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Original poster

Hattie?

33 replies

mumandcub · 31/01/2021 18:39

I don’t know what we are expecting as keeping it a surprise but D day is drawing nearer. Have chosen a boys name but not sure on girls names yet.

Harriet in birth certificate but Hattie to us straight away...thoughts?

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WellityWellityWellity · 31/01/2021 18:41

Love it with Harriet on the BC. One of my favourite names and shortenings.

sadpapercourtesan · 31/01/2021 18:42

Hattie is lovely, very sweet but not saccharine.

Harriet is a great name too and offers several shortenings - Hattie, Harri, Ettie, Etta

ChristmasJumpers · 31/01/2021 18:43

My goddaughter is Hattie (just Hattie on bc though). It's a lovely name 😊

chickenninja · 31/01/2021 18:46

It's nice and I do like it but I've got a cockney accent so I don't pronounce my H's. Or T's when they're in the middle of a word.
So if you're anywhere near the south east she'd get called 'a-ee'!
Not trying to put you off just shedding a light on the name.

iklboo · 31/01/2021 18:47

Our friends' little girl is Harriet / Hattie, and so is DH's cousin's eldest. Lovely, classic name.

partyatthepalace · 31/01/2021 19:04

Nice choice.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 31/01/2021 19:14

Although it's not exactly my taste (I tend to prefer softer sounding names), Harriet is fairly classic and well known but not overused so is a good choice imo (and I love the retro feeling nn Hattie).

Firebird83 · 31/01/2021 19:23

Nice with Harriet on the bc. Don’t like it as a standalone name though.

ClementineFox · 31/01/2021 22:57

I love it!

DramaAlpaca · 31/01/2021 22:58

Very nice.

zigaziga · 31/01/2021 23:03

Oh I LOVE Harriet with Hattie as a nn.

Ebee19 · 31/01/2021 23:22

100% love Harriet/Hattie - perfect name and suits every age and setting. She also has alternative nicknames for different phases which always good :)

MercyBodle · 01/02/2021 03:30

As a nickname for Harriet (which I love) I like it.

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mumandcub · 01/02/2021 08:26

Thank you all 😊 it’s one of the only names me and DH have agreed on so far.

Thoughts on middle names...
Harriet Daisy
Harriet Ellen
Harriet Alice
Harriet Freya

We have a long surname so would rather not have a long middle name.

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Swingometer · 01/02/2021 08:28

Harriet Alice is beautiful

CuddlyDudley71 · 01/02/2021 08:36

I have a Hattie Hope-Hattie on birth certificate-22yrs now. Never had another Hattie at school, college or Uni.She is known as Hats, Hattie-tat!
She has always loved her name, as have we.

Disfordarkchocolate · 01/02/2021 08:37

I love Hattie.

WellityWellityWellity · 01/02/2021 09:22

@CuddlyDudley71

I have a Hattie Hope-Hattie on birth certificate-22yrs now. Never had another Hattie at school, college or Uni.She is known as Hats, Hattie-tat! She has always loved her name, as have we.
I misread that and thought she was Hope-Hattie double barrelled!
JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 01/02/2021 09:32

Love it!

Bluespace · 01/02/2021 10:48

I’ve got a Harriet nn. Hattie Rose

reprehensibleme · 01/02/2021 10:53

Love it - Harriet is a beautiful name and Hattie is a great nickname.

Volcanoexplorer · 01/02/2021 10:56

I love this and would have considered it for dd, but a family friend who we see fairly regularly already has a Hattie.

Dotinthecity · 01/02/2021 10:58

I love Harriet and Hattie as a nickname. I think it’s underused.

KirstenBlest · 01/02/2021 14:06

Harriet Alice

SE13Mummy · 01/02/2021 17:20

Harriet nn Hattie is a great name. I know a teenaged Hattie (Harriet officially) and a couple of under 5-year-old ones too so it doesn't feel overused to me and I like the flexibility of it as a name e.g. your DD could choose to be Harrie/Harry instead when she's older.

Of your middle names, I like Daisy the most. Although I love the name Alice, I think Harriet Alice sounds a bit like Harrier Tallis. Other middle names I think go well include Primrose, Mary, Claire, Susan, Ruth.