Aris for a boy?

[Abrakatabra]

Thoughts please!

Harris is a perfectly normal name in Scotland OP and no one drops the H.
If you are living within the sounds of bow bells you may run into problems with H names but not everywhere.
What about Hector?

That’s Cockney rhyming slang for you, op

Yes, it's not always obvious.
"Going for an Eartha" (or Ertha?)

Having a poo.

I’m northern and know Aris to mean arse / ass / bum from the tv.

"Ari" might be a good compromise @Abrakatabra. You basically drop the "s" of the nominative case in Greek. Think of it as your son being called in the accusative /genitive case... 🤪 Wouldn't it drive you bonkers to hear all the time "May I speak to/play with AriS, please? As opposed to "May I speak to/play with Ari?". Many Greek parents drop the final "s" of the nominative. You'll come across a number of Kosta, Yianni/Ianni, Marko, Luca, etc. You can still refer to him as "Aris" at home but his official name will be "Ari". Incidentally I personally know a 15 year old "Aris" in West London and he doesn't seem to have problems with his name... but there's a risk as others have mentioned.

@Seema1234

It would sound like someone has dropped the H.

This.

You aren’t going to get it pronounced the way you want it

I know one so think it's ok but his is a shortening of a very long Greek name! And he says A-ris not ah-rees.

I knew an Aris years ago in Australia. He didn't mind being called Arse, which happened a lot, but he hated being called Iris, which also happened a lot.

Harris is a pretty popular name in Scotland and I have never heard any associations with arse!

I know a young Aris in London. He is never called Arse!

I thought arse too - South West here!

I once worked with an Aris - it was short fir Aristotle.

I would go for Ari

Ari or Harry would be fine

Definitely Arse where I'm from, I just wouldn't

[quote Abrakatabra]@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! [/quote]
It's just an old fashioned language from East London. But the words are quite ingrained in the minds of much of the population.

Appreciate that it does sound bizarre if you have never heard of it. But at least you know about it now & can make a choice with this knowledge in mind 🤷🏻‍♀️

If you were not going to be living in England then it wouldn't be a concern would it.

I really love this name and I am from London. Tell them that it's not the same. It's pronounced differently.
I love the name and if I had a son coming along, I would choose this. Go with your choice.
From a Londoner.

Sorry, arse.

There aren't many real cockneys left and no-one actually talks in rhyming slang anyway.

I am Welsh and immediately thought arse, sorry

West mids and I thought of arse aswell op.

@TatianaBis

There aren't many real cockneys left and no-one actually talks in rhyming slang anyway.

Yes because that has been proved absolutely correct from this thread

You think they were all born within the sound of the Bow bells and talk in rhyme do you?

Cockney is being supplanted LME.

I would say it Are Iss kind of like a Toyota Yaris without the Y.

@TatianaBis

There aren't many real cockneys left and no-one actually talks in rhyming slang anyway.

What a load of Eartha, seriously, there are loads, not your Eastenders types but plenty "errand" as they'd say