Ari - Baby boy name?

[Umpalumpa2]

I am currently 36 weeks pregnant to a baby boy, our DC1.

Both DP and I like name Ari, pronounced as Harry with a dropped H.

We are not from the UK and it would be short of a longer name.

How do you find it? Would it go down well in the UK?

Would people assume it’s a girls name?

And would the Harry association create a big problem for him?

Thanks all!

[mathanxiety]

It's definitely a boy name. It's the name of a boy whose Bar Mitzvah I recently attended. Never met a girl with this name.

[Jeansgoals]

You know what I mean

[jackstini]

What's the longer name?

I know 2 girl Aris - Ariana and Ariadne

Not sure what the long boys' name is but I do like it

[mathanxiety]

There isn't a long boy name. Ari isn't an abbreviation. It's a Hebrew name meaning lion.

It also means eagle in some Scandinavian languages.

[ElenaSt]

Aristotle?

Love it.

[mathanxiety]

It's not a short version of another name.

It's a complete name in itself.

[jackstini]

Yes Aristotle - love it!

[GrumpyPanda]

I would have thought Ariel.

[Snowiscold]

Well known Jewish/Hebrew male name. It is not short for anything. People may mishear Harry, though, sometimes.

[ChagSameachDoreen]

I love Ari. I'm Jewish and I know a lot of boys and men with this name.

[pinklavenders]

Definitely a boys name. I'd assume short for Aristotle.

[TranquilAirOfMorning]

It's a very "airy" name

[Tryagain2020]

I come from a part of the uk where H is often dropped, so I'd assume you said Harry unless you wrote it down.

[peaceinourtime]

Its a Jew/Hebrew name, pronounced Ari not Harry with the H dropped-arry.

[ofwarren]

@peaceinourtime

Its a Jew/Hebrew name, pronounced Ari not Harry with the H dropped-arry.

That sounds exactly the same in my accent

[welshpolarbear]

Love it. There was a boy in school with me who was called Ari. Possibly short for Arwel as we are in Wales but was only ever Ari.

[AtillatheHun]

It’s a brilliant name but pronounced Ah-ri not ‘arry

[tiredanddangerous]

People drop their h's where I'm from so I'd assume Harry.

[BeautyGoesToBenidorm]

I'm also Jewish and know a lot of Aris. Just call him Harry/Hari if you want the Arry pronunciation.

[flashpaper]

@Tryagain2020

I come from a part of the uk where H is often dropped, so I'd assume you said Harry unless you wrote it down.

Agree with this. I once knew someone called Ellen. Her mum spoke about her and called her Ellen. I called her Ellen to her face. Turns out, her name is Helen...

I do love Ari though. It's lovely.

[Holly60]

Yes I believe it's Ah-ri, which is much nicer in my opinion.

[beetree1]

I love the name Ari but would pronounce it Areeee not like Harry without the H.

[TheGirlWhoLived]

Ari is lovely, I know two boys with this name, one named after the angel Ariel and one Aristocrates! I personally feel Aristocrates is a bit much but whatever floats your boat

[Umpalumpa2]

Thank you all.

The way we want it pronounced is ‘Arry like Harry without the H. It is a stand-alone name in our home country and is pronounced this way.

Wont the British instinctively pronounce it this way?

What is the other pronounciation that many of you mentioned? Is it Ar-REE with emphasis at the “REE” instead of the “Ar”?

Is this more common pronounciation for the name Ari?

[redbigbananafeet]

It's a lovely name and I'd read it as tube said. Congratulations x