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Help[Opinions] Harriet?
I really love the name Harriet lately. What do you think?
Also this is my first post on here. I've been lurking for a few days and finally decided to post!
Thanks!
Also this is my first post on here. I've been lurking for a few days and finally decided to post!
Thanks!
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I love it. It's a common name in my mother's side of our family, and I always quite envied it. It's feminine without being too girly, and it has an intelligent sound to me.
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Welcome!
As for Harriet, its nms, but it would be refreshing to see on a little girl.
As for Harriet, its nms, but it would be refreshing to see on a little girl.
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Looooove Harriet. Very nice name and I think it it has several cute nickname options: Hattie, Hetty, Hatsy... I posted with a lady a while back who had a little daughter named Harriet Jane. Sublime!
Welcome to the boards!
Welcome to the boards!
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ithink it's trendy and dislike it, it's not hideous, but harri sounds horrible on a girl and hattie is odd, it ranks alongside edith, mildred and hilary.
it's also the name of an extremely irksome MP in the uk
it's also the name of an extremely irksome MP in the uk
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Trendy? Its pretty much unheard of where I'm from.
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If I had to guess...
...they probably meant trendy in the hipster set, which it is. In the mainstream? Not so much. But hipsters have zeroed in on Harriet lately.
...they probably meant trendy in the hipster set, which it is. In the mainstream? Not so much. But hipsters have zeroed in on Harriet lately.
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I think it's adorable!
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I've never liked Harriet - it was the name of a character in a storybook we had to read at primary school (about skaters, from memory) and I shuddered, thinking "What an ugly name, poor girl". I've never learned to like it since. It really grates on me.
Sorry!
Sorry!
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I've always liked it very much indeed; where I live it doesn't sound even slightly hairy, which is no doubt a plus. And it's much more brisk and businesslike than the over-elaborate Henrietta ...
I've had Harriet Daisy in my mind lately!
I've had Harriet Daisy in my mind lately!
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Welcome to the boards! I hope you find what you're looking for here :)
Harriet is one of those names that I like in theory, and really want to like in reality, but I just can't. The sound just does not appeal to me at all.
That being said, it has several absolutely fantastic namesakes.
If you live in the US, Harriet will probably bring up connotations of "hairy" to a lot of people.
Overall I'd give Harriet a positive review. But I think most people in the general public would consider it an ugly name.
Cool screen name, by the way :)
Harriet is one of those names that I like in theory, and really want to like in reality, but I just can't. The sound just does not appeal to me at all.
That being said, it has several absolutely fantastic namesakes.
If you live in the US, Harriet will probably bring up connotations of "hairy" to a lot of people.
Overall I'd give Harriet a positive review. But I think most people in the general public would consider it an ugly name.
Cool screen name, by the way :)
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I'm pretty much in the minority in hating Harriet.
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I hate it too :)
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No, you're not.
I hate it, too.
I hate it, too.
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Yeah
I think that names like Harriet may rule here on the board, but out in the world - not so much :) In reality, I think you are in the majority!
I think that names like Harriet may rule here on the board, but out in the world - not so much :) In reality, I think you are in the majority!
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Hope we don't scare you too much! ;P
Nice to see a lurker come out of the shadows, mwahahaha!
I used to haaaaaate Harriet, I thought it so ugly. But then I turned 13, and my tastes began to mature ;) I rather like it now, as well as what I consider its "cousin" name - Henrietta. I like quite serious names, and Harriet fits the bill! Plus, the nicknames Hetty or Hattie are cute, cute, cute!!
Welcome to the forum! :D
Nice to see a lurker come out of the shadows, mwahahaha!
I used to haaaaaate Harriet, I thought it so ugly. But then I turned 13, and my tastes began to mature ;) I rather like it now, as well as what I consider its "cousin" name - Henrietta. I like quite serious names, and Harriet fits the bill! Plus, the nicknames Hetty or Hattie are cute, cute, cute!!
Welcome to the forum! :D
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Ya'll haven't scared me...much. I'm glad some people like and I still LOVE it so what doesn't kill you...
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Yes, yes, yes!
Welcome to BtN, and thanks for posting! :D
Personally, I think Harriet is absolutely lovely. I used to be completely enamored with the combination Harriet Abigail, until my cousin went and named her daughter Avigail. It packs a lot of antique charm, and the nickname Hattie is so cute I can't stand it. If you want some other combo suggestions, let me know and I'll test my creativity!
Welcome to BtN, and thanks for posting! :D
Personally, I think Harriet is absolutely lovely. I used to be completely enamored with the combination Harriet Abigail, until my cousin went and named her daughter Avigail. It packs a lot of antique charm, and the nickname Hattie is so cute I can't stand it. If you want some other combo suggestions, let me know and I'll test my creativity!
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