Our DS is named [name_m]Harrison[/name_m]! I think this is a lovely name, however, I’m having trouble calling him by the full name in casual settings. I feel the need to shorten it but, yep, as you’ve probably guessed I’m not a fan of [name_m]Harry[/name_m]. [name_m]Harris[/name_m] is cool I guess but I really want to get a little more creative. At the same time I want it to make sense for “[name_m]Harrison[/name_m]” and not be something random like [name_u]Boo[/name_u]. Middle name is a family name, starts with D, not a good standalone first name though.
If I could go back, I might not choose this name for him because it’s not easily shortened. But I do think he’ll grow into it nicely and will look good on a resume one day.
I like the suggestion of Rizzo - the definition of cool! Hutch is also very cool.
[name_m]Hayes[/name_m] (I prefer this to [name_m]Hays[/name_m] spelling wise)
[name_m]Huck[/name_m]
[name_u]Sonny[/name_u] (this is more cutesy than cool, imo)
I don’t think there are many more… [name_u]Ari[/name_u] is also good but is very close to [name_m]Harry[/name_m], so I don’t know if you’d consider it. My favourite is probably either Rizzo or [name_m]Hayes[/name_m], although one that did come to mind is combining the letters of his first and middle, maybe something like Hay-D (this pronunciation not spelling, you can spell it whatever way you like.)
I think I lean more toward Hutch, Rizzo, or [name_m]Hayes[/name_m]. Hutch seems like it might be the best option for “cool cutesy baby nickname” and then maybe he’ll grow into [name_m]Harrison[/name_m] as a more formal name. Would that work? Or am I going to have a hard time and receive bizarre looks from my friends/fam :-?
I’ve always thought [name_u]Rhys[/name_u] was a cool nickname for [name_m]Harrison[/name_m] from the RIS portion. Of your options, I like [name_m]Hayes[/name_m].
Thanks for your replies. So what’s your opinion on which makes the most sense as a nn for the full name [name_m]Harrison[/name_m]: [name_m]Hayes[/name_m] or Hutch?
I guess I just don’t want it to seem really random!