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Would you choose Kit or Harris?

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sarah13xx · 05/04/2021 19:02

My final poll.. I think I’ve got there in the end and have eventually got my favourite two name options 🙌🏼
We live in Scotland so there’s a huge difference in popularity between the names. Harris was 6th last year and Kit was 372nd (although I know some will be registered as another name).
For years we presumed if our first baby was a boy he’d be Harris but had no idea it was anywhere near the top 10 because we don’t know any! It put us off slightly and I went looking for other names but never really found anything I loved 🙄 Kit is the only other one we’re considering now. So without mentioning the thing about how in England Harris is some sort of cockney rhyming slang 🤷🏼‍♀️ (which no one in Scotland has ever heard of 😂).. what would you go for? 😊 X

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zukiecat · 07/04/2021 17:19

I'm Scottish and I don't like Harris at all.

Much prefer Kit.

BatleyTownswomensGuild · 07/04/2021 17:24

Personally I've always liked Kit. The name doesn't seem to have done Kit Harrington any harm....

AnneShirleysNewDress · 07/04/2021 17:33

Harris is lovely (I'm Scottish). Good choice OP. Kit is the car in Knight Rider.

SmiledWithTheRisingSun · 07/04/2021 21:21

Harris sounds like a surname to me.
I'd go with Kit.

SmiledWithTheRisingSun · 07/04/2021 21:25

What about Harrison?

SmiledWithTheRisingSun · 07/04/2021 21:26

Or Fin or Max or Zac if you like 3 letter names?

Starryskiesinthesky · 07/04/2021 21:30

Glad you have decided on Harris. Also like you saying about whether it is used out with Scotland. That is another Scottishism! English folk don’t say outwith!

sarah13xx · 07/04/2021 21:34

@SmiledWithTheRisingSun

Or Fin or Max or Zac if you like 3 letter names?
Finn is one of my favourites but is already taken in my family
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sarah13xx · 07/04/2021 21:34

@Starryskiesinthesky

Glad you have decided on Harris. Also like you saying about whether it is used out with Scotland. That is another Scottishism! English folk don’t say outwith!
😂🙈

Think it’s the best choice! Would feel weird to call him anything else

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