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well this might be silly... Ben and Hen?

elle80elle80
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LO is Benjamin.  Our favorite baby boy name for DS#2 is Henry.

Benjamin doesn't have any nicknames... yet.  I say yet because I'm sure there will be little friends that will call him Ben eventually.  We always plan on calling him Benjamin. 

Someone's going to do the whole Ben and Hen thing, aren't they?  Am I being silly thinking about that?  Not a big deal, is it? 

Thoughts? 

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Re: well this might be silly... Ben and Hen?

  • braveangel2braveangel2 member
    I might notice it (I love noticing patterns in names), but I sure as hell wouldn't just call someone's kids 'Ben and Hen'.
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  • KtGirl88KtGirl88

    I dont think anyone will call your baby Hen... so nothing to worry about in my eyes!

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  • WifeofaMarineWifeofaMarine
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    I dont think anyone will call your baby Hen... so nothing to worry about in my eyes!

    Love it 

    This. LOVE Henry! 

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  • mybobofomybobofo member
    I love the name Henry.  I wouldn't have thought of the names like that.  Someone might, but it's not like Hen is a common nn.
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  • starlight8323starlight8323 member

    It might come up once or twice, but it won't be teasing- it'll be more like "Hey... it's Ben and Hen... hmm. interesting."

    But since Hen isn't a typical nickname for Henry, I doubt many people will even think of it.

    "Ben and Hank" is cute!

    "Ben and Harry" does sound a lot like Ben & Jerry's (ice cream), but Harry is not as common a nickname in the United States as it is in Great Britain.

    Benjamin and Henry is just darling! I say go for it!

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  • lynseflynsef member
    imageKtGirl88:

    I dont think anyone will call your baby Hen... so nothing to worry about in my eyes!

    Love it 

    This.

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  • sunnyday016sunnyday016 member
    Nah, I don't think anyone would call Henry Hen. I think they're both great names and make a great sibset.
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  • ubermooseubermoose
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    I dont think anyone will call your baby Hen... so nothing to worry about in my eyes!

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    This! Great name, and I wouldn't have noticed the Ben and Hen thing had you not you pointed it out.

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  • CourtneyRDHCourtneyRDH member
    I would never, ever call someone named Henry, Hen. You have no reason to worry about this. I love Henry!
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  • elle80elle80

    Very reassuring!  Thanks ladies! 

     

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  • forensicmamaforensicmama member
    Hahaha... I would have never noticed that! Nobody really would call Henry "Hen" anyway!
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  • Cissi64Cissi64
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    It might come up once or twice, but it won't be teasing- it'll be more like "Hey... it's Ben and Hen... hmm. interesting."

    But since Hen isn't a typical nickname for Henry, I doubt many people will even think of it.

    "Ben and Hank" is cute!

    "Ben and Harry" does sound a lot like Ben & Jerry's (ice cream), but Harry is not as common a nickname in the United States as it is in Great Britain.

    Benjamin and Henry is just darling! I say go for it!

    I agree with Eagle.  You would be more likely to have jokes if the names you picked were like Timothy and James ( Tim and Jim) or other more common rhyming NN.

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