Can Henry be a nickname for Harrison?
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Anonymous
| We are strongly considering this name. However, out families want to use Henry as a nickname as he "grows into" his name. Does this nickname make sense with Harrison as his formal name? I've only ever heard Harry for Henry not the other way around, and afraid this seems a bit of a stretch. |
Anonymous
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No.
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Anonymous
| No |
Anonymous
| No. Harry is a nickname for Henry and Harrison. |
Anonymous
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It's not conventional, but kids end up with all sorts of nicknames, so I think you can. Just be prepared for people to not realize that Henry isn't his full name.
That said, if you don't want to let people call him Henry, just put your foot down. Overtime, he'll let people know that's not his name if they try (unless he likes it, in which case all bets are off). |
Anonymous
| Harry could work. Henry is a stretch - why do the grandparents want to call him something else? |
Anonymous
| HArrison is a douchebag name |
Anonymous
| My son has a last name as a name and it's just as long. I insisted everyone call him by the full version. And they did eventually. I also knew a little kid called Harrison and it worked as a kid name. |
Anonymous
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Why not just call him Henry? It's a full name.
Could get confusing with the president, William Henry Harrison. |
Anonymous
| No. That doesn't work. |
Anonymous
| Any name can be a nickname. It doesn't have to clearly derive from the full name. Ex. Charles can be called Skip. Go with whatever nickname you want. |
Anonymous
How so? |
Anonymous
+1 Why not Henry? |
Anonymous
| We have a one syllable last name and we just don't think Henry "flows" as well. OP. |
Anonymous
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If you want a longer name, Henrique/Henrich/Henric, Henderson or Hendric/Hendryk are longer names that could shorten to Henry.
Otherwise Henry is a decent classic full name. According to some name origin sources, Harrison is an alternate form of Henry in |