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Re: Henry?
by ThePerfectName
6/20/2007, 9:48 AM
in reply to a message by bagulec
I love Henry.
Many mn's go with Henry...
I prefer Henry to Harry but Harry is a nn for Henry.
Do not like Henryk at all.
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- Ylva   +3
6/20/2007, 9:55 AM
Harry is not just a nnActually is is a form of the French Henri (it became Harry when the English tried to pronounce it). I would not hesitate to use Harry as formal name, if I liked it better than Henry.So what if people use it as a nn for Henry? Jack used to a nn for John but is used in its own right now.
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- ThePerfectName   +2
6/20/2007, 9:56 AM
You can do whatever you want. You get more bang for your buck if you were to use Henry as a fn because Harry is a nn.
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- Ylva   +1
6/20/2007, 10:05 AM
Look it up here on BtN, it says that Harry is a medieval form of Henry.Just b/c a name is used as a nn, does not mean that is must be only a nn. For instance, just b/c Lily is used as a nn for Lilian and Liliana, does not mean that it is not a "real name" in itself.

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- ThePerfectName
6/20/2007, 10:12 AM
I know that. I am not saying you cannot use Harry if you want to use Harry. I am simply saying that because you like BOTH Harry and Henry that you could use the fn of Henry since Harry is a nn for Henry - that way you get to use BOTH!
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