spelt like that in Wales thanks!

Harri and Tomos are the welsh spellings @Hmmalittlefishy and are 'proper'.

Ignore them!

Rhodri is great thumbs up

Also, @lucieloos they're all lovely. Tomos is my favourite.

All lovely but I think I like Rhodri best

Thanks both

I'd go Tomos or Rhodri, I like them both.

The problem with Harri is it's pronounced the same as Harry which might lead to more confusion, whereas Tomos and Thomas are pronounced quite differently.

They are the proper spellings... bloody hell, the baby names board is ridiculously Anglocentric.
Llongyfarchiadau OP! I love Rhodri, every one I've known is lovely. Harri and Tomos are nice but a bit too popular for my tastes.
I love the name Ioan too...

Ah, MNers sneering at legitimate Welsh spellings again.

Lovely choices, OP. I don’t think you can go wrong, but it’s Rhodri, Tomos, and Harri for me, in that order.

Rhodri. It sounds strong and isn't hugely popular.

Definitely Rhodri, great name.

I adore Tomos! I used to have an Uncle Tomos who was my mum’s godfather and everyone called him Tomo - welsh on my grandfather’s side.

Lovely man and a lovely name.

Congratulations on your little boy x

I love Rhodri. Tomos would be my second choice and Harri 3rd simply because it sounds identical to the English version and the poor boy will have a lifetime off correcting the spelling.

Rhodri gets my vote!

Thanks everyone. Harri used to be my favourite but I'm leaning more towards one of the other 2 now as think they sound a bit stronger and less popular?

They are all correct spellings and I like Rhodri the most

I love Rhodri

Rhodri for me too. Heard it on the TV show “keeping faith” recently - name of the baby boy, and I loved it!

I like Rhodri best.

Are people really so ignorant that when they see a spelling they’re not used to, they assume it’s an incorrect version of an English name? Bit racist really.

Love Tomos! Please ignore the PP who think they're misspelled. We're not all that ignorant I promise!

TBH so many people are wanting to use 'yoonique' spellings these days, it might have been helpful if you had mentioned that you are in Wales and that these are traditional spellings. Just a thought.

I think Rhodri is lovely.

Sorry I hadn't thought I would have to justify the spellings. Thanks to all the helpful responses!

TBH so many people are wanting to use 'yoonique' spellings these days, it might have been helpful if you had mentioned that you are in Wales and that these are traditional spellings. Just a thought.

Why should she? This is a UK based website and last I looked. Wales was part of the UK. It's hardly as if she was posting foreign language names.

Perhaps people should try harder take a moment and think - wait, is that Welsh / Scottish / Gaelic?

(Rhodri was the clue!)