My friend wants 'Harrow' - your thoughts?

[keepyk]

My colleague is keen on Harrow for a girl, I said I'd put it to the MN hive mind!! Any thoughts?

Just no. Poor kid.

Harrowing

What about Harlow instead for a girl?

It's absolutely bloody terrible, up there with Chardonnay and Chlamydia.

Dreadful

No. Harlow if she must. Or Yarrow for an unusual nature name?

Our father who art in heaven,
Harrow be thy name

Ooh no.

Just no, for all the reasons others have said.

Grew up there. Was pretty shit.

Harrow is a London borough. It’s...in...not somewhere that would inspire me to make my baby after...

As an avid fantasy reader "Harrow" just says minion of the dark one, possibly either undead or a robot.
Please don't inflict it on a sweet little baby...

What are her reasons for using this as a name? Is it a family surname massage wants it for sentimental reasons? Or does the place have special memories for her?

Sparrow

Harlow is surely what she meant ??

Oooh, fab name!

Other good ones would be Bromsgrove, Surbiton and Edgware.

Tell her to look up the word in a dictionary and give her head a wobble.

And the boys' school connotation doesn't help.

Isn't that how the Cadbury's parrot said hello?

Synonyms: distress, trouble, afflict, grieve, torment, torture, crucify, rack, sear, pain, wound, mortify, cause agony to, cause suffering to;

Is she anticipating unforgettably bad childbirth, or troubled teens?

I like it, but think it more for a boy.

Those that like it, genuine question, why would you use a word that means distress? PFB mum of very very very long awaited baby here struggling to understand that.

FFS! Tell her to google the word!

Sounds like the vicar in Princess Bride saying 'hello'

Terrible name for a girl, or boy!

Sounds daft.

Back to the drawing board op