Harriet?

[bornto-fly.livejournal.com]

What do you think of the name Harriet?

I never really thought about the name before - I was neutral on the subject - but I've seen the name in a couple of books I've read the last few weeks, and I'm starting to really like the sound of it. There's just something about it that I really like.

Do you think it sounds too...old lady-ish? What about in relation to the names Eliza, Louisa, & Amelia and Sam, Ben, & Jake (my top 3 names for each gender)?

I like it paired with either Renee or Lila(h) - which do you think sounds better?

Comments

[bobinwales.livejournal.com]

My initial thought was that I didn't like it, but I actually do.
I quite like Harriet Renee and Harriet Louisa!

& i love Sam, Ben & Jake!

[bornto-fly.livejournal.com]

it reminds me of harriet the spy a little, too, which might explain why i like it so much, haha.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

Old Ladyish for sure.
It reminds me of this kids show when I was a child. Harriet's Magic Hat.
A boy and a girl would put on their old Aunt Harriet's various hats and then be transported to the place the hat was from (for example if it were a farmer's hat they would be transported to a farm where they would learn about farming etc).

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

something similar that I like better is Henrietta

[jesus--suburbia.livejournal.com]

I don't like Harriet, it sound too much like Harry.
I like Eliza, Amelia, Sam, and Jakob.

Renee is really pretty, with Harriet I would use Renee.

[sageharper.livejournal.com]

As a kid I had a hamster named Harriet, so I've always been fond of the name.

I've never thought of it as 'old', have only ever known Harriets who were younger than me.
It sounds perfectly fine with those other names.

Hmm to be honest neither sounds that great, but probably Harriet Lila (Harriet Renee seems a bit heavy on r sounds).

[aaww-my-bees.livejournal.com]

I absolutely love the name! If my babe was a girl, she would be a Harriet. I've like that name since I was little.
Most people I've told that I liek the name think its terrible and very old ladyish, but I don't care. A lot of babies have nice, classic 'old people names' right now.
Harriet Renee sounds good, I think.

[the-good-ship.livejournal.com]

I like Harriet Renee together.

I think I have the same problem, as some of my favourite girls' names probably sound like like old lady names to some people. I don't like names I feel are more for older people on little children myself, but I've never really associated any of the names I like with old ladies, until I've seen other people say they think they are.
It's just one of those things where different people associate different names with different things, depending on who they've known and what characters they've read about or seen.

[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

I loooove Harriet. Its my grandma's name and shes such a sweet old lady. It makes me think little bit of Harriet from Emma, but its not really the first thing I think of.

[rebl1969.livejournal.com]

I *love* old-fashioned names. And, all the "little old ladies" in the world were once little girls, and little girls will eventually be little old ladies, so what does that matter? Prolly better to be three and named Harriot than to be 87 and named Karsyn.

Lilah would be my pick for mn, if only because it's less common than Renee, for Harriot. But for Eliza, Louisa and Amelia, I'd pick Renee, because you wouldn't be mirroring the "A" sound from the first name.

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

Haha!! I love the name Harriet-because it's my cat's name! :) We have two more named Ethel and Julius. I really like old fashioned names. :D

[queen-mab.livejournal.com]

I just don't like how it has the "hairy" element in it, and it does remind me of old ladies. I like the other names you suggested, though. If I had to pick a combo, I would pick Harriet Renee.

[pixietangerine.livejournal.com]

i love harriet, but i'd never use it because...it sounds like "hairy it", and that would be bad for teasing and everything. but it's classy and sweet and reminds me of harriet the spy. and harriet tubman, which adds historical value to the name. :) every kid gets teased for something, so i'd say if you truly love the name enough, use it.
i love your other girl's names, and your boy's names are great too, though they seem nickname-ish to me. i think harriet flows well with them.
harriet renee is nice, harriet lilah just doesn't seem to match very well, but there might be too many Rs in harriet renee. what about harriet katherine or harriet elaine?

[pixietangerine.livejournal.com]

actually, now that you reminded me of this name, i'm not so sure i would never use it...i think i'll keep it on my list.

[bornto-fly.livejournal.com]

the reason the boy names sound nickname-ish is because they ARE nicknames, lol. i probably should have been clear. my kids will be named the formal versions, but called the nicknames. for instance, samuel, benjamin, and jacob, and then called sam, ben, & jake. i HATE the idea of using nicknames as the actual names, because it just seems...i don't know. weird to me lol.

i like the sound of harriet elaine, but i'd prefer to use family/friends'/important names as middle names. i have a rather long list, but renee and lila are two i'd like to use - renee is my mom's middle name and lil (with no a) is my best friend's middle name.

[katherinew.livejournal.com]

God, I adore Harriet. It is probably my favorite name ever (which means a lot, since I have tons of favorites).

It is certainly not old lady-ish.

[o-honeybee-o.livejournal.com]

I know an 11 year old with this name.
It doesn't sound very attractive to me, I don't really care for it that much.