Harrison

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What do people think? I really like it but I am not 100% sure!

Urgh. Surname and totally different connotations to Harry.

I like it and would say go for it if you like it a lot.

DS1 has a surname for a name.
He's not chavvy.

grrrrr

Am not keen on surnames as first names either, I'm afraid.

If you like Harry, why not name him Henry?

Nice name, but becoming too common for me.

Harrison Ford though - swoon

We found several ancestors called Harris in our family tree, so although its a surname it was used as a first name more than a hundred years ago. Dont let its use as a surname put you off. Lots of surnames have over time flipped between first and last names anyway.

I like it

Thanks to The Mighty Boosh, all I see when I hear the name is a repulsive pink octopus/alien/thingie.
If you're not 100%, have a rethink.

'Chavvy' - what, because it's originally a surname? Eh?? That just doesn't make any sense.

Also I think what qualifies a name as chavvy is the accent it's predominantly said in...think about how relatively pretty Chantelle must sound when spoken by a French person....now replace it with someone from my neck of the woods (Essex - yes, Essex - now go ahead and judge if you like) - see what I mean??

My son is called Harrison. It is my surname which will be 'lost' (in my part of our family) as my father only had one child - me - and when I finally marry dp my name will change. I thought the combination of our surnames sounded bloody good, but dp with his inverse class prejudice thought a double-barreled surname would be cloyingly middle class. Hence we compromised.

I quite like it, with Harry for short. Am quite shocked some people think it is 'chavvy' I have no vested interest in the name, but it really isn't chavvy (or whateva) at all.

My friend picked Harrison for her DS2 and I love it but she wanted to shorten it to Harry which is very popular in our area. Luckily she has since decided that it is Harrison, no shortening.

I love it and he really suits the name.

Similarily, I much prefer Jackson to Jack.

I don't see the problem with surnames as forenames! Especially for boys.

My DD has a surname for a forename and as much as I love it I often wonder what would happen if she met a man with that surname??

Hate it.

Sorry, but to me it's a surname.

Why not go for plain old Harry or Henry?

Chavtastic

It does seem to be a popular name round here (if you were worried about that - either way). Apart from that, go with what you like!