Harris…for a girl?

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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!

Harris is a well known boys name in Scotland. It's not a name for a girl.

I actually love it. And it sounds like you do too. Personally, I’m go for it but I can already see that’s not the popular vote.

I think there will be a lot of confusion her whole life. But my kid has a foreign name that is hard to pronounce in English, and I feel this is the same problem, it being misheard or assumed to be something else.

(Also I posted my eldest child’s name on here a few years ago asking what people’s opinion was and got the same sort of response but in real life people love it)

Traditionally, yes, but I don't think it was seen as a male name in Pennsylvania in the late 1980s.
It's not 1989 now, and it's considered unisex.

I sniggered when a friend named her lurcher Harris. As in 'move your arse.'

It's not made up. It's the name of a Scottish island. Quite a big one, next to Lewis. Like Lewis it's a fairly common given name for boys in Scotland. It was in the top ten last year.

Bomber

Harris and Brodie are both common names for children in Scotland now! Harris was number 9 most popular and Brodie was number 16. I know numerous kids who go by both those names.

God no, it's a Surname, Please don't burden a girl with this.

It’s Welsh & spelled Carys

It's a very average surname!

@Notmyreality , Karis Jagger is one.

I love it 👌 It’s just cool 😊
I know a girl named Rudy , also a boys name
fab for a girl !

I think of Harris Academy as I live in an area where there are lots. Harris tweed as well I guess

My son is called Harris, named after the island. I love it and it really suits him.

In RL people will be polite and say "thats lovely" which may or may not be what they really think.
MN gives people the real thoughts of people.

Harris / Haris are both boys names with completely different origins.

Absolutely not. And it's Carys not Karis.

And it a ‘no’ from me too.

@CommonAsMucklowe ,And it's Carys not Karis.
Different names and different origins.
Karis is from 'charity'
Carys is from 'cariad' (love), but the word for love can mean charity.

Rolf

Every day in every situation your child will be asked “What…?and how do you spell it, it will drive her crazy, i,m all for an unusuall name but not something she will be questioned about all the time, could make her a shrinking violet, dont do it x

No. Just no. It’s lovely name for a boy and it’s not a unisex name.

NO - no, no, no.

Harris is awful for a boy let alone a girl