Ari - Baby boy name?

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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!

I would always say Ah-ri, emphasis on the Ah.
Like the end of the word starry (as in night).
But I am Jewish and know lots of Aris.

Aris is a Greek name in its own right. He was the god of war.

It's a lovely name OP.

Avi (Hebrew name) is def pronounced Avvy though be might be something you’d like?

I like it. I think I'd pronounce it Arry, especially if that is how you introduced your son to me!

I like it,Ari Melber , is my association.

I work in a preschool and we have had an Ari before, and an Ariyan & a couple of Aria’s that went by Ari too, never had any problems with pronouncements, or confusion with Harry. I’ve always instinctively pronounced it like Harry without the H. It’s a lovely name

I would pronounce it AH-ree. Not the short A of Harry.

I know it as a shorteningof ariel (not pronounced like the washing powder, but ah (as in hah)- ree- elle)