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November 2012 Moms
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Will people call Harrison Harry? XP
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Thoughts? I am not a fan of Harry, but love Harrison. However I always see people trying to force nicknames and I think people will tend to call him Harry. Thoughts? XP from the names board, because I like you all better
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Re: Will people call Harrison Harry? XP
It depends. Some people may call him Harry. Some may not. I don't think anyone FORCES nicknames on people.Harry is an appropriate nn to Harrison, but that doesn't mean that everyone will use it.
If you/baby Harrison don't like it, he/you can always correct people and just say "I/ he would prefer to be called Harrison." People will call him whatever you do. If you use his full name, then so will everyone else. That is, of course, unless HE decides he likes to be called Harry for short. In that case, there's really nothing you can do about that.
My nephew that was born last week is named Harrison. I would never think to call him Harry. But then again I'm big on original names and shortening them only if that's what the parents/person desire.
I understand the concern though cause we were considering using Benjamin, but I know people will shorten it to Ben and with the lovely east Tennessee accent that so many people have here, I can picture him being called "BIN" and that to me is like nails on a chalk board!
LOL I was thinking the same thing
I think they will only call him Harry of he or you start it.
If you never use Harry and correct grand parents or friends when they say it, it wot stick. Later if he decides to shorten it that's his decision.
? Voted Cool Cat ~ 2012 Sweetpea Mom Awards ?
Just some food for thought about not liking the shorter version of the name you choose...
My SIL named her son Joshua, and has been very insistent from the word go that it's only Joshua, not Josh. She didn't like Josh, so we have all called him Joshua and it's second nature now. The problem is that he has a mind of his own, and his school, and friends call him Josh. He prefers the name Josh...so I guess it's about how much you hate the name Harry, is it going to bug you if thats his name down the road.
I think it makes a difference how much you emphasize calling him by his full name. I know a 3 y/o named Harrison (which is a very cute name!), and everyone refers to him as Harrison. I also grew up with a few friends named Patricia (one was called Tricia, one was called Patty- but my best friend made sure to correct everyone that her name was PATRICIA so she's now always called by her full name.)
That being said, ha ha, I'm hesitant to use the name Gabrielle or Gabriella because I feel confident that despite my efforts, she will be called Gabby!
My parents named me Angela and absolutely did not want me to be called Angie. I remember clearly my first day of kindergarten, my mom was dropping me off and the teacher came up and said, "And who is this?" My mom said, "This is Angela." The teacher said, "Hello, Angie!" and my mother said sternly, "Her name is not Angie, it is ANGELA" and she totally had a don't mess with me tone in her voice. I always have corrected people who try to shorten my name to Angie, very politely ("Actually it's Angela, nice to meet you too" etc.) and it's really not been a problem. I think if you insist on Harrison he will stay Harrison, not Harry.
This. My brother's name is Jonathan. We all called him Jonathan growing up. Never Jon. He prefers Jonathan himself (as did my parents), but when middle school-junior high rolled around, his friends started calling him Jon and there was really nothing to be done about it. Heck, he's 32 now, still prefers Jonathan and most of my family calls him Jon at least 1/2 the time b/c it was just something we had to get used to for a while.
We are having the same delima with the name Daniel. Love the name Daniel, hate the nicknames Dan and Danny. We still do not have a single other boy name we like, but I just can't agree to go with Daniel b/c of the nicknames at this point.
Our son's name will likely be Harrison. I actually like Harry as a nickname - I figure if it is good enough for the prince - it's good enough for my kid.
But, when I told my my mom we were leaning towards Harrison, she said his nickname would probably be Harris. I really like Harris too. Anyway, just a thought in case you like Harris better than Harry.