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Garri for a girl?

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Sosige · 03/05/2024 23:39

My late dad was called Gary. I'd love to honour him by naming our DD Garri, or do you think it's better spelt Gari? Middle name will be Anne.
Thanks in advance

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buttnut · 04/05/2024 09:28

You could try and turn it into a more feminine name…. Garriella, Garriet, Gariana

MrsMitford3 · 04/05/2024 09:30

Assuming this is real-that spelling looks horrible.

Why do people hate their unborn babies so much?

StarlightLime · 04/05/2024 09:32

ProfessorFJLewisThatsYouThatIs · 04/05/2024 01:48

I like the Garri-Anne suggestion. Thanks!

Wasn't that YOUR plan from the start, though? Nothing to do with any PPs.

🤣🤣🤣
Definitely a windup merchant.

Queenofwistfulthinking · 04/05/2024 09:36

Is there some silent universal competition that we are not aware of for parents to inflict the most ridiculous Chavy name on their child?

Revelatio · 04/05/2024 09:38

Beautiful name. I would give her full name of Garibaldi, then she can go by either Garri or Baldi.

longdistanceclaraclara · 04/05/2024 09:42

Please don't.

OlderGlaswegianLivingInDevon · 04/05/2024 10:31

' super cute for a girl '

kittens and puppies are ' cute '

will it still be ' super cute ' when baby girl is 13 ?

or 33 ?

or 53 ?

or 83 ?

or just a ridiculous made up name that she may have to live with forever...

jaundicedoutlook · 04/05/2024 10:39

Firstname, Barri

RedBulb · 04/05/2024 10:42

Obviously pick which ever name you like, it no business of any of us on here. But I will say, she will be telling people how to spell her name her whole life and from someone who has a very unusual name, it gets pretty irritating after a while, and people spell my name wrong even when it’s written down in front of them!

Sera1989 · 04/05/2024 10:46

But Harri is short for Harriet and Toni is short for Antonia. Maybe you could call your DD Garriet? I'm sorry I think you will have these responses from people in real life too, Gary is not very beautiful even for a boy these days

Unexpectedlysinglemum · 04/05/2024 10:47

I know a Margaret called Gary for short

SleepingStandingUp · 04/05/2024 10:52

Sosige · 04/05/2024 01:08

If Terri and Toni are acceptable, then why isn't Garri? I also know or a girl called Harri.

I think it's super cute for a girl. I like the Garri-Anne suggestion. Thanks!

How many Toni and Terri's do you know? I can honestly say I know none,three kids in school, or even through my schooling in the 80s and 90s.

Your daughter deserves her own name.

takemeawayagain · 04/05/2024 10:58

Can you imagine being at the park yelling 'Gary, Gary' (because that's what everyone will hear) - then up trots your little girl in pig tails. Everyone is going to think 'she obviously wanted a boy so much she lumbered her poor child with an outdated boys name, must really hate her daughter'.

Why not go for Gaby with the full name Gabrielle. Only one letter difference between Gaby and Gary.

ScruffMuffin · 04/05/2024 12:36

Whatever next?
Derek-Rose? Simon-May? Andrew-Grace? David-Jane?

If this is actually serious, I think the suggestion of Gabrielle nn Gaby is a good one.

ScruffMuffin · 04/05/2024 12:38

Graham-Ella
Christopher-Anne

Iwasafool · 04/05/2024 12:45

ProfessorFJLewisThatsYouThatIs · 04/05/2024 01:55

To follow the time-honoured advice in situations like this, try spending the next three months introducing yourself as Garri to everybody you meet whom you don't already know.

See if their looks of puzzlement turn into ones of "Oh, of course, silly me" when you explain that it's spelled with an 'i' at the end.

Assuming you're serious, don't ask why shouldn't you choose a name for your daughter that will make her future life more difficult on a daily basis than it ever needs to be; ask why you wouldn't choose one of the tens of thousands of actual girls' names out there and give her the gift of avoiding all of that lifelong drama.

You're also partially depriving her of her chance to make the first impression on new people that she wants to. Instead of people remembering her as that kind/friendly/intelligent/gentle/strong/caring/smiley/wise/determined girl/woman, she will just be primarily remembered as 'that girl with the boys' name'.

Why will i make her life difficult? It is a name, there are all sorts of names. I was named after my father, first and middle name, never caused me any trouble. Has caused a smile when at a formal do where they wanted to seat male-female-male and ended up with female-female-female but no one suffered trauma.

She will be remembered as herself, no one will be bothered in the slightest for more than 5 seconds.

Iwasafool · 04/05/2024 12:46

SleepingStandingUp · 04/05/2024 10:52

How many Toni and Terri's do you know? I can honestly say I know none,three kids in school, or even through my schooling in the 80s and 90s.

Your daughter deserves her own name.

I know a Toni and two Terri's. It will be her own name.

MrsSkylerWhite · 04/05/2024 12:47

Sorry, no. Bad connotations.

Gaia?

Blueroses99 · 04/05/2024 12:49

Gabriella Anne nn Garri
She can switch to Gaby or Ella when she’s older if Garri doesn’t work

RuthW · 04/05/2024 12:51

Actually I like it.

Best spelt Garri as Gari rhymes with hairy.

Iwasafool · 04/05/2024 12:57

You could use Garnet with Gari for short. I've never met a Garnet but other gem/precious stone names seem popular so why not?

Sillyjane · 04/05/2024 12:59

lol. I prefer Barry op, 😂

TastyTakoyaki · 04/05/2024 12:59

I truly dislike Terri, Toni, Harri and Garri

crumblingschools · 04/05/2024 13:00

Call yourself it if you like it so much

justmyluck1234 · 04/05/2024 13:04

Bigearringsbigsmile · 04/05/2024 08:39

Call her Anne with Gari as a middle name?
AnneGari?😡😡
🤣

I'm sorry but it is a terrible, ridiculous idea and I'm. Sure your lovely dad is looking down and shouting 'noooo!'

@Bigearringsbigsmile 😂😂