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Help[Opinions] local birth announcement
read this in my local paper last night and thought I' share with everyone.
New baby was named Henry Michael, baby brother to Harry.
New baby was named Henry Michael, baby brother to Harry.
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And Harry and Henry are the same name!
Harry started out life as an English form of Henry, not as a nn for Henry (or Harold, for that matter). It was only later that the English took up Henry itself.
I absolutely don't like sibling sets where the names are different forms of one name. It's just... gah, I can't explain it. But it irks me to no end. *Hmphs*
Miranda
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry Pratchett
!!!!!!!!!! ← Maud, John, Alice, Peter, Emma, Edith, Lewis, Henry, Isabel, and Joseph
Harry started out life as an English form of Henry, not as a nn for Henry (or Harold, for that matter). It was only later that the English took up Henry itself.
I absolutely don't like sibling sets where the names are different forms of one name. It's just... gah, I can't explain it. But it irks me to no end. *Hmphs*
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry Pratchett
!!!!!!!!!! ← Maud, John, Alice, Peter, Emma, Edith, Lewis, Henry, Isabel, and Joseph
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It's nice. Old fashioned and simple.
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*Points to previous post* Expansion on Henry -> Harry
Actually, Harry was the normal English form of Henry first. Later, English-speakers adopted Henry. But they kept Harry around too, now more often as a nn for Henry. The "nn for Henry" Harry became popular, and eventually swamped the "English form of Henry" Harry completely; now many, if not most people think Harry's always been a nn for Henry only.
Later still, Harry became an accepted nn for Harold. Though, if its maddening popularity in the Harry Potter fandom as a full name for Harry (whose full name is, canonically, just Harry James Potter), the "nn for Harold" Harry is becoming popular too.
I wonder which form of Harry will triumph in another 300 years' time, lol.
Miranda
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry Pratchett
!!!!!!!!!! ← Maud, John, Alice, Peter, Emma, Edith, Lewis, Henry, Isabel, and Joseph
Actually, Harry was the normal English form of Henry first. Later, English-speakers adopted Henry. But they kept Harry around too, now more often as a nn for Henry. The "nn for Henry" Harry became popular, and eventually swamped the "English form of Henry" Harry completely; now many, if not most people think Harry's always been a nn for Henry only.
Later still, Harry became an accepted nn for Harold. Though, if its maddening popularity in the Harry Potter fandom as a full name for Harry (whose full name is, canonically, just Harry James Potter), the "nn for Harold" Harry is becoming popular too.
I wonder which form of Harry will triumph in another 300 years' time, lol.
"Multiple exclamation marks are a sure sign of diseased mind" -- Terry Pratchett
!!!!!!!!!! ← Maud, John, Alice, Peter, Emma, Edith, Lewis, Henry, Isabel, and Joseph
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