Is the name ok? Not sure if it's too similar :(

[babyell]

Hi girls. We lost our little boy harry in nov last year, I am currently pregnant again and expecting another boy. I have tried not to think of names just in case something happens again but a few have popped into my head.

I really like Harrison but not sure if it is in bad taste as it is like an extended version of harry.

Also our surname is Henderson, so he would be called harrison Henderson. A name that I'm not sure if it goes together.

What do you girls think, and please be honest with opinions, I need another persons view.

Thanks

 

[Vickieh1981]

If it was me I wouldn't. He would probably get shortened to Harry at school and that could be really hard for you.

I do think that Harrison Henderson is a bit of a mouthful too.

At the end of the day though you have to choose a name you love

 

[Olivias mummy]

How about Henry Henderson instead of Harry, Keeping it kind of similar but not if you know what i mean? xx

 

[babyell]

I like henry but DH is not convinced, I like Harrison, but if it does get shortened to harry (which it probably will!) he might have a complex that we only called him that because he was some kind of replacement iykwim?. Not sure if I would want such a similar name if it was my sister, oh I just don't know what to do

 

[hb1]

Yes - it would prob be shortened to Harry and might feel strange for you.

hx

 

[Smudgelicious]

So sorry for your loss. It's a difficult choice !

I just wanted to add that Harry is the nickname for Henry. Weird, but it is. Not that that means people will use it, but some might.

Good luck !

 

[mushmouth]

HI hon - I do like the name Harrison, but you can more or less guarentee it will be shortened to Harry. and the surname combo is quite a mouthful. Having said that, I do really like it! sounds like a movie star

 

[tinybutterfly]

i don't think it's bad taste to name your little boy harrison, not at all
but i don't think it goes well with the last name.

maybe you can think of names that are similar to harry but are way different
(ok, looks like i'm suffering from failing-to-explain-myself-itis hehe)
but like...Jerry, Barry... ok, i'm stuck, my list of english names is short,
but i hope you know what i mean

 

[Pippasdvision]

I agree with the others I dont think it is in bad taste but you might open yourself up to future heart ache if it does get shortened. What you could do is think about other ways it might get shortened prehaps Sonny, if you start calling him that then the school will follow as wil friends when he is older he might decide to change it to harry but that is a long way down the line and the heartache might be less by then. If you can not settle yourself with the nicknames or the thought of the association when people start calling him harry then prehaps you have to start looking further afield for names. wIth our little boy My husband and I printed out 2 lists of boys names there were hundreds and highlighted the ones we liked then made a shortlist of the ones we both liked and waited till he was born only took us 2 min to settle on Joshua, "Josh". You will know what is right for you. Just remember you have a few weeks after the birth to make up your mind, ther is no hurry.

 

[- Butterfly -]

So sorry for your loss.

These decisions are so difficult and my thoughts are with you. Nothing you choose for your child is bad taste. I do think though that harrison would be shortened to Harry which would not be very fair to your new son.

Our daughter Mollie passed away at 12 months old. We are having another girl due around xmas. Someone suggested Hollie as a name (xmas name) but even that is too similar for us. We have decided on Rosie.

Plenty of time for you to decide yet.

 

[tinybutterfly]

my OH blurted out "Harvey", very randomly (we weren't discussing names, he just misunderstood something) and it made me think it maybe was another possible name for you

 

[pinkgem100]

I think that they are very similar, but it is your decision at the end of the day. When we lost our little boy in Dec 08 (also called Harry) we had 2 names picked Harry or Ryan, we chose Harry as it will always seem child like. With this little one (before we found out it was a girl) me and OH where talking about names again and my Nan asked if it was a boy would we use the name Harry, we both decided that even Harry for a middle name would be a no-no as we wanted to keep the name Harry special (not that this little one isnt special) but to keep the two children seperate and not have them think that they are a replacement for the baby we lost.

However the choice of name is upto you and only you will know how you will feel if his name does get shortened to Harry

 

[Jox]

How about having Harrison as his middle name?

Personally think it may be 'wierd' as Harrison would almost certainly be shortened to Harry

On a different note, i see your 22+5 today Hope your doing ok xxx

 

[babyell]

Thanks for your advice girls. X

jox yes Im fine thanks, hope you two are also x, today is the day we had harry (22+5) , little one is bouncing and kicking strong so hopefully a better outcome this time. Just have to think of a name! Cane believe your almost 30 weeks, it seems to be flying by! X

 

[Jox]

I can only imagine how hard it is being at exactly the stage you lost Harry... im honestly dreading it But very reasurring that he is an active LO



xxx

 

[johnoblueshoe]

what about harley or william

i love the name harry thats one of my favs...

 

[Beadette]

Hi hun,

sorry for your loss of Harry and congratulations on being pregnant.

I'm in agreement that it is entirely your choice and it would not be in 'bad taste' to call your son Harrison - but a Harrison at my school wa known by everyone as Harry which could be hard.

Personally though I don't think it goes particularly well with your surname - they are a little too similar.

What do you think to Harvey? I think it sounds cute with your surname. x