Harris…for a girl?

[tiramisufiend]

AIBU?

I misheard the name “Karis” a few weeks ago and thought, ‘Harris as a girl’s name, how cool.’

I’ve done some superficial research and it seems that Harris is mostly used a boy’s first name, if at all, as it is a surname, really.

But I think it’s very fresh and cosmopolitan, and I like the unisex vibe.

What comes to mind when you think of a girl called Harris? Thoughts welcome!

“Karis” is actually spelled Carys, which I like. Karis and Harris are both awful.

I would assume I’d misheard and the name was Claris

Karis is a perfectly acceptable spelling Carys is the Welsh version..

Lindsay is (or was) a boys name in Scotland and Ireland but generally thought of as a girls name now. No reason Harris can't work the other way.

OP do you live somewhere that people are likely to drop their aitches? Harris is one thing 'Arris is a whole other level.

Do you say that for all names beginning with an H? No Harriet, Heather or Henry?

I mean the op can name her girl what she likes, I just think people were commenting that it was a boys name. (Or not a name at aĺl)

at least she’ll be able to use ‘a girl called Harris’ as her social media handle… Why not call her Gary?

Isn't Blake lively and Ryan Reynolds Dd called James?

Well first of all 'Arriet, 'Eather and 'Enry aren't rhyming slang for arse so it is less of an issue.
Secondly yes I did take into account that some accents pronounce certain sounds in ways that impact the whole sound of a name. I dropped Nathaniel/Nathan from my boy list because it would inevitably be pronounced Nayfun around here, which to me is a bad day out in Yorkshire rather than a name.

No

I thought Carys was a well established Welsh name ?

I know a female Harris. She’s in her early 20s

I never understand these posts.

If you want something different then own it! (Even though it's the child who has to live with it)

If you actually need opinions, then I've never heard it used other than as a surname for either sex

And I would vote No.

What about Maris? If you like the general sound of the name.

Not Harris.

'Karis' is usually spelled Carys, or Cerys and is Welsh by origin.
Lovely name.
Harris - less so ... sounds like a dog.

Harris is a male name.

How did you manage to come to that conclusion ?

I’d think you were trying to be like American celebs or influencers who think it’s cool to call girls “ James” or “Cameron”. As previous posters have said is a popular boys name in Scotland, not top ten and a bit middle class but not unusual, I know small boys, grown men and a dog called Harris!

I’d feel sorry for her if I met a little Harris (just being honest). She will be forever repeating it to people who think they’re mishearing it when they meet her. Unless she shortens it to Harry

Naming children isn't about a vibe, and this name certainly doesn't have a unisex one.

@tiramisufiend Posters saying they know dogs called Harris I am sure they do just like dogs called Skye and all other sorts of names .
personally I like it . I however love everything Scottish and the isles .
Im not sure I’d blink if I heard a girl called Harris. I’d maybe think “oh that’s different “ 😊

Wasn't Harris a family surname in the show?

I know a female Ellis and that works really well.

Just leaving this here. Mumsnetters crack me up in that if a name isn't everyday then it must be " made up". Fwiw opi wouldn't use Harris as it definitely seems male but Karis / Charis is lovely, not made up and way better than the dull Anna/ Emma/ Jane type names everyone fawns over on this site