Names with nicknames

MG7 · April 2010

I love the name Harrison but I do not like the nickname Harry. Would you avoid a name because of the potential nicknames. There's nothing wrong with Harry, it's fine name I just hate it. But I love the name Harrison.

shall923 · April 2010

I think people will call him by whatever you call him or he introduces himself as. I don't think people will automatically shorten Harrison to Harry.

babyonthebrain2010 · April 2010

I love the name Harrison, too! yeah you have to consider the nicknames, even if you don't call him Harry.. at some point somebody is bound to shorten it.. so if it will bother you down the line maybe avoid it..

juniper19 · April 2010

I know a Harrison and no one calls him Harry because he doesn't call himself Harry. I know a couple of Jonathans that successfully avoid being called Jon. My brother is Michael, not Mike. I don't think avoiding nicknames is hard if the parents and the person don't use the nickname.

lovemytwoboys · April 2010

feffy11:
If you really don't like it, insist on Harrison, but be aware that he may end up preferring Harry at some point in his life, and end up going by it. FWIW, I think Sawyer and Harrison sound great

I agree!

When it all comes down to it though, we decided to not use one of my favorite names for this very reason. I love the name Patrick, but I really can't stand the nn Pat for a boy, so we didn't end up using it for DS2.

Lisa&Mark · April 2010

We have a Harrison at Makenna's daycare and he goes by Harrison, nothing else.

wheelenl · April 2010

If he wants to shorten it, there's always Harris, which is way better IMO.

We thought about this name b/c it's a family surname but figured LO would be hairy (based on DH and DS), and so we wanted to avoid "Harry."

It was a good call. My baby is 5 months old and has a mustache. Seriously.

FutureMrsL.R.Allen · April 2010

I know an adult named Harrison and no one calls him Harry! In fact, I never even thought about that as a possiblity until you just said it. He introduces himself as Harrison and that is what everyone calls him. My name is Lyndsey, no one has EVER called me Lynn just because it is a similar, shorter name,

BizEB · April 2010

Harrison is super popular where I live and all the Harrisons I know (four) go by Harry. I think it's a real risk so if you hate the name Harry, I wouldn't go there. You don't always have control over what your child likes or what people call him and I think Harry is a distinct possibility.

AndreaTummons · April 2010

I knew a Harrison who preferred to go by Harris rather than Harry.

jessicadw · May 2010

I agree that others will take your lead and call him Harrison. I'm Jessica and I HATE the nn Jesse. Growing up a lot of people tried to give me this nn, but I just let them know I didn't like it, so it never stuck. To this day I'm Jessica or Jess and that's it.

ma1otnepo · May 2010

My husband and I have the same issue with "James". We both love the name for a boy but I'm afraid everyone will call him "Jim", which neither of us are a fan of. My DH insists though that if he simply insists his name is James it won't be an issue. I tend to think people just assume too much though and will tend to call him Jim.

Contrary to my point though I do work with a Harrison and no one calls him Harry :-)

GL!

Dawson56 · May 2010

i dont see the uproar over nicknames. (i actually hate when people name kids with the intent on calling them something else)..

if you name him harrison and call him harrison, more that likely he will only go by harrison.

p.s, my hubby's middle name is harrison and he's a jr, so if i have a son he will be the 3rd.. needless to say, i love the name harrison (i hate harry too though)

apc1929 · May 2010

We really loved the name Donovan for a boy but so many people kept telling us he would be called Donny (which we really disliked) I don't know tho-- I mena I know a few Christians that aren't ever called Chris for example...

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