Baby boy name Ari

[Yellowbeeblueflower]

Opinions please!

It sounds a bit like 'arry.
What's the origin of the name?

I really like it.

Considering ariana grande's Nickname is ari. I wouldn't choose ari for a boy. As when I hear the name i think:girl

Ari is also an old fashioned dutch man name btw

Like the guy from New Zealand in Home and Away? (Think his is short for Ariki.)

Ari is pronounced differently to Arry.

Love it

It’s quite common in Israel.

Thank you all. We would like it pronounced like Harry but without the H! It’s a popular name where we come from and we are only worried if it will be an ok name in the Uk!

I know one. 99% of people seem to think he's called Harry though.

@Yellowbeeblueflower

Thank you all. We would like it pronounced like Harry but without the H! It’s a popular name where we come from and we are only worried if it will be an ok name in the Uk!

I would have thought most people would pronounce is Ah-ree If its pronounced Arry I take back what I said about liking it.

I know one. He gets very fed up with the fact 99% of people think he is called Harry and they just didn't catch the 'H' being pronounced.

Ari is the shortener version of my name, pronounced the same as Ariana's. I wouldn't go for it if you're going to pronounce it like Harry, especially in the UK where it'll definitely be mistaken for that.

Alone or short for something?

The Ari I know is actually Aristotle (Greek family), and pronounced ah-ree

Sorry but after your replies I am confused…

1. It will be a short of something like Aristotelis

1. It will be pronounced as A-ree but with the stress at the A rather than the ree.

What do you all think now?

Any opinions please?

So our plan is to name him Ari and call him Ah-ree with the stresss at the A!

Would that be ok and make sense in the Uk or does it sound weird/made up?

Any opinions would be much appreciated, thanks all :-)

I prefer Telly to Ari (although that’s only relevant if you’re actually going for Aristotelis!)

I think Aris is better than Ari because it sounds less like you’re just saying Harry in a cockney accent.

I love this name. The Ari I know is 50+ and from Brazil. It is pronounced exactly like Harry without the H.

@Easymeasy

Ari is pronounced differently to Arry.

Not the Ari I know.

It's a Jewish name isn't it? Definitely go for it, if you're Jewish.

I'm familiar with it as an Israeli name, as pp said. (אריה/ארי)

Ari is short for Ariel, as in Ariel Sharon (the 'Sharon' having the stress on the 2nd syllable also).

Not we are not Jewish but it’s a common name in the country we come from!

It’s a short name of a name similar to Aristotelis, but it’s not Aristotelis (so Telis wouldn’t work)…

I just thought that it would be an easy 3 letter name for British people.

Does the pronounciation “Ah-ree” (with strain in the first syllable “A”) sound right in the Uk for Ari?

Yea I agree to me it's a Jewish name shortening of Ariel, it was a contender for us

Thanks all, by the way and out of curiosity how is Arry pronounced? Is it Ar-ray?

Our Ari will be Ah-ree. Is it a sensible/most commonly expected pronounciation?

Sounds lovely

Ariel is a boys name (Hebrew origin). Its usually shortened to Ari IME. Its a perfectly normal boys name to me living in London so i wouldnt give it a second thought.