Aris for a boy?

[Abrakatabra]

Thoughts please!

@Apandemicyousay

Over the years I’ve worked with two Greek men called Aris. Both absolutely lovely so I associate it with being a great name. I think is short for Aristeidis. Very phonetic and easy to pronounce.

I also know a Greek Aris short for Aristeidis, he doesn’t get mistaken for Harris and while I’ve thought of him as an arse it was nothing to do with his name! It’s a perfectly good name.

Harris is used to mean arse. And Aris is unfortunately very very close, as many Brits don’t pronounce the H anyway.

We are from Greece and Aris is a nice classic name there.

It's usually short of Aristotle, Aristeidis, Aristofanis, Aristarhos ... many names.

It's a pretty common name in Greece, quite posh/classy, and I would love it for my DS as it's short and easy for British as well.

But apparently doesn't sound like a good idea...

Yes sorry OP, On his ‘aris’ means on his arse

So do British stay away from "Harris" because of arse?

I have always thought of it as a royal name

Sorry, it is indeed an excellent Greek name, but it doesn’t work in English.

Does the name "Harry" have the same association?

What about ´Ari’ (AH ree) - could be used as an abbreviation for any of those longer Greek names you mentioned but is also a named in it’s own right.

Harry is lovely.

We brits like to mangle pronunciation so you will get A - reh sometimes!

Geia sou!

As per previous poster, would Ari work instead? No negative connotations with Ari.

I went to school with an Aris, short for Arisdeidis but pronounced in our south east accent as “Arry” He never had any trouble with his name being made fun of if that helps 😊

Yes, most people would avoid Harris too. My Londoner husband has just recoiled in horror.

(Harrison Ford popularised Harrison for a while.)

Arris means arse in this neck of the woods, too.

Don't feel bad, OP. I am from the UK and had no idea about these associations!

Harry makes me think of Prince Harry it's a nice name.

How about Alex/ Luke/ Leon/ Theo/ Sebastian?

Just makes me think of Super Hans tbh

Too much like arse

I'm from the North so miles and miles away from London and Cockney rhyming slang but I immediately thought of arse.
It's in our TV programmes and films so even people who aren't Cockney still know it.
Harris is a surname and Harry has no connection to Aris/Arse, it's a common English name and the nickname of Prince Harry/Henry.

@Namechangeforthis88

Cockney slang for arse. Why not Harris instead?

This.

I immediately thought Aris as arsenal because I'm from a family descended from Cockley. It originally was rhymed with bottle and glass (arse). Bottle was then changed to aristotle and then shortened to aris. Even thou it doesn't look like arsenal, its in the rhyming. No point in Harris, the h will get dropped. My friends son has the name Harry unfortunately she drops the h and calls him army, sounds awful. She's the only one that does this!🤣

@Abrakatabra

I am not British and obviously my British accent is not perfect.

How is arse pronounced?

It's not how arse is pronounced^^ by all english people OP.

The word "arris" means "arse" in cockney rhyming slang.

Like "dog & bone" means telephone.

"Arris," he said, is short for "Aristotle," which rhymes with "bottle," which itself is the first half of the phrase "bottles and glass," which rhymes with "ass." So in rhyming slang, "I'll put my foot up your arris" means "I'll put my foot up your ass"

If not the Cockney association I would think Ares - god of War. Admittedly pronounced 'air-rees' but still where my mind went.

Harry's ok - aris means arse as pp have said

@HoliHormonalTigerlilly this association is absolutely crazy!!!

It's like you say: I like a car, which rhymes with bar which rhymes with radar. So if I like a car it's like I like a radar!